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High Peak — Housing Profile (Census 2021)

ONS Census 2021 · 40,772 households · ONS code E07000037 · 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 PeakComfortable (+3 points above the national average of 74/100). How it is calculated

Census 2021 housing data — High Peak

MetricHigh PeakNationalSource
Total households40,77224,783,191TS044
Detached dwellings24%TS044
Semi-detached dwellings30.6%TS044
Terraced dwellings33.1%TS044
Purpose-built flats7.3%TS044
Mains gas heating only79.2%73.8%TS046
Electric-only heating4.8%TS046
Oil-only heating1.8%TS046
No central heating1.1%TS046
Under-occupied (spare bedrooms)76.9%TS052
Overcrowded (−1 or fewer)1.7%4.3%TS052
No car or van16.9%23.3%TS045
1 car or van43.3%TS045
2 cars or vans29.6%TS045
3+ cars or vans10.3%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 × (detached+semi)% + 0.25 × (100 − overcrowded%) + 0.25 × mains-gas% + 0.20 × (100 − 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.