SK13 2DA High Peak
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Hadfield South. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Shaw Lane, Hadfield: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in High Peak in 2026-27: Band D £2,385 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,590 | £1,855 | £2,120 | £2,385 | £2,915 | £3,445 | £3,974 | £4,769 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (34% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former railway museum, Glossop: up to 89 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Paradise Street, Hadfield: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- Land at Woolley Bridge East of A57, Hadfield: up to 31 homes, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 156 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dinting 87,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m |
| Hadfield 263,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m | |
| Glossop 740,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Glossopdale College Hadfield | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stalybridge Bus Station | 6.6 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 870 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 23.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lambgates Health Centre | 900 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 810 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Woods Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Derbyshire Police - Glossop Enquiry Office | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 880 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bankswood Park 10 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ringwork in Castlehill Wood, a scheduled monument, 890 m east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ringwork in Castlehill Wood | Scheduled monument | 890 m east |
| Melandra Castle Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Howard Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Banks Wood | Wood | 490 m east |
| Castlehill Wood | Wood | 910 m east |
| Bottoms Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
| Robin Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Beeley Clough | Valley | 2.0 km east |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 2.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Shaw Lane.