Electoral wardE05010626
Buxton Central ward, High Peak
Buxton Central is one of 28 electoral wards of High Peak Borough Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,600 residents in 1,894 households — 4,355 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the High Peak constituency; for county elections it is in the Buxton North & East division.
Residents, 20213,600council ward average 3,248
Households1,8941.9 residents per household
Density4,355/ km²about 0.83 km² · High Peak 169
Aged 65+22.5%High Peak: 21.8% · under 16: 12.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.1% · 112
5–93.4% · 121
10–155.6% · 202
16–194.2% · 150
20–248.3% · 300
25–3412.1% · 436
35–4918.2% · 655
50–6422.6% · 814
65–7412.2% · 438
75–847.4% · 266
85+2.9% · 105
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van34.5% · 654
1 car or van42.3% · 802
2 cars or vans17.8% · 338
3 or more5.3% · 100
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; High Peak overall: 71.0% owned, 12.2% social rented, 16.1% private rented.
Owned outright32.0% · 607
With mortgage18.7% · 355
Shared ownership0.4% · 7
Social rented11.2% · 212
Private rented37.6% · 712
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house6.1% · 116
Semi-detached house13.3% · 251
Terraced house32.5% · 616
Purpose-built flat25.0% · 473
Converted house13.4% · 253
Other conversion3.8% · 72
Above shop / office5.6% · 107
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010626- Council
- High Peak Borough Council
- County council
- Derbyshire County Council
- County division
- Buxton North & East
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 28
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarms21.7% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned1,705BBlackbrook24.0% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned4,596BBurbage18.5% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned2,076CChapel East22.4% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,177CChapel West24.1% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned4,961CCorbar30.0% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned4,033CCote Heath18.2% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned4,105DDinting26.4% aged 65+ · 87.8% owned2,411GGamesley13.1% aged 65+ · 32.8% owned2,407HHadfield North16.6% aged 65+ · 57.9% owned2,343HHadfield South21.2% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned4,200HHayfield28.2% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned1,992HHope Valley31.7% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned3,558HHoward Town18.3% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned4,682
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.