SK17 0HR Staffordshire Moorlands
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Manifold. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Pown Street, Brund: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near Hide Lane, Pilsbury: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Staffordshire Moorlands in 2026-27: Band D £2,338 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,559 | £1,819 | £2,078 | £2,338 | £2,858 | £3,377 | £3,897 | £4,676 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (28% of about 870 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.
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 9 addresses are between 258 m and 285 m above sea level (269 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Buxton 382,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 36.4 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hartington Surgery | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Buxton Hospital | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
| Police station | Buxton Police Station | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3 km (1.9 miles).
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Brund Low bowl barrow, a scheduled monument, 570 m (0.4 miles) west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brund Low bowl barrow | Scheduled monument | 570 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Church of St Luke With Gargoyles to West and Effigy to East | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Critchlow Memorial and railings 3 metres south of chancel of Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Rye Low bowl barrow | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) south |
| The Old Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Bowl barrow south of Townend | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sheen Hill | Hill | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Banktop | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Carder Low | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Madge Dale | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Clemonseats Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the postcode's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Staffordshire Moorlands: see them on the Staffordshire Moorlands page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 17% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 37% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Unnamed street near Pown Street.