High Peak
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High Peak spans parts of the Peak District and includes towns like Buxton, Glossop, New Mills, and Chapel-en-le-Frith. It offers dramatic natural scenery alongside post-industrial settlements, creating a unique blend of rural tranquillity and urban heritage. The local economy includes tourism, outdoor leisure, agriculture, and small businesses. Buxton, known for its spa history and cultural venues, serves as a focal point, while Glossop has become popular with commuters to Manchester. Despite its beauty, parts of the constituency face infrastructure and connectivity challenges due to its upland geography. Nonetheless, High Peak offers a high quality of life for residents who value both community and countryside.
Wards in High Peak
High Peak is divided into 28 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Barms
- Blackbrook
- Burbage
- Buxton Central
- Chapel East
- Chapel West
- Corbar
- Cote Heath
- Dinting
- Gamesley
- Hadfield North
- Hadfield South
- Hayfield
- Hope Valley
- Howard Town
- Limestone Peak
- New Mills East
- New Mills West
- Old Glossop
- Padfield
- Sett
- Simmondley
- St John's
- Stone Bench
- Temple
- Tintwistle
- Whaley Bridge
- Whitfield
High Peak is a constituency that covers these wards in High Peak.
Population by age group
The most recent data for constituencies in England and Wales comes from mid-year estimates for 2022. This tells us what the population was estimated to be on 30 June 2022.
| Age Band | Constituency (Number) | Constituency (%) | Region (Number) | Region (%) | England & Wales (Number) | England & Wales (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 17 | 17,218 | 18.90% | 1,004,082 | 20.35% | 12,506,535 | 20.76% |
| 18 to 24 | 5,476 | 6.01% | 427,551 | 8.66% | 5,008,522 | 8.31% |
| 25 to 34 | 10,101 | 11.09% | 624,485 | 12.65% | 8,098,257 | 13.44% |
| 35 to 49 | 16,308 | 17.90% | 912,213 | 18.48% | 11,575,752 | 19.22% |
| 50 to 64 | 21,703 | 23.82% | 994,272 | 20.15% | 11,745,365 | 19.50% |
| 65 and over | 20,303 | 22.28% | 972,336 | 19.70% | 11,303,607 | 18.76% |
Population by ethnic group
The most recent census asked people about their ethnic group. The census was carried out in March 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and in March 2022 in Scotland.
| Ethnic Group | Constituency (Number) | Constituency (%) | Region (%) | England & Wales (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British | 86,183 | 94.77% | 79.56% | 74.42% |
| Other White | 1,760 | 1.94% | 5.30% | 6.15% |
| Irish | 639 | 0.70% | 0.56% | 0.85% |
| White and Asian | 377 | 0.41% | 0.63% | 0.82% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 346 | 0.38% | 0.95% | 0.86% |
| Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 299 | 0.33% | 0.53% | 0.78% |
| Other Asian | 249 | 0.27% | 0.95% | 1.63% |
| Chinese | 221 | 0.24% | 0.47% | 0.75% |
| Any other ethnic group | 189 | 0.21% | 1.00% | 1.55% |
| White and Black African | 163 | 0.18% | 0.29% | 0.42% |
| Indian | 140 | 0.15% | 4.71% | 3.13% |
| African | 119 | 0.13% | 1.70% | 2.50% |
| Pakistani | 77 | 0.08% | 1.46% | 2.66% |
| Caribbean | 70 | 0.08% | 0.63% | 1.05% |
| Other Black | 34 | 0.04% | 0.33% | 0.50% |
| Arab | 30 | 0.03% | 0.27% | 0.56% |
| Gypsy or Irish Traveller | 20 | 0.02% | 0.09% | 0.11% |
| Roma | 12 | 0.01% | 0.15% | 0.17% |
| Bangladeshi | 7 | 0.01% | 0.43% | 1.08% |