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New Mills West & Furness Vale: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the New Mills West & Furness Vale neighbourhood of High Peak, England (ONS area High Peak 005). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes SK13, SK22, SK23. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SK22 4NP.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against High Peak
New Mills West & Furness Vale is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against High Peak (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 2 falling of 18). Houses here typically resell for £275,000 and flats for £156,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across High Peak (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, New Mills Central, is about a 12-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
£275,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£156,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% 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
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 18 signals up, 2 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 5 small areas range from decile 7 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£53,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.5 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
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where New Mills West & Furness Vale sits in High Peak
- Typical house price: 4th highest of 11 neighbourhoods in High Peak
- Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in High Peak with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 4th 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 New Mills West & Furness Vale
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
3 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against High Peak, 2 the other way and 13 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
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Schools improving
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Home improvement applications
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- New Mills Central Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (880 m in a straight line). About 3.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Manchester Piccadilly (about 32 min) and Sheffield (about 50 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 St George's CofE Primary School 190 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jan 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school New Mills School 260 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Mar 2025).
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 New Mills West & Furness Vale
What is the typical house price in New Mills West & Furness Vale?
£275,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.
How does New Mills West & Furness Vale compare with the rest of High Peak?
Typical house price: 4th highest of 11 neighbourhoods in High Peak. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in High Peak with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 4th highest of 11 neighbourhoods in High Peak.
Is New Mills West & Furness Vale an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is New Mills West & Furness Vale gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to New Mills West & Furness Vale?
New Mills Central. Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (880 m in a straight line). About 3.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Manchester Piccadilly (about 32 min) and Sheffield (about 50 min).
Which state schools are nearest to New Mills West & Furness Vale?
Nearest state primary school. St George's CofE Primary School. 190 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jan 2025). Nearest state secondary school. New Mills School. 260 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Mar 2025).
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.