High Peak, in numbers

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High Peak local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

6.9% to 37.6%

Homes rented privately ranged from 6.9% in Dinting to 37.6% in Buxton Central — a gap of 30.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Dinting	6.9%	73	1,056
Simmondley	7%	113	1,614
Gamesley	8.5%	86	1,011
Temple	8.7%	69	794
Hayfield	9.2%	84	909
Blackbrook	11.2%	219	1,953
New Mills East	11.7%	211	1,808
Cote Heath	12.2%	214	1,755
Hadfield South	12.2%	220	1,798
Old Glossop	12.4%	237	1,919
Hope Valley	12.6%	211	1,678
Sett	13.4%	112	834
Burbage	13.6%	117	860
Stone Bench	13.7%	252	1,842
Chapel West	14.1%	309	2,193
Limestone Peak	14.1%	134	951
St John's	14.4%	121	842
Tintwistle	14.4%	140	972
Whaley Bridge	14.6%	415	2,850
Corbar	15%	278	1,856
Whitfield	15.2%	170	1,122
Chapel East	15.7%	153	973
Padfield	19.5%	195	1,001
Hadfield North	19.7%	212	1,075
New Mills West	24.2%	472	1,954
Barms	28.2%	246	871
Howard Town	32.3%	770	2,383
Buxton Central	37.6%	712	1,894

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.6% to 11.1%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.6% in Burbage to 11.1% in Gamesley — a gap of 8.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Burbage	2.6%	54	2,074
Dinting	3%	73	2,410
Simmondley	3%	126	4,158
Blackbrook	3.2%	149	4,594
Old Glossop	3.4%	152	4,520
New Mills West	3.8%	161	4,186
Temple	3.9%	67	1,728
Whaley Bridge	4%	253	6,316
St John's	4.3%	80	1,871
Hadfield South	4.5%	187	4,199
Sett	4.5%	83	1,862
Cote Heath	4.5%	184	4,104
Padfield	4.5%	101	2,222
Limestone Peak	4.7%	104	2,197
Hope Valley	4.9%	176	3,558
Chapel West	5%	248	4,962
Howard Town	5.1%	241	4,681
Tintwistle	5.2%	116	2,223
Chapel East	5.2%	114	2,177
Hayfield	5.5%	109	1,992
Corbar	5.6%	227	4,033
Buxton Central	6%	215	3,600
Barms	6.3%	107	1,704
Hadfield North	6.5%	153	2,344
New Mills East	7%	281	4,028
Stone Bench	7.1%	318	4,469
Whitfield	8.2%	188	2,301
Gamesley	11.1%	268	2,407

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People aged 65 or over

13.1% to 34.7%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 13.1% in Gamesley to 34.7% in Temple — a gap of 21.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Gamesley	13.1%	314	2,406
Stone Bench	14.9%	665	4,468
Padfield	15.8%	351	2,223
Hadfield North	16.6%	390	2,345
Tintwistle	18.2%	404	2,223
Cote Heath	18.2%	747	4,104
Howard Town	18.3%	854	4,677
Burbage	18.5%	385	2,077
New Mills East	19.3%	779	4,027
Limestone Peak	19.5%	429	2,195
New Mills West	19.9%	831	4,186
Old Glossop	20.4%	921	4,519
Simmondley	20.5%	853	4,154
Hadfield South	21.2%	890	4,198
Whitfield	21.3%	491	2,303
Barms	21.7%	370	1,704
Chapel East	22.4%	488	2,177
Buxton Central	22.5%	809	3,599
Whaley Bridge	23.5%	1,482	6,315
St John's	23.9%	447	1,873
Blackbrook	24%	1,104	4,597
Chapel West	24.1%	1,195	4,959
Dinting	26.4%	638	2,413
Sett	27.3%	508	1,862
Hayfield	28.2%	562	1,993
Corbar	30%	1,209	4,035
Hope Valley	31.7%	1,128	3,558
Temple	34.7%	600	1,731

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.4% to 26.1%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.4% in Simmondley to 26.1% in Gamesley — a gap of 16.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Simmondley	9.4%	315	3,353
Dinting	9.6%	194	2,020
Temple	9.8%	147	1,503
New Mills West	10.5%	372	3,536
Sett	10.7%	174	1,621
St John's	11.5%	188	1,629
Old Glossop	11.7%	437	3,746
Blackbrook	12.1%	454	3,760
Padfield	12.2%	225	1,843
Burbage	12.5%	211	1,688
Whaley Bridge	13.1%	702	5,364
Hope Valley	13.4%	418	3,129
Hayfield	13.4%	228	1,699
Corbar	14.3%	500	3,496
Howard Town	14.5%	578	3,997
Hadfield South	15.9%	543	3,418
Cote Heath	16.1%	533	3,317
Buxton Central	16.3%	516	3,162
Chapel West	16.8%	688	4,087
Tintwistle	16.9%	307	1,821
Chapel East	17.9%	320	1,791
Limestone Peak	18.5%	337	1,820
Hadfield North	19.2%	367	1,907
New Mills East	19.3%	639	3,313
Whitfield	19.8%	382	1,928
Barms	20.3%	300	1,475
Stone Bench	22.1%	761	3,437
Gamesley	26.1%	470	1,800

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

17.5% to 48.2%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 17.5% in Gamesley to 48.2% in Dinting — a gap of 30.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Gamesley	17.5%	315	1,800
Stone Bench	19.3%	662	3,437
Limestone Peak	23.2%	423	1,820
Barms	25.8%	380	1,475
Hadfield North	26.4%	504	1,907
Cote Heath	26.5%	878	3,317
New Mills East	28.7%	950	3,313
Chapel West	30.3%	1,240	4,087
Tintwistle	30.6%	558	1,821
Chapel East	31.1%	557	1,791
Hadfield South	31.1%	1,063	3,418
Whitfield	32.3%	622	1,928
Howard Town	36.1%	1,444	3,997
Burbage	36.4%	615	1,688
Buxton Central	37.2%	1,176	3,162
Padfield	37.8%	696	1,843
Whaley Bridge	39.2%	2,101	5,364
Old Glossop	40.2%	1,505	3,746
Blackbrook	40.7%	1,531	3,760
Simmondley	41.9%	1,404	3,353
St John's	41.9%	683	1,629
New Mills West	42.1%	1,489	3,536
Corbar	43.3%	1,514	3,496
Hayfield	43.4%	737	1,699
Hope Valley	46%	1,440	3,129
Sett	46.1%	748	1,621
Temple	47.3%	711	1,503
Dinting	48.2%	973	2,020

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.2% to 35.4%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8.2% in Dinting to 35.4% in Gamesley — a gap of 27.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Dinting	8.2%	86	1,054
Simmondley	8.3%	134	1,614
Blackbrook	9%	176	1,952
Temple	10.1%	80	795
Sett	10.2%	85	833
St John's	10.3%	87	847
Burbage	10.9%	94	862
New Mills West	11%	216	1,956
Old Glossop	11.8%	226	1,918
Whaley Bridge	12.3%	351	2,849
Hope Valley	12.4%	209	1,679
Corbar	13.7%	255	1,856
Padfield	13.9%	139	1,003
Chapel West	14%	307	2,191
Hayfield	14.2%	129	911
Howard Town	14.9%	354	2,382
Chapel East	15.1%	147	976
Cote Heath	15.3%	268	1,757
Tintwistle	15.8%	153	971
Limestone Peak	16.3%	155	951
Hadfield South	16.4%	295	1,797
Buxton Central	19.6%	371	1,894
Hadfield North	19.7%	212	1,076
Barms	21.4%	186	870
New Mills East	21.6%	390	1,808
Stone Bench	24.1%	444	1,842
Whitfield	26%	292	1,122
Gamesley	35.4%	359	1,014

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1.1% to 57.5%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1.1% in Sett to 57.5% in Gamesley — a gap of 56.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Sett	1.1%	9	834
New Mills West	1.5%	30	1,954
Simmondley	2%	33	1,614
Burbage	2.3%	20	860
Temple	3.8%	30	794
St John's	4%	34	842
Dinting	5.3%	56	1,056
Blackbrook	6.4%	125	1,953
Old Glossop	6.7%	128	1,919
Chapel West	7.7%	168	2,193
Whaley Bridge	8.5%	243	2,850
Howard Town	8.7%	208	2,383
Hadfield South	9.6%	172	1,798
Limestone Peak	10.1%	96	951
Corbar	10.2%	190	1,856
Chapel East	10.5%	102	973
Padfield	10.9%	109	1,001
Buxton Central	11.2%	212	1,894
Barms	11.4%	99	871
Hope Valley	12.5%	210	1,678
Tintwistle	13%	126	972
Cote Heath	13.5%	237	1,755
Hayfield	13.5%	123	909
Hadfield North	22%	236	1,075
New Mills East	24.9%	450	1,808
Stone Bench	30.3%	558	1,842
Whitfield	32.7%	367	1,122
Gamesley	57.5%	581	1,011

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28 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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