DE5 3WJ

Ripley · Amber Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 3WA 60 m
DE5 9TR 91 m
DE5 3NZ 136 m
DE5 3QG 142 m
DE5 9TL 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DE5 3WJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DE
Postcode district
DE5
Postcode sector
DE5 3
Latitude
53.040041
Longitude
-1.390351
British National Grid easting
440,974
British National Grid northing
349,368

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
E00098233
Lower layer super output area
Amber Valley 008B · E01019422
Middle layer super output area
Amber Valley 008 · E02004036

Postcode source versions

Explore DE5

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Engine House Drive, Ripley, DE5 3WJ 30 June 2023 £275,000
16, Engine House Drive, Ripley, DE5 3WJ 31 May 2023 £275,000
8, Engine House Drive, Ripley, DE5 3WJ 26 May 2023 £299,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
33
Secondary
6
  1. Waingroves Primary School

    Academy converter

    334 m
  2. The Ripley Academy

    Academy converter

    569 m
  3. Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled

    Voluntary controlled school

    914 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,420
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 702
  • Anti social behaviour 153
  • Public order 121
  • Shoplifting 101
  • Criminal damage and arson 90

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • IVY GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C81004

    871 m

  • RIPLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DERBY ROAD, RIPLEY, DE5 3HR

    ODS code C81059

    1.3 km

  • JESSOP MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C81005

    4.0 km

  • KELVINGROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 HANDS ROAD, HEANOR, DE75 7HA

    ODS code C81049

    4.1 km

  • ROYAL PRIMARY CARE BROOKLYN

    65 MANSFIELD ROAD, HEANOR, DE75 7AL

    ODS code C81052

    4.1 km

  • JACKSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 MAIN ROAD, JACKSDALE, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 5JW

    ODS code C84654

    4.2 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    60 ILKESTON ROAD, HEANOR, DE75 7DX

    ODS code C81031

    4.2 km

  • WHITEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITEMOOR LANE, BELPER, DE56 0JB

    ODS code C81038

    4.5 km

  • ARTHUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAIN STREET, HORSLEY WOODHOUSE, ILKESTON, DE7 6AX

    ODS code C81017

    4.8 km

  • SOMERCOTES MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SOMERCOTES, ALFRETON, DE55 4JJ

    ODS code C81027

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Jessop Street

    BCT · Waingroves

    0.2 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Waingroves

    0.2 miles
  • Jessop Street

    BCT · Waingroves

    0.2 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Waingroves

    0.2 miles
  • Pit Lane

    BCT · Waingroves

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Amber Valley 008B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,854 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £275,000 from 12 recorded sales in DE5 3WJ. 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 6 secondary schools. Waingroves Primary School is the nearest published school at 334 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,420 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 702 events.

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