SK17 postcode area guide — Derbyshire Dales
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SK17 postcode district in Derbyshire Dales — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SK17
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
46.7%
Gigabit-capable
43%
Below USO (10Mb)
3%
Broadband availability in the SK17 postcode district (Derbyshire Dales) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,170 postcodes Ofcom measures in SK17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 43%.
Around 3% of premises in SK17 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SK17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SK17 0AA | 50% | 0% |
| SK17 0AB | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| SK17 0AD | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| SK17 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| SK17 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| SK17 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| SK17 0AJ | 0% | 0% |
| SK17 0AL | 93.3% | 0% |
| SK17 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| SK17 0AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Derbyshire Dales
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Derbyshire Dales district (39,153 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
77.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
95%
5G outdoors — all networks
3.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
80.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SK17
Police recorded 38 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SK17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 21 | 55.3% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 13.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 10.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 7.9% |
| Drugs | 2 | 5.3% |
| Burglary | 1 | 2.6% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 2.6% |
| Public order | 1 | 2.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SK17
Based on 347 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SK17 is £255,000, up 2.0% on the previous year (£250,000).
Detached
£420,000
71 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
112 sales
Terraced
£210,000
111 sales
Flat / maisonette
£187,500
42 sales
Latest recorded sales in SK17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Sheraton Way | SK17 6FA |
| 21 May 2026 | £410,000 | Semi-detached | Riverside Court | SK17 6DT |
| 19 May 2026 | £485,000 | Detached | Lascelles Road | SK17 6RA |
| 18 May 2026 | £237,500 | Terraced | Curlew Avenue | SK17 9UN |
| 15 May 2026 | £87,500 | Flat | Park Road | SK17 6TH |
| 13 May 2026 | £238,500 | Flat | Temple Road | SK17 9BA |
| 8 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | West Road | SK17 6HE |
| 8 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Horseshoe Avenue | SK17 8DP |
| 8 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Whitecross Avenue | SK17 8NZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £32,500 | Other | Fairfield Road | SK17 7DW |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Derbyshire Dales demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Derbyshire Dales district (71,541 residents, 32,283 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14.7% |
| 15–29 | 16.3% |
| 30–44 | 16.1% |
| 45–64 | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72% |
| Private rented | 14.4% |
| Social rented | 9.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SK17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton Community School | Secondary | 11–18 | 954 | SK17 9EA |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 407 | SK17 6AF |
| Burbage Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 355 | SK17 9AE |
| St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 252 | SK17 7AN |
| St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 165 | SK17 7NA |
| Peak Dale Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 77 | SK17 8AJ |
| Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 75 | SK17 8NE |
| Taddington and Priestcliffe School | Primary | 4–11 | 64 | SK17 9TW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SK17
322 rated food businesses operate in SK17. 241 hold the top rating of 5, 34 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ALDI, Arcade Deli Buxton, Argyle Residential Home, Axe Edge Bars @ Pavilion Gardens, Baileys.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SK17
From a sample of 117 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 SK17 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
7%
Band C
36%
Band D
33%
Band E
18%
Band F
3%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Derbyshire Dales
Landlines around SK17 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.