Unregistered land in High Peak
High Peak (Derbyshire, East Midlands) has 811 plots of land that are missing from the HM Land Registry index and score 50 or more on our 0–100 scale for how realistic a claim would be. 633 of them score 75 or more. That's around 15 for every 10 km², close to the average for the East Midlands.
811plots scoring 50+
706next to homes (87%)
674under an acre (83%)
Where they are
Towns and villages with the most
| Whitfield | 37 plots |
| Old Glossop | 32 plots |
| Higher Buxton | 30 plots |
| Glossop | 23 plots |
| Harpur Hill | 20 plots |
| Lower Crossings | 20 plots |
| Torr Top | 17 plots |
| Hidebank | 16 plots |
Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.
What kind of land
The largest group is gaps within housing areas (63%).
| Gaps within housing areas | 63% |
| Woodland | 15% |
| Not labelled on maps | 12% |
| Other (parks, sites, verges…) | 4% |
| Farmland and meadow | 3% |
| Scrub, rough grass and heath | 3% |
Plot sizes
| Under ¼ acre | 395 |
| ¼ to 1 acre | 279 |
| 1 to 2 acres | 58 |
| Over 2 acres | 79 |
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