Macclesfield Main Road High Peak
18 addresses across 3 postcodes (SK17), about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 17300671.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 1, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in High Peak costs £2,385 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 93% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Buxton, about 2.8 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Grin Low and Buxton Country Park, is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 365 to 516 m above sea level.
- Noise: 12 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Buxton Medical Practice, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 5 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 2 of them fatal or serious.
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Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 133 m². Most common: House, detached (3); Bungalow, semi-detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (2); 1976-1982 (1); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
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 street: most are in band C (27% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 9 November 2026 to 13 November 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (standard works)
- 12 April 2027 to 30 June 2027: DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 27 July 2026 to 11 October 2026: DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK17 6UH | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| SK17 6TU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| SK17 6UQ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 365 m and 516 m above sea level (409 m on average); the ground rises about 151 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK17 6TU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SK17 6UH | 93% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| SK17 6UQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Buxton 382,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Dove Holes 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Chapel-En-Le-Frith 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Level Lane Burbage | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 24.9 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Buxton Medical Practice | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Buxton Pharmacy | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Lightwood Dental Care | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Buxton Cavendish Hospital | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Buxton Police Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Grin Low and Buxton Country Park 42 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 5,820 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7.7 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4.9 ha | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grin Low Lime Works, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Grin Low Lime Works | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Lismore Fields Mesolithic and Neolithic settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Anthony Hill bowl barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Pavilion Gardens, Buxton | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| The Slopes, Buxton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Terret Plantation | Wood | 340 m south |
| Burbage-edge Plantation | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Berry Clough | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Stanley Moor Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Burbage Edge | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Grin Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 18 |
12 of the street's 18 addresses are 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 High Peak: see them on the High Peak page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burbage Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Buxton Community School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cheshire).
Road safety
5 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight, in which 2 people were seriously hurt. 1 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a motorcyclist. 20% happened in the dark, and 40% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2025 18:10 | Serious | 1 person: 1 cyclist | A53, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 3 Aug 2024 12:30 | Slight | 1 person | A53, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 7 Aug 2022 16:20 | Slight | 2 people | A53, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 16 May 2021 15:00 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | A53, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 25 Mar 2021 14:35 | Slight | 2 people | A53, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 9 November 2026 to 13 November 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 27 July 2026 to 11 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SK17 6UH: 16 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- SK17 6TU: 1 address of 26 in the postcode
- SK17 6UQ: 1 address of 42 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.