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High Peak β€” Housing Profile (Census 2021)

ONS Census 2021 Β· 40,772 households Β· ONS code E07000037 Β· Census day 21 March 2021

What is the housing profile of High Peak?

High Peak has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 77/100 from ONS Census 2021 (+3 points above the national average of 74/100). 54.6% of its 40,772 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 79.2% use mains gas heating, and 1.7% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

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Source: ONS Census 2021 Bulk Download (OGL v3.0)

GHSP 77/100Gera Housing Stock Profile for High Peak β€” Comfortable (+3 points above the national average of 74/100). How it is calculated

Census 2021 housing data β€” High Peak

MetricHigh PeakNationalSource
Total households40,77224,783,191TS044
Detached dwellings24%β€”TS044
Semi-detached dwellings30.6%β€”TS044
Terraced dwellings33.1%β€”TS044
Purpose-built flats7.3%β€”TS044
Mains gas heating only79.2%73.8%TS046
Electric-only heating4.8%β€”TS046
Oil-only heating1.8%β€”TS046
No central heating1.1%β€”TS046
Under-occupied (spare bedrooms)76.9%β€”TS052
Overcrowded (βˆ’1 or fewer)1.7%4.3%TS052
No car or van16.9%23.3%TS045
1 car or van43.3%β€”TS045
2 cars or vans29.6%β€”TS045
3+ cars or vans10.3%β€”TS045
GHSP score77/10074/100Gera composite

All figures from ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the housing profile of High Peak according to Census 2021?

High Peak has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 77/100 from ONS Census 2021 (+3 points above the national average of 74/100). 54.6% of its 40,772 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 79.2% use mains gas heating, and 1.7% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

What percentage of homes in High Peak are detached or semi-detached?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS044), 54.6% of the 40,772 households in High Peak occupy detached (24%) or semi-detached (30.6%) properties. Terraced houses account for 33.1% and purpose-built flats for 7.3%. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What type of central heating do homes in High Peak use?

Per ONS Census 2021 (Table TS046), 79.2% of households in High Peak use mains gas as their sole central heating source. Electric-only heating accounts for 4.8%, oil-only for 1.8%, and 1.1% of households have no central heating. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

Is there overcrowding in High Peak?

The ONS bedroom standard defines overcrowding as a household having one or fewer bedrooms than required. In High Peak, 1.7% of households were overcrowded at Census Day 21 March 2021. By contrast, 76.9% were under-occupied (one or more spare bedrooms). Source: ONS Census 2021, Table TS052, OGL v3.0.

How many households in High Peak have no car?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS045), 16.9% of households in High Peak have no car or van. 43.3% have one car, 29.6% have two cars, and 10.3% have three or more. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What is the Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP)?

The Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) is a 0–100 index computed from four ONS Census 2021 Topic Summary tables (TS044 accommodation type, TS045 car availability, TS046 central heating, TS052 bedroom occupancy rating). Formula: GHSP = 0.30 Γ— (detached+semi)% + 0.25 Γ— (100 βˆ’ overcrowded%) + 0.25 Γ— mains-gas% + 0.20 Γ— (100 βˆ’ no-car%). A higher score indicates a local authority with more spacious housing, lower overcrowding, stronger mains-gas connection, and higher car availability. National England & Wales baseline: 74/100. Source: ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. All data is published by ONS.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Census 2021, Tables TS044, TS045, TS046, TS052. ONS geography code: E07000037. Reference date: 21 March 2021. Published: January 2023. Fetched: 2026-06-20. Full methodology.