SK23 7SR postcode in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire

SK23 7SR is a postcode in Whaley Bridge, in the Whaley Bridge ward of High Peak. It is in the High Peak parliamentary constituency and the Derbyshire police force area, and has been in use since December 1996. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Low flood risk 1 of 1 home or business at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at SK23 7SR can get it Across High Peak: 85% Typical price £277,500 Homes sold in SK23 7, last 12 months. ▼ 4.3% on the year before Nearest station Whaley Bridge 100 m in a straight line

Where SK23 7SR is, and what is near it

Map of SK23 7SR and what is near it Map of SK23 7SR: its centre point, with the 234 other postcodes in the SK23 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SK23 7AA: also in SK23 7SK23 7AB: also in SK23 7SK23 7AD: also in SK23 7SK23 7AE: also in SK23 7SK23 7AF: also in SK23 7SK23 7AG: also in SK23 7SK23 7AH: also in SK23 7SK23 7AJ: also in SK23 7SK23 7AL: also in SK23 7SK23 7AN: also in SK23 7SK23 7AP: also in SK23 7SK23 7AQ: also in SK23 7SK23 7AR: also in SK23 7SK23 7AS: also in SK23 7SK23 7AT: also in SK23 7SK23 7AU: also in SK23 7SK23 7AW: also in SK23 7SK23 7AX: also in SK23 7SK23 7AY: also in SK23 7SK23 7AZ: also in SK23 7SK23 7BA: also in SK23 7SK23 7BB: also in SK23 7SK23 7BD: also in SK23 7SK23 7BE: also in SK23 7SK23 7BG: also in SK23 7SK23 7BH: also in SK23 7SK23 7BJ: also in SK23 7SK23 7BL: also in SK23 7SK23 7BP: also in SK23 7SK23 7BQ: also in SK23 7SK23 7BU: also in SK23 7SK23 7BW: also in SK23 7SK23 7FY: also in SK23 7SK23 7FZ: also in SK23 7SK23 7GA: also in SK23 7SK23 7GB: also in SK23 7SK23 7GD: also in SK23 7SK23 7GH: also in SK23 7SK23 7HE: also in SK23 7SK23 7HH: also in SK23 7SK23 7HJ: also in SK23 7SK23 7HN: also in SK23 7SK23 7HP: also in SK23 7SK23 7HR: also in SK23 7SK23 7HS: also in SK23 7SK23 7HT: also in SK23 7SK23 7HU: also in SK23 7SK23 7HW: also in SK23 7SK23 7HX: also in SK23 7SK23 7HY: also in SK23 7SK23 7HZ: also in SK23 7SK23 7JA: also in SK23 7SK23 7JB: also in SK23 7SK23 7JE: also in SK23 7SK23 7LE: also in SK23 7SK23 7LF: also in SK23 7SK23 7LG: also in SK23 7SK23 7LP: also in SK23 7SK23 7LR: also in SK23 7SK23 7LS: also in SK23 7SK23 7LT: also in SK23 7SK23 7LU: also in SK23 7SK23 7LX: also in SK23 7SK23 7LY: also in SK23 7SK23 7LZ: also in SK23 7SK23 7NA: also in SK23 7SK23 7NB: also in SK23 7SK23 7ND: also in SK23 7SK23 7NF: also in SK23 7SK23 7NT: also in SK23 7SK23 7PA: also in SK23 7SK23 7RH: also in SK23 7SK23 7RR: also in SK23 7SK23 7RS: also in SK23 7SK23 7RT: also in SK23 7SK23 7RU: also in SK23 7SK23 7RX: also in SK23 7SK23 7RY: also in SK23 7SK23 7RZ: also in SK23 7SK23 7SA: also in SK23 7SK23 7SP: also in SK23 7SK23 7TA: also in SK23 7 School 950 mHigh Peak School 2.9 kmPeak School 3.4 kmGP 4.2 kmWhaley Bridge SK23 7SR Map of SK23 7SR and what is near it Map of SK23 7SR: its centre point, with the 234 other postcodes in the SK23 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 4.2 kmWhaley Bridge SK23 7SR
  • SK23 7SR
  • Other postcodes in SK23 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3305, longitude -1.9831)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SK23 7SR?

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 SK23 7SR?

Every home and business at SK23 7SR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SK23 7SR 100% High Peak 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SK23 7SR 100% 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 SK23 7SR?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SK23 7SR.

Check the bin days for SK23 7SR 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 SK23 7SR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 1 home or business at SK23 7SR. 1 is in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

1 homes and businesses at SK23 7SR Low: 1

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 SK23 7SR: 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 SK23 7SR is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 03:30 on 23 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 03:30 on 23 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SK23 7SR?

Homes in SK23 7 sold for a typical £277,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 112 sales, down 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£277,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£290,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £478,500 30 sales
  • Semi-detached £306,000 34 sales
  • Terraced £236,000 44 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole SK23 district: a typical £273,000 from 266 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 SK23 7SR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SK23 7SR 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 SK23 7SR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 990 homes in the neighbourhood around SK23 7SR. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (51%). 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 SK23 7SR

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 B, the most common, is £1,855.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 140 (14%)£1,590
Band Babout 440 (44%)£1,855
Band Cabout 180 (18%)£2,120
Band Dabout 100 (10%)£2,385
Band Eabout 70 (7%)£2,915
Band Fabout 50 (5%)£3,445
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,974
Band Hfewer than 5£4,769

When the homes were built

  1. 51% Before 1900
  2. 13% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 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 SK23 7SR is in (ONS area E01019765), 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 SK23 7SR?

The nearest open schools to SK23 7SR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SK23 7SR, 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 SK23 7SR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SK23 7SR is Whaley Bridge Rail Station, 100 metres away in a straight line.

  • Whaley Bridge Rail Station Railway station 100 mWalk
  • Furness Vale Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Railway Station, 59 m away.

More stations near SK23 7SR, 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 SK23 7SR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SK23 7SR, 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 SK23 7SR?

3 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SK23 7SR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO, Type 2 tethered · up to 50 kW 50 mWalk
  • EVOpen Charging point · 2 chargers 200 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers 650 mWalk

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 SK23 7SR?

The nearest to the centre of SK23 7SR, 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 SK23 7SR?

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 SK23 7SR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SK23 7SR, 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 SK23 7SR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SK23 7SR, 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 SK23 7SR?

The nearest vets to the centre of SK23 7SR 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 SK23 7SR in a conservation area?

The centre of SK23 7SR is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 SK23 7SR?

Police.uk records 28 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SK23 7SR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Public order4 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: vehicle crime 1, drugs 1, robbery 1.

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 SK23 7SR

Ward
Whaley Bridge
Parish
Whaley Bridge
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Whaley Bridge
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1996

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

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

SK23 7LT30 mSK23 7LU40 mSK23 7LR50 mSK23 7LS60 mSK23 7LZ80 mSK23 7NB90 m
All of SK23

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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