Bacteriostatic water in Buxton

Local facts for Buxton

Buxton sits in the SK17 postcode district (SK area), within High Peak, East Midlands, England.

SK17 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Buxton go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Manchester, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 31.5 km
• The University of Sheffield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 31.6 km
• Sheffield Hallam University, Biological Sciences, 32.9 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Buxton with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• University of Keele (UKPRN 10007767): Biological Sciences, 36.8 km south-west
• The University of Huddersfield (UKPRN 10007148): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 44.1 km north
• The University of Nottingham (UKPRN 10007154): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 59.5 km south-east
• The University of Bradford (UKPRN 10007785): Chemistry, 60.4 km north
• University of Chester (UKPRN 10007848): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 65.7 km west
• The University of Leeds (UKPRN 10007795): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 65.9 km north
• Loughborough University (UKPRN 10004113): Chemistry, 71 km south-east
• The University of Liverpool (UKPRN 10006842): Chemistry, 71.8 km west

Nearby: Chapel-en-le-Frith (7.7 km), Whaley Bridge (9.5 km), Bollington (12.9 km), New Mills (13.6 km), Macclesfield (14 km).

Regional hub: Nottingham.

Buxton lies north-west of Nottingham, about 60.9 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the SK postcode area (6 of the 150 we list for East Midlands):

• Glossop, SK13, 21 km
• Hadfield, SK13, 23.2 km

Postcode districts in the SK area covered by our East Midlands location pages: SK13, SK17, SK22, SK23.

More nearby location pages in East Midlands (up to 150 km, as few lie within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in High Peak (7 location pages): Chapel-en-le-Frith 7.7 km, Whaley Bridge 9.5 km, High Peak 13.2 km, New Mills 13.6 km, Glossop 21 km, Hadfield 23.2 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Buxton: north, Chapel-en-le-Frith (7.7 km); east, Bakewell (16.6 km); south, Brackley (145.6 km); west, Whaley Bridge (9.5 km).

Location pages in East Midlands within 10 km of Buxton: 2; within 25 km: 10; within 50 km: 37.

Map reference: 53.2552, -1.9152 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074545987).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.