United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
High Peak
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~93k · 51 state-funded schools
Affordable to live in, but not cheap to earn in. High Peak’s median house price is 6.8 times median annual pay, a multiple above the regional average, and rents take a significant 28.1% of gross median earnings. While council tax and recorded crime are below the East Midlands median, and deprivation is also lower, these figures do not offset the cost of living relative to income. The area does stand out for education, with 93.2% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, ranking third in the region. This is a place for those prioritising school quality and lower crime over earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How High Peak ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,392/yr
Mid
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
House price
£260,000
Mid-range
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Rent
£900/mo
Affordable
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,385/yr
Cheap
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Crime
57.3/1k
Low
Better than 75% of UK LAs
Deprivation
15.6
Low
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Schools
100.0%
Very strong
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
51 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
48 of 48 (100%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 3 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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51 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 51 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.