Buying a home in SK23 (High Peak)
SK23 covers the Blackbrook, Chapel East, Chapel West, Hayfield, Limestone Peak, New Mills East, New Mills West, Poynton East and Pott Shrigley and Whaley Bridge wards, in Cheshire East and High Peak.
What the records show in SK23 (High Peak): parts of the area are a radon Affected Area, with up to 5–10% of homes above the action level; the British Geological Survey rates landslides as significant near all 8 postcodes we checked; old landfill lies within 500 m of 5 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and 2 postcodes we checked are in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including High Peak.
Land Registry recorded 6 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £368,750, and the most common were semi-detached homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in SK23
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At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to 5–10% of homes above the action level
- GroundLandslides recorded nearby
- Median sale£368,750 across 6 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of SK23 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 8 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- Very low: 8 of 8 postcodes
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, parts of the surrounding square are a radon Affected Area. The highest is up to 5–10% of homes above the action level.
The map shows the highest value in each square, not a measurement for any home. A three-month test tells you about a particular house.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Landslides: significant near all 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.
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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 6 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £368,750 and a range of £240,000 to £475,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 3 | £337,500 |
| Detached | 2 | £437,500 |
| Other | 1 | £315,000 |
Crime
Measured around SK23 6BY, near the centre of SK23.
7 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in August 2026. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
- Vehicle crime4
- Violence and sexual offences3
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Buxworth Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Community school · 1.2 km
- Peak School
Primary and secondary · ages 2–19 · Academy special converter · 1.4 km
- Chinley Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation school · 1.8 km
- Whaley Bridge Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Community school · 2.4 km
- Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled school · 2.8 km
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Community school · 2.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK23 6BY | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | 1 within 500 m |
| SK23 7GL | Outside | Very low | 5–10% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
| SK23 9SA | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
| SK23 7TA | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | 2 within 500 m |
| SK23 6EF | Outside | Very low | 5–10% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
| SK23 7EW | Outside | Very low | 5–10% | Significant: landslides | 1 within 500 m |
| SK23 7NP | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | 2 within 500 m |
| SK23 6DY | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | 1 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 SK23 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, 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.
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)