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DE5 3HU

Ripley · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DE5 3HX 52 m
DE5 3GU 58 m
DE5 3GF 136 m
DE5 3GE 143 m
DE5 3SH 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE5 3HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE5
Postcode sector
DE5 3
Latitude
53.052789
Longitude
-1.413818
British National Grid easting
439,389
British National Grid northing
350,773

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
E00098402
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 006B · E01019454
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 006 · E02004034

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Old Hartshay Hill, Ripley, DE5 3HU 26 September 2023 £320,000
6, Old Hartshay Hill, Ripley, DE5 3HU 29 October 2021 £257,500
2, Old Hartshay Hill, Ripley, DE5 3HU 5 April 2013 £229,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
22
Secondary
4

  1. Lons Infant School

    Community school

    222 m

  2. Ripley Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    585 m

  3. Ripley Junior School

    Academy converter

    947 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,808
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 856
  • Anti social behaviour 181
  • Public order 178
  • Criminal damage and arson 146
  • Drugs 109

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

8 female, 7 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DE5 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Gigabit-capable
57.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • RIPLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DERBY ROAD, RIPLEY, DE5 3HR

    ODS code C81059

    807 m

  • IVY GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81004

    1.4 km

  • WHITEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITEMOOR LANE, BELPER, DE56 0JB

    ODS code C81038

    3.7 km

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81005

    3.7 km

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Amber Heights

    BCT · Ripley

    0.0 miles

  • Amber Heights

    BCT · Ripley

    0.0 miles

  • Tavistock Avenue

    BCT · Ripley

    0.1 miles

  • Pasteur Avenue

    BCT · Ripley

    0.1 miles

  • Ferrers Way

    BCT · Ripley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 006B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,002 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £288,750 from 2 recorded sales in DE5 3HU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Amber Valley is £237,857 in June 2026, up 7.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

31 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Lons Infant School is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,808 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 856 events.

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