Buying a home in SK13 (High Peak)
SK13 covers the Dinting, Gamesley, Hadfield North, Hadfield South, Howard Town, Old Glossop, Padfield, Sett, Simmondley, St John's, Tintwistle and Whitfield wards, in High Peak.
What the records show in SK13 (High Peak): 1 of the 8 postcodes we checked is in a mapped river or sea flood area; the British Geological Survey rates landslides as significant near all 8 postcodes we checked; old landfill lies within 500 m of 6 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and one postcode we checked is in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including High Peak.
Land Registry recorded 22 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £244,975, and the most common were flats and maisonettes homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in SK13
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At a glance
- Rivers and sea1 of the 8 postcodes we checked in a mapped flood area
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to less than 1% of homes above the action level
- GroundLandslides and clay shrink-swell recorded nearby
- Median sale£244,975 across 22 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of SK13 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
1 of the 8 postcodes we checked is in a mapped flood area:
- SK13 6JD: Flood Zone 2
A home in a mapped flood area can cost more to insure. Ask the seller about past flooding and any claims.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- Low: 1 of 8 postcodes
- Very low: 7 of 8 postcodes
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, fewer than 1% of homes are estimated to be above the action level.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Landslides: significant near all 8 postcodes we checked
- Clay shrink-swell: moderate near 5 of the 8 postcodes we checked
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Ask your surveyor to look for cracking and movement, and the seller about subsidence claims.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
Most old landfill causes no problems, but a home on or next to one can be harder to mortgage.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
- High Peak (green belt) at SK13 7QQ
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Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in High Peak was £265,635 in August 2026, up 6.4% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 22 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £244,975 and a range of £12,500 to £1,100,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 10 | £178,250 |
| Detached | 7 | £535,000 |
| Semi-detached | 4 | £260,000 |
| Other | 1 | £12,500 |
Crime
Measured around SK13 7DZ, near the centre of SK13.
111 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in August 2026. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
- Violence and sexual offences43
- Anti-social behaviour21
- Public order13
- Shoplifting8
- Vehicle crime5
- Criminal damage and arson4
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided school · 460 m
- St Luke's CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled school · 610 m
- Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled school · 900 m
- Simmondley Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy converter · 1.0 km
- Kershaw Wood
Primary · ages 5–11 · Other independent special school · 1.1 km
- St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy sponsor led · 900 m
- Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy sponsor led · 960 m
- Longdendale High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy converter · 2.8 km
- Brambles School
Secondary · ages 6–14 · Other independent special school · 3.2 km
Derbyshire County Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK13 7DZ | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Significant: landslides | 1 within 500 m |
| SK13 8EF | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
| SK13 6JD | Flood Zone 2 | Low | less than 1% | Significant: landslides | 2 within 500 m |
| SK13 7AX | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Significant: landslides | 1 within 500 m |
| SK13 6QE | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Significant: landslides | 1 within 500 m |
| SK13 7QQ | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Significant: landslides | 1 within 500 m |
| SK13 7AQ | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
| SK13 2BQ | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Significant: landslides | 2 within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate SK13 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Environment Agency flood risk zones via Planning Data England
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)