Strong on safety and schools

Temple at a glance

House prices
£360,000
Middle67th percentile
Schools
100th percentile
Strong
Transport
38th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
42.5 per 1,000 residents
Strong78th percentile
Flood risk
0.2% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land14th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Temple a good place to live?

Temple may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger school performance. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in High Peak below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • People prioritising lower crime
  • Families who care about school performance

Watch out for

Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.

No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.

Crime rate in Temple

Crime rate

Crime rate
42.5 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
78th percentile nationally

Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Temple

House prices

Median sale price
£360,000
Percentile
67th percentile nationally

House prices are above the national middle range.

Median of 15 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Temple

Schools

100th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Temple

Flood risk

0.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.2% of the area. That is the 14th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Temple

Transport

38th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Temple a good place to live?

Temple may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger school performance. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

Is Temple safe?

Temple ranks in the 78th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Temple?

The median sale price was £360,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 67th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Temple?

Schools rank in the 100th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Temple?

Nearby public profiles include Simmondley in High Peak and Blackbrook in High Peak.