Local servicesHospitalBuxton Cavendish Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryElmwood Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBroad Walk Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryBuxton Infant Schoolages 4-7under a mileSecondarySt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 407 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academyages 5-11, 252 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAquinas College13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN16 miRailway stationBuxtonunder a mileBus stationBus StationNew Mills8.2 miBus stops97 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK17 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK17 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:39 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:20 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,606 residentsin the Buxton North census areaMedian age 50.43,859 households59% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright12% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,499 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 52% go by car, 3% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,430 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December56 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAshwood Daledale · under a mileCorbar Hillhill · under a mileTopley Pikemountain · 3.2 miRiver's Valevalley · under a mileCunning Daledale · 1.4 miLightwood Reservoirswater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrin Low and Buxton Country Parkpark · under a mile · 42 haPavilion Gardenspark · under a mile · 9 haAshwood Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haCavendish Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 54 haCote Heath Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBuxton Cricket Bowling and Tennis Clubsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197638 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202538 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.4 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,223 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation291 m955 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 279 to 436 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
