SK17 6SU postcode in High Peak, Derbyshire

SK17 6SU is a postcode in High Peak, in the Corbar ward. It is in the High Peak parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 25% of homes and businesses at SK17 6SU can get it Across High Peak: 85% Typical price £270,000 Homes sold in SK17 6, last 12 months. ▼ 0.5% on the year before Nearest station Buxton 2.3 km in a straight line

Where SK17 6SU is, and what is near it

Map of SK17 6SU and what is near it Map of SK17 6SU: its centre point, with the 273 other postcodes in the SK17 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SK17 6AB: also in SK17 6SK17 6AD: also in SK17 6SK17 6AE: also in SK17 6SK17 6AF: also in SK17 6SK17 6AG: also in SK17 6SK17 6AH: also in SK17 6SK17 6AJ: also in SK17 6SK17 6AL: also in SK17 6SK17 6AQ: also in SK17 6SK17 6AS: also in SK17 6SK17 6AT: also in SK17 6SK17 6AW: also in SK17 6SK17 6AY: also in SK17 6SK17 6AZ: also in SK17 6SK17 6BD: also in SK17 6SK17 6BE: also in SK17 6SK17 6BH: also in SK17 6SK17 6BJ: also in SK17 6SK17 6BN: also in SK17 6SK17 6BQ: also in SK17 6SK17 6BZ: also in SK17 6SK17 6DE: also in SK17 6SK17 6DF: also in SK17 6SK17 6DH: also in SK17 6SK17 6DQ: also in SK17 6SK17 6DR: also in SK17 6SK17 6DU: also in SK17 6SK17 6EW: also in SK17 6SK17 6FA: also in SK17 6SK17 6FB: also in SK17 6SK17 6FD: also in SK17 6SK17 6FE: also in SK17 6SK17 6FF: also in SK17 6SK17 6GF: also in SK17 6SK17 6GH: also in SK17 6SK17 6GL: also in SK17 6SK17 6GP: also in SK17 6SK17 6GR: also in SK17 6SK17 6NS: also in SK17 6SK17 6NW: also in SK17 6SK17 6PB: also in SK17 6SK17 6PL: also in SK17 6SK17 6PN: also in SK17 6SK17 6PP: also in SK17 6SK17 6PR: also in SK17 6SK17 6PS: also in SK17 6SK17 6PT: also in SK17 6SK17 6PU: also in SK17 6SK17 6PX: also in SK17 6SK17 6QT: also in SK17 6SK17 6RA: also in SK17 6SK17 6RD: also in SK17 6SK17 6RG: also in SK17 6SK17 6RH: also in SK17 6SK17 6RJ: also in SK17 6SK17 6RL: also in SK17 6SK17 6RN: also in SK17 6SK17 6RQ: also in SK17 6SK17 6RR: also in SK17 6SK17 6RT: also in SK17 6SK17 6RU: also in SK17 6SK17 6RW: also in SK17 6SK17 6RY: also in SK17 6SK17 6RZ: also in SK17 6SK17 6SA: also in SK17 6SK17 6SB: also in SK17 6SK17 6SE: also in SK17 6SK17 6SF: also in SK17 6SK17 6SG: also in SK17 6SK17 6SH: also in SK17 6SK17 6SL: also in SK17 6SK17 6SN: also in SK17 6SK17 6SP: also in SK17 6SK17 6SQ: also in SK17 6SK17 6SR: also in SK17 6SK17 6SS: also in SK17 6SK17 6ST: also in SK17 6SK17 6SW: also in SK17 6SK17 6SX: also in SK17 6SK17 6SY: also in SK17 6SK17 6SZ: also in SK17 6SK17 6TA: also in SK17 6SK17 6TB: also in SK17 6SK17 6TD: also in SK17 6SK17 6TE: also in SK17 6SK17 6TF: also in SK17 6SK17 6TH: also in SK17 6SK17 6TJ: also in SK17 6SK17 6TL: also in SK17 6SK17 6TN: also in SK17 6SK17 6TQ: also in SK17 6SK17 6UP: also in SK17 6SK17 6UZ: also in SK17 6SK17 6XB: also in SK17 6SK17 6XD: also in SK17 6SK17 6XE: also in SK17 6SK17 6XF: also in SK17 6SK17 6XG: also in SK17 6SK17 6XH: also in SK17 6SK17 6XJ: also in SK17 6SK17 6XN: also in SK17 6SK17 6XP: also in SK17 6SK17 6XQ: also in SK17 6SK17 6XR: also in SK17 6SK17 6XX: also in SK17 6SK17 6XY: also in SK17 6SK17 6XZ: also in SK17 6SK17 6YQ: also in SK17 6 Burbage Primary School 2.2 kmThornbrook Surgery 6.0 kmBuxton Central SK17 6SU Map of SK17 6SU and what is near it Map of SK17 6SU: its centre point, with the 273 other postcodes in the SK17 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Dove Holes station 4.6 kmBuxton Central SK17 6SU
  • SK17 6SU
  • Other postcodes in SK17 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.2725, longitude -1.9412)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SK17 6SU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SK17 6SU?

25% of the homes and businesses at SK17 6SU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 25% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SK17 6SU 25% High Peak 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SK17 6SU 25% High Peak 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at SK17 6SU?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SK17 6SU.

Check the bin days for SK17 6SU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SK17 6SU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SK17 6SU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across High Peak

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SK17 6SU: 1,149 properties in High Peak are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for High Peak

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SK17 6SU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SK17 6SU?

Homes in SK17 6 sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 101 sales, down 0.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£270,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£271,350 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £485,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £342,500 24 sales
  • Terraced £255,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £150,000 29 sales

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

Across the whole SK17 district: a typical £257,750 from 388 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SK17 6SU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SK17 6SU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near SK17 6SU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around SK17 6SU. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SK17 6SU

Band D in High Peak for 2026‑27: £2,385. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,590 (band A) to £3,974 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,120.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (18%)£1,590
Band Babout 160 (18%)£1,855
Band Cabout 220 (25%)£2,120
Band Dabout 170 (19%)£2,385
Band Eabout 90 (10%)£2,915
Band Fabout 60 (7%)£3,445
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£3,974
Band Hwithheld£4,769

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for High Peak before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SK17 6SU is in (ONS area E01019722), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SK17 6SU?

The nearest open schools to SK17 6SU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SK17 6SU, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to SK17 6SU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SK17 6SU is Buxton Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Buxton Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Dove Holes Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near SK17 6SU, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near SK17 6SU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SK17 6SU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SK17 6SU?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SK17 6SU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 2.5 kmCycle
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SK17 6SU?

The nearest to the centre of SK17 6SU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SK17 6SU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SK17 6SU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SK17 6SU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SK17 6SU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SK17 6SU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SK17 6SU?

The nearest vets to the centre of SK17 6SU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SK17 6SU in a conservation area?

The centre of SK17 6SU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SK17 6SU?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SK17 6SU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for SK17 6SU

Ward
Corbar
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SK17 6ST750 mSK17 6SS850 mSK17 6XH930 mSK17 6TA1.4 kmSK17 6SR1.4 kmSK17 6SY1.5 km
All of SK17

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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