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Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill neighbourhood of High Peak, England (ONS area High Peak 012). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes SK17. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SK17 9NP.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against High Peak (5 of 17 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £285,000 and flats for £160,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across High Peak (0.8 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Buxton, is about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 31 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£285,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£160,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -11% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.33; 2 of 17 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 5 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£56,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill sits in High Peak

  • Typical house price: 3rd highest of 11 neighbourhoods in High Peak
  • Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in High Peak with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 3rd highest of 11 neighbourhoods in High Peak

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 31 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill

House prices: Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill against High Peak: This neighbourhood £58k (1995) to £282k (2026); High Peak £50k (1995) to £265k (2026).£81k£259k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£282kHigh Peak£265k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across High Peak, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill against High Peak: This neighbourhood £39k (1999) to £223k (2024); High Peak £43k (1999) to £150k (2026).£62k£199k2026202220182014201020061999This neighbourhood£223kHigh Peak£150k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across High Peak, 1999 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 31 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against High Peak, 5 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Air quality
  • New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Buxton Railway station, about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (2.0 km in a straight line). About 1.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Manchester Piccadilly (about 63 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Harpur Hill Primary School 270 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Buxton Community School 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jan 2020).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill

What is the typical house price in Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill?

£285,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.

How does Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill compare with the rest of High Peak?

Typical house price: 3rd highest of 11 neighbourhoods in High Peak. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in High Peak with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd highest of 11 neighbourhoods in High Peak.

Is Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.33; 2 of 17 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill?

Buxton. Railway station, about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (2.0 km in a straight line). About 1.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Manchester Piccadilly (about 63 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill?

Nearest state primary school. Harpur Hill Primary School. 270 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Buxton Community School. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jan 2020).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.