Start Lane High Peak, Cheshire East
31 addresses across 5 postcodes (SK23), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 24101244.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 2, E: 3).
- Flood: 4 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 D; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 97% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Whaley Bridge, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Memorial Park, is about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 193 to 251 m above sea level.
- Noise: 12 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Goyt Valley Medical Practice, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 450 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 137 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, mid-terrace (1); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1996-2002 (2); before 1900 (2); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire East in 2026-27: Band D £2,455 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,909 | £2,182 | £2,455 | £3,000 | £3,546 | £4,091 | £4,910 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (20% of about 2,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kettleshulme (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 6.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- COLEHURST FARMHOUSE, grade II
- GLEBE HOUSE, grade II
- KISHFIELD BRIDGE, grade II
- KISHFIELD BRIDGE, grade II
- MILESTONE 280 METRES EAST OF GLEBE HOUSE, grade II
- WELL HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 4 November 2026 to 5 November 2026: BT, Utility asset works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the verge (minor works)
- 4 November 2026 to 5 November 2026: BT, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 16 December 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK23 7RB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SK23 7RA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SK23 7BT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SK23 7QY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| SK23 7RD | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 193 m and 251 m above sea level (230 m on average); the ground rises about 58 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK23 7BT | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| SK23 7QY | 56% | 56% | 56% | 6% |
| SK23 7RA | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| SK23 7RB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| SK23 7RD | 97% | 97% | 97% | 3% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whaley Bridge 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Furness Vale 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| New Mills Newtown 212,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beech House Kettleshulme | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station New Mills | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Sainsburys High Lane Smart Charge | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 18 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Goyt Valley Medical Practice | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dean Kennedy Dental Practice LTD | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Buxton Cavendish Hospital | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Police station | New Mills Police Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Memorial Park 5.3 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 100 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Sunnybank Allotment Site Asset 167 7,150 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grove Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Murder Stone: a standing stone 150m north west of Cornfield Farm | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Wayside and boundary cross known as The Dipping Stone | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Round cairn on Reed Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Scar Wood | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Cliff Clough | Valley | 870 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Holme Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Hawkhurst Head | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Handley Clough | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Toddbrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 31 |
12 of the street's 31 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 Cheshire East: see them on the Cheshire East page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Whaley Bridge Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
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).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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: BT: Utility asset works, 4 November 2026 to 5 November 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 4 November 2026 to 5 November 2026 (temp obstruction 15 minute delay) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SK23 7RB: 19 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- SK23 7RA: 9 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- SK23 7BT: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- SK23 7QY: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
- SK23 7RD: 1 address of 47 in the postcode
All the streets in SK23 and across Cheshire East.
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.
- 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.