Area guides
Thinking of moving to the High Peak? Here's what we'd tell a friend about each of our towns — the honest version, from people who've lived and worked here all their lives.
Our patch
Six towns, all with their own character
Schools, transport, house prices and what it's actually like to live there — each guide gives it to you straight.
Buxton
England's highest market town and our home for over 70 years — spa-town grandeur, a working opera house and the Peak District on the doorstep.
Read the Buxton guide →Chapel-en-le-Frith
The "Capital of the Peak" — a proper market town with real history and quick links to Manchester.
Read the guide →Whaley Bridge
A friendly canal town with a genuine high street, the Goyt Valley behind it and a direct train to town.
Read the guide →New Mills
The Torrs gorge, the Millennium Walkway, two railway stations and a lively independent streak.
Read the guide →Dove Holes
A down-to-earth village minutes from Buxton — where first-time buyers get more house for their money.
Read the guide →Leek
The "Queen of the Moorlands" — a handsome market town with antiques, independent shops and the Roaches on its doorstep.
Read the guide →Browse all properties
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