High Peak vs North Northamptonshire: buying or renting a home
A typical terraced house costs £15,000 (7%) more in High Peak than in North Northamptonshire. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in High Peak: it takes 5.9× median annual pay, against 5.4× in North Northamptonshire.
At a glance
| High Peak | North Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Buying a home | Fairly affordable | Fairly affordable |
| Renting a home | Fairly affordable | Fairly affordable |
| Recorded crime | Low | About average |
Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.
What the numbers say
Median full-time pay in North Northamptonshire (£37,951) is 2% higher than in High Peak (£37,184), while a typical terraced house costs 7% less (£205,000 against £220,000). Set against local pay, North Northamptonshire is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.
Buying a terraced house takes 5.9× annual pay in High Peak and 5.4× in North Northamptonshire. Renting one takes 29% of pay in High Peak and 31% in North Northamptonshire. The two measures point different ways: buying is harder in High Peak, but renting takes a bigger share of pay in North Northamptonshire.
Across all property types and measured against pay, High Peak is around the middle of 316 areas (190th most expensive) to buy in, and North Northamptonshire is the 113th least expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, High Peak is the 124th least expensive of 316 areas and North Northamptonshire is around the middle of 316 areas (182nd most expensive).
Someone on £40,000 in High Peak would need about £37,500 in North Northamptonshire to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £43,500 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to North Northamptonshire would leave you better placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.
Police recorded 59.1 crimes per 1,000 residents in High Peak and 68.8 in North Northamptonshire, so recorded crime per resident is 16% higher in North Northamptonshire. The biggest difference is in vehicle offences: 2.5 per 1,000 in High Peak against 4.1 in North Northamptonshire.
Can a typical earner buy?
| Terraced house | High Peak | North Northamptonshire |
|---|---|---|
| Median full-time pay | £37,184 | £37,951 |
| House price ÷ pay | 5.9× | 5.4× |
| Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy | 85% | 93% |
| Rent a year as a share of median pay | 29% | 31% |
Buying, by property type
| Type | High Peak | North Northamptonshire | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £438,500 | £370,000 | -16% in North Northamptonshire |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | £250,000 | -11% in North Northamptonshire |
| Terraced | £220,000 | £205,000 | -7% in North Northamptonshire |
Renting, by property type
| Type (average rent a month) | High Peak | North Northamptonshire | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,309 | £1,331 | +2% in North Northamptonshire |
| Semi-detached | £969 | £1,029 | +6% in North Northamptonshire |
| Terraced | £892 | £965 | +8% in North Northamptonshire |
Crime
Police recorded 59.1 crimes per 1,000 residents in High Peak and 68.8 in North Northamptonshire, so recorded crime per resident is 16% higher in North Northamptonshire.
| Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents | High Peak | North Northamptonshire | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime (excluding fraud) | 59.1 | 68.8 | +16% in North Northamptonshire |
| Violence against the person | 24.9 | 27.5 | +10% in North Northamptonshire |
| Sexual offences | 3.3 | 3.6 | +10% in North Northamptonshire |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 1.2 | +266% in North Northamptonshire |
| Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) | 4.4 | 4.6 | +5% in North Northamptonshire |
| Vehicle offences | 2.5 | 4.1 | +66% in North Northamptonshire |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 0.2 | -17% in North Northamptonshire |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.8 | 5.7 | -0% in North Northamptonshire |
Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.
How prices have changed in each area
Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.
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| Year | High Peak | North Northamptonshire |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100 | 100 |
| 2006 | 108 | 104 |
| 2007 | 113 | 114 |
| 2008 | 111 | 110 |
| 2009 | 99 | 96 |
| 2010 | 102 | 101 |
| 2011 | 101 | 101 |
| 2012 | 101 | 101 |
| 2013 | 101 | 104 |
| 2014 | 106 | 112 |
| 2015 | 110 | 120 |
| 2016 | 117 | 133 |
| 2017 | 122 | 145 |
| 2018 | 127 | 155 |
| 2019 | 130 | 157 |
| 2020 | 135 | 160 |
| 2021 | 148 | 172 |
| 2022 | 165 | 191 |
| 2023 | 170 | 194 |
| 2024 | 172 | 189 |
| 2025 | 177 | 193 |
| 12 months to July 2026 | 182 | 196 |
In 2005 the average home cost £141,093 in High Peak and £129,839 in North Northamptonshire. Now it is £256,671 and £255,079: High Peak is up 82% and North Northamptonshire is up 96%. Prices have risen faster in North Northamptonshire, so the gap between the two has narrowed.
How rents have changed in each area
Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.
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| Year | High Peak | North Northamptonshire |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 | 100 |
| 2016 | 102 | 105 |
| 2017 | 104 | 111 |
| 2018 | 107 | 116 |
| 2019 | 109 | 121 |
| 2020 | 113 | 122 |
| 2021 | 117 | 124 |
| 2022 | 125 | 130 |
| 2023 | 131 | 139 |
| 2024 | 143 | 147 |
| 2025 | 147 | 159 |
| August 2026 | 157 | 170 |
In 2015 the average rent was £596 a month in High Peak and £583 in North Northamptonshire. Now it is £937 and £992: up 57% in High Peak and up 70% in North Northamptonshire. Rents have risen faster in North Northamptonshire.
What your salary is worth in each area
Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.
Moving from High Peak to North Northamptonshire
| Earning in High Peak | Equivalent to buy in North Northamptonshire | Equivalent to rent in North Northamptonshire |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £28,000 | £32,500 |
| £40,000 | £37,500 | £43,500 |
| £50,000 | £46,500 | £54,000 |
| £60,000 | £56,000 | £65,000 |
Moving from North Northamptonshire to High Peak
| Earning in North Northamptonshire | Equivalent to buy in High Peak | Equivalent to rent in High Peak |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £32,000 | £27,500 |
| £40,000 | £43,000 | £37,000 |
| £50,000 | £53,500 | £46,000 |
| £60,000 | £64,500 | £55,500 |