High Peak
High Peak is a district council in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.
Furthest from the middle
- Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents 12.0 Higher than 98% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for. 2nd highest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire. 2nd highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
- Anxiety, mean out of 10 2.5 Lower than 94% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for. The lowest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire. 5th lowest of the 34 councils in the East Midlands.
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths 56% Lower than 91% of the 296 councils in England it is published for. The lowest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire. Joint 3rd lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is High Peak and the tick is the council in the middle.
Cost of living
Lower than 63% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured
Housing
Lower than 55% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.
Up 5.8% since June 2025
UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 67% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.
Up 7.4% since August 2025
ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 55% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured
Lower than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Joint 9th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured
Transport
Lower than 55% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.
Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 85% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.
Joint highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Amenities
Lower than 70% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.
9th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 62% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 56% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
2nd lowest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.
Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured
Education
Lower than 91% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
The lowest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.
Joint 3rd lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
Down 3 points since 2018/19
DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured
Lower than 80% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
2nd lowest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.
Joint 8th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured
Health
Lower than 81% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
Joint 5th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 52% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.
Published for Derbyshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.
Joint 2nd highest of the 34 councils in the East Midlands.
CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured
Safety
Lower than 67% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Down 9% since 2022-23
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Lower than 57% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Joint 2nd highest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 73% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
Published for Derbyshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.
Joint 9th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured
Community
Higher than 78% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
9th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 98% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
2nd highest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.
2nd highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.
Up 4.8% since 2021
ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured
Wellbeing
Higher than 93% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
2nd highest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.
2nd highest of the 34 councils in the East Midlands.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Lower than 94% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
The lowest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.
5th lowest of the 34 councils in the East Midlands.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Lower than 59% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Published for Derbyshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.
Down 2.4 years since 2011 to 2013
ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured
Environment
Lower than 84% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The lowest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.
5th lowest of the 33 councils in the East Midlands.
ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured
Lower than 69% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
2nd lowest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.
Down 34% since 2019
Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured
Next door, side by side
High Peak shares a boundary with Barnsley, Cheshire East, Derbyshire Dales, Kirklees, Oldham, Sheffield, Staffordshire Moorlands, Stockport and Tameside. Lowest first.
- Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
- Barnsley£630
- Staffordshire Moorlands£685
- Kirklees£712
- Derbyshire Dales£760
- High Peak£811
- Sheffield£840
- Oldham£879
- Tameside£885
- Cheshire East£898
- Stockport£1,036
- Average house price, all homes
- Barnsley£176k
- Kirklees£206k
- Tameside£211k
- Oldham£215k
- Sheffield£220k
- Staffordshire Moorlands£228k
- High Peak£253k
- Cheshire East£303k
- Stockport£314k
- Derbyshire Dales£353k
- Council tax, band D
- Barnsley£2,326
- Staffordshire Moorlands£2,338
- High Peak£2,385
- Kirklees£2,441
- Derbyshire Dales£2,445
- Tameside£2,447
- Cheshire East£2,455
- Sheffield£2,510
- Oldham£2,602
- Stockport£2,619
- Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
- Derbyshire Dales44.8
- Staffordshire Moorlands55.4
- High Peak59.3
- Cheshire East60.4
- Stockport74.5
- Kirklees88.0
- Barnsley94.7
- Tameside96.0
- Sheffield97.4
- Oldham106.5
- Patients per fully qualified GP
- Stockport1,797
- Sheffield1,812
- Derbyshire Dales1,832
- Staffordshire Moorlands1,835
- Cheshire East1,865
- High Peak1,906
- Tameside2,137
- Oldham2,139
- Barnsley2,205
- Kirklees2,458
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- High Peak56%
- Oldham60%
- Sheffield60%
- Kirklees61%
- Tameside62%
- Staffordshire Moorlands63%
- Derbyshire Dales64%
- Cheshire East65%
- Barnsley66%
- Stockport67%
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
- Derbyshire Dales4.9 µg/m³
- Staffordshire Moorlands6.2 µg/m³
- High Peak6.4 µg/m³
- Cheshire East7.3 µg/m³
- Barnsley8.6 µg/m³
- Kirklees10.5 µg/m³
- Sheffield10.5 µg/m³
- Stockport12.1 µg/m³
- Oldham12.9 µg/m³
- Tameside12.9 µg/m³
- Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
- Staffordshire Moorlands6.5%
- Kirklees19.3%
- Derbyshire Dales22.6%
- Barnsley25.7%
- Cheshire East28.5%
- Sheffield39.3%
- Oldham41.5%
- High Peak53.1%
- Tameside54.9%
- Stockport55.9%
What changed
- Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 5.8% since June 2025
- Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 7.4% since August 2025
- Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Down 9% since 2022-23
- Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 2.4 years since 2011 to 2013
- Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Up 4.8% since 2021
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26Down 3 points since 2018/19
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 34% since 2019
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