High Peak: local statistics
High Peak is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 91,676 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over High Peak, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2025 the population of High Peak was estimated at 91,676, a change of -0.2% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 1.0% (the East Midlands: +8.6%). That is the 2nd slowest growth in the East Midlands. The series peaked at 91,892 in mid-2024.
An estimated 70.5% of people aged 16 to 64 living in High Peak were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 9.6 points either way, against 75.4% across the East Midlands. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 68.4% to 83.8%.
A typical home in High Peak cost £258,856 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, a rise of 5.8% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it the 13th highest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands (regional average £242,274). Prices are 56% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in High Peak (£37,184) gives a ratio of 7.0. That ratio is mid-table in the East Midlands, 15th of 35.
2.5% of High Peak residents aged 16 to 64 (1,375 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026; the rate for the East Midlands was 3.5%. Twelve months before, it was 2.3%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.3% (June 2026) and 3.4% (August 2021).
A Band D home in High Peak pays an average of £2,384.66 in council tax in 2026-27, 4.8% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 23rd highest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,609.40, so it has risen 48%.
In the year to March 2026, 5,438 offences were recorded by police in High Peak: 59.3 per 1,000 people, 20th of 32 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest rate. The rate was 62.9 in the year to March 2024. In the year to March 2016 it was 40.4 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
Life expectancy at birth in High Peak is 82.8 years for women and 79.5 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.4 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.2 more. It is mid-table in the East Midlands, 21st of 35.
Full-time employees living in High Peak earned a median £738.30 a week in April 2025, or £37,184 over a year. It is close to the middle of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands (16th highest), and 2.4% more than across the East Midlands. Jobs based in High Peak paid a median £664.80 a week, £73.50 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £509.20, so it has risen 45% before inflation.
The ONS counted 4,425 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in High Peak in March 2026, about the same as in 2016. There are 48 per 1,000 residents, 6th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 90,766 |
| 2016 | 90,812 |
| 2017 | 90,991 |
| 2018 | 90,895 |
| 2019 | 91,170 |
| 2020 | 90,909 |
| 2021 | 91,079 |
| 2022 | 91,093 |
| 2023 | 91,733 |
| 2024 | 91,892 |
| 2025 | 91,676 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £165,666 |
| July 2017 | £171,096 |
| July 2018 | £182,199 |
| July 2019 | £179,901 |
| July 2020 | £189,588 |
| July 2021 | £207,169 |
| July 2022 | £236,921 |
| July 2023 | £239,584 |
| July 2024 | £248,583 |
| July 2025 | £244,582 |
| July 2026 | £258,856 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £509.20 a week |
| 2016 | £506.00 a week |
| 2017 | £542.30 a week |
| 2018 | £556.90 a week |
| 2019 | £548.40 a week |
| 2020 | £573.10 a week |
| 2021 | £563.80 a week |
| 2022 | £584.60 a week |
| 2023 | £649.00 a week |
| 2024 | £724.10 a week |
| 2025 | £738.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,609.40 |
| 2017-18 | £1,664.62 |
| 2018-19 | £1,745.02 |
| 2019-20 | £1,827.08 |
| 2020-21 | £1,869.16 |
| 2021-22 | £1,926.58 |
| 2022-23 | £1,986.46 |
| 2023-24 | £2,067.01 |
| 2024-25 | £2,168.97 |
| 2025-26 | £2,275.52 |
| 2026-27 | £2,384.66 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 40.4 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 42.5 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 40.0 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 44.1 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 60.3 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 60.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 70.1 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 65.6 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 62.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 59.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 76.4% |
| 2016/17 | 74.9% |
| 2017/18 | 83.8% |
| 2018/19 | 71.7% |
| 2019/20 | 68.4% |
| 2020/21 | 78.1% |
| 2021/22 | 82.3% |
| 2022/23 | 75.0% |
| 2023/24 | 76.0% |
| 2024/25 | 79.9% |
| 2025/26 | 70.5% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.2 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.1 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.1 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.3 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.0 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.9 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.8 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,405 |
| 2017 | 4,545 |
| 2018 | 4,530 |
| 2019 | 4,580 |
| 2020 | 4,655 |
| 2021 | 4,535 |
| 2022 | 4,525 |
| 2023 | 4,615 |
| 2024 | 4,415 |
| 2025 | 4,405 |
| 2026 | 4,425 |
Questions about High Peak
What is the population of High Peak?
The ONS estimates 91,676 people lived in High Peak in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in High Peak?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £258,856.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in High Peak?
1,375 in August 2026 (2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
How much is Band D council tax in High Peak?
£2,384.66 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the crime rate in High Peak?
Home Office figures show 5,438 offences in the year to March 2026, or 59.3 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is life expectancy in High Peak?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 79.5 years for men and 82.8 for women.
What is the average salary in High Peak?
£738.30 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
Who has power over High Peak
Every body that makes decisions for High Peak, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- High Peak council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- High Peak in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Derbyshire County Council county council
- East Midlands Combined Authority combined authority
- Derbyshire Constabulary police force
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- East Midlands in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- High Peak: Jon Pearce (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: The year to March 2025 is left out because the Home Office says some Derbyshire offences were not assigned to a partnership that year. Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East Midlands
- UK figures: UK population · UK employment rate · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Bolsover · Chesterfield · Harborough · Lincoln · South Holland · West Lindsey
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