Harpur Hill

Harpur Hill is covered by postcode district SK17. It is in the High Peak council area, Derbyshire.

Typical price £263,000 Homes sold in Harpur Hill, last 12 months. ▲ 5.2% on the year before Gigabit broadband 43 of 59 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Nearest school Harpur Hill Primary School 1.0 km from the middle, in a straight line

Every postcode in Harpur Hill, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Harpur Hill, by flood risk Of the 60 postcodes in Harpur Hill that ONS places, 60 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Harpur Hill. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SK17 9FY: not on the flood risk listSK17 9FZ: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GD: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GF: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GG: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GH: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GJ: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GL: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GN: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GP: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GQ: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GR: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GS: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GT: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GU: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GW: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GX: not on the flood risk listSK17 9GY: not on the flood risk listSK17 9HP: not on the flood risk listSK17 9HT: not on the flood risk listSK17 9HU: not on the flood risk listSK17 9HX: not on the flood risk listSK17 9HY: not on the flood risk listSK17 9HZ: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JA: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JB: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JD: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JE: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JF: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JG: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JJ: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JL: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JN: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JP: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JQ: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JR: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JS: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JT: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JU: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JW: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JX: not on the flood risk listSK17 9JY: not on the flood risk listSK17 9LA: not on the flood risk listSK17 9LB: not on the flood risk listSK17 9LD: not on the flood risk listSK17 9NR: not on the flood risk listSK17 9PN: not on the flood risk listSK17 9PP: not on the flood risk listSK17 9PR: not on the flood risk listSK17 9PW: not on the flood risk listSK17 9RD: not on the flood risk listSK17 9RE: not on the flood risk listSK17 9RX: not on the flood risk listSK17 9SA: not on the flood risk listSK17 9SB: not on the flood risk listSK17 9UN: not on the flood risk listSK17 9UP: not on the flood risk listSK17 9UR: not on the flood risk listSK17 9US: not on the flood risk listSK17 9UW: not on the flood risk list Harpur Hill Map of every postcode in Harpur Hill, by flood risk Of the 60 postcodes in Harpur Hill that ONS places, 60 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Harpur Hill. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Harpur Hill
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 60

Of the 60 postcodes in Harpur Hill that ONS places, 60 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.2347, longitude -1.9018. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Harpur Hill?

Homes sold for a typical £263,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.2% on the 12 months before. At 43 of the 59 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 60 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The nearest school is Harpur Hill Primary School, 1.0 km from the middle of its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Buxton Medical Practice, 2.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Buxton, 3.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Harpur Hill?

Homes in Harpur Hill sold for a typical £263,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 30 sales, up 5.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£263,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£249,995 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £353,750 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £255,000 19 sales
  • Terraced 3 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SK17 district, Harpur Hill's main postcode district: a typical £257,750.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Harpur Hill: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Harpur Hill?

19 of the 60 postcodes now in use in Harpur Hill came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 17 of the 57 homes sold in Harpur Hill were newly built (30%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SK17 district, 10%.

The newest postcodes

SK17 9UWsince May 2026SK17 9GLsince May 2023SK17 9GRsince May 2023SK17 9JNsince February 2023SK17 9GJsince January 2023SK17 9GXsince June 2022

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Harpur HillAcross the SK17 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 30 (0%) 11 of 388 (3%)
The 12 months to August 2025 17 of 57 (30%) 53 of 528 (10%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Harpur Hill?

Ofcom reports on 59 of the 60 postcodes in Harpur Hill. At 43 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 4 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit43 of 59
Postcodes where every home can get superfast53 of 59
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband4 of 59

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Harpur Hill at risk of flooding?

None of the 60 postcodes in Harpur Hill is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Harpur Hill?

There is no primary school at the postcodes in Harpur Hill; these are the nearest to its middle. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Harpur Hill?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Harpur Hill is Buxton Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Buxton Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Dove Holes Rail Station Railway station 7.3 kmDrive
  • Chapel-en-le-Frith Rail Station Railway station 8.7 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Harpur Hill?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Harpur Hill. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Harpur Hill safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 258 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Harpur Hill over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 14 September 2025
  2. 16 October 2025
  3. 17 November 2025
  4. 12 December 2025
  5. 19 January 2026
  6. 16 February 2026
  7. 21 March 2026
  8. 24 April 2026
  9. 42 May 2026
  10. 20 June 2026
  11. 24 July 2026
  12. 33 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences115 reports
Anti-social behaviour65 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports
Public order15 reports
Burglary12 reports
Other theft9 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports
Drugs7 reports

Also: other crime 7, shoplifting 1, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Harpur Hill?

District, borough or city council
High Peak
County council
Derbyshire
Parliamentary constituency
High Peak
Police force area
Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
MP
Jon Pearce (Labour)

All 60 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Harpur Hill postcodes

60 postcodes in use in Harpur Hill, by district:

SK17 postcode district,60 postcodes

That district is in the SK postcode area.

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Places near Harpur Hill

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Harpur Hill's £263,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Buxton2.5 km, £250,000Chapel-en-le-Frith9.8 km, £260,000Tideswell9.8 km, £265,000Whaley Bridge11.6 km, £300,000Chinley11.9 km, £325,000Bradwell, High Peak14.9 km, £290,000Bollington15.0 km, £330,000Bakewell15.2 km, £362,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Harpur Hill

What is it like to live in Harpur Hill?
Homes sold for a typical £263,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.2% on the 12 months before. At 43 of the 59 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 60 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The nearest school is Harpur Hill Primary School, 1.0 km from the middle of its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Buxton Medical Practice, 2.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Buxton, 3.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Harpur Hill?
Harpur Hill is covered by postcode district SK17, across 60 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Harpur Hill in?
Harpur Hill is in the High Peak council area, and Derbyshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Harpur Hill?
Harpur Hill is in the High Peak parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Jon Pearce (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Harpur Hill?
Homes in Harpur Hill sold for a typical £263,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 30 sales, up 5.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Harpur Hill?
In Harpur Hill, the nearest primary school to the middle of its postcodes is Harpur Hill Primary School, 1.0 km away in a straight line; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Buxton Community School, 2.2 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Harpur Hill have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Harpur Hill is Buxton, 3.0 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Harpur Hill?
Ofcom reports on 59 of the 60 postcodes in Harpur Hill. At 43 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 4 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Harpur Hill at risk of flooding?
None of the 60 postcodes in Harpur Hill is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Harpur Hill?
19 of the 60 postcodes now in use in Harpur Hill came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 17 of the 57 homes sold in Harpur Hill were newly built (30%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SK17 district, 10%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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