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DE5 3BQ

Ripley · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ripley
Local authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley
Postcode district
DE5
Postcode sector
DE5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE5 3QZ 101 m
DE5 3UZ 162 m
DE5 3UQ 168 m
DE5 3UP 202 m
DE5 3WT 213 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE5 3BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2009
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE5
Postcode sector
DE5 3
Latitude
53.059307
Longitude
-1.403180
British National Grid easting
440,096
British National Grid northing
351,504

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Amber Valley · E07000032
Electoral ward
Ripley · E05014703
Parish or community
E04002688
Westminster constituency
Amber Valley · E14001066
Output area
E00170716
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 005E · E01019456
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 005 · E02004033

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. Lons Infant School

    Community school

    818 m

  2. Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

  3. Ripley Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,575
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 716
  • Anti social behaviour 167
  • Public order 161
  • Criminal damage and arson 129
  • Shoplifting 109

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DE5 3 residents
13,238

Age bands in DE5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,987 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,207 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

2,953 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

3,631 residents

Age 65 and over
24%

3,082 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIPLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DERBY ROAD, RIPLEY, DE5 3HR

    ODS code C81059

    1.3 km

  • IVY GROVE SURGERY

    CHURCH FARM MEDICAL CENTRE, STEEPLE DRIVE, RIPLEY, DE5 3TH

    ODS code C81004

    1.9 km

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GREENHILL PRIM CARE CTR, GREENHILL LANE, LEABROOKS, ALFRETON, DE55 1LU

    ODS code C81005

    2.7 km

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    3.3 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    ALFRETON PRIMARY CARE CTR, CHURCH STREET, ALFRETON, DE55 7AH

    ODS code C81053

    4.4 km

  • JACKSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 MAIN ROAD, JACKSDALE, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 5JW

    ODS code C84654

    4.5 km

  • LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIMES AVENUE, ALFRETON, DE55 7DW

    ODS code C81099

    4.5 km

  • WHITEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITEMOOR LANE, BELPER, DE56 0JB

    ODS code C81038

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Butterley Row

    BCT · Butterley

    0.0 miles

  • Butterley Row

    BCT · Butterley

    0.1 miles

  • Midland Railway

    BCT · Butterley

    0.2 miles

  • Woodlands Nursing Home

    BCT · Ripley

    0.2 miles

  • Midland Railway

    BCT · Butterley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 005E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,773 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Lons Infant School is the nearest published school at 818 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,575 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 716 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.