SK17 9BU

Temple · High Peak · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Buxton
Ward
Temple
Local authority
High Peak
Constituency
High Peak
Postcode district
SK17
Postcode sector
SK17 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK17 9AH 82 m
SK17 9BW 89 m
SK17 9BS 102 m
SK17 9BD 119 m
SK17 9AQ 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK17 9BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK17
Postcode sector
SK17 9
Latitude
53.253256
Longitude
-1.924523
British National Grid easting
405,133
British National Grid northing
372,917

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
High Peak · E07000037
Electoral ward
Temple · E05010647
Parish or community
E43000050
Westminster constituency
High Peak · E14001287
Output area
E00099990
Lower layer super output area
High Peak 012D · E01019762
Middle layer super output area
High Peak 012 · E02004104

Postcode source versions

Explore SK17

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Kinder Grove, Buxton, SK17 9BU 12 September 2025 £320,000
8, Kinder Grove, Buxton, SK17 9BU 27 September 2024 £312,500
2, Kinder Grove, Buxton, SK17 9BU 19 September 2016 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Buxton Community School

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    374 m
  2. Burbage Primary School

    Academy converter

    510 m
  3. Buxton Junior School

    Academy converter

    808 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,333
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 550
  • Anti social behaviour 164
  • Public order 137
  • Shoplifting 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

9 female, 8 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.9
SK17 9 residents
8,175

Age bands in SK17 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,285 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

751 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

1,622 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

2,513 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

1,913 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SK17 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • BUXTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 TEMPLE ROAD, BUXTON, SK17 9BZ

    ODS code C81065

    272 m

  • STEWART MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 HARTINGTON ROAD, BUXTON, SK17 6JP

    ODS code C81034

    441 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wye Head Close

    BCT · Buxton

    0.1 miles
  • Wye Head Close

    BCT · Buxton

    0.1 miles
  • School

    BCT · Buxton

    0.1 miles
  • Burlington Road Middle

    BCT · Buxton

    0.2 miles
  • Burlington Road Middle

    BCT · Buxton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for High Peak 012D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,962 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £316,250 from 2 recorded sales in SK17 9BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for High Peak is £252,980 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Buxton Community School is the nearest published school at 374 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,333 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 550 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.