Ripley

Ripley is covered by postcode districts DE5 and DE75. It is in the Amber Valley council area, Derbyshire.

ONS publishes this built-up area as Ripley (Amber Valley).

Typical price £205,000 Homes sold in Ripley, last 12 months. ▼ 7% on the year before Gigabit broadband 344 of 419 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 5 of 472 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 7 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 7 6 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Ripley, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Ripley, by flood risk Of the 472 postcodes in Ripley that ONS places, 2 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 467 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Ripley. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A38 DE5 3AA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AX: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3AZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3BZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DX: not on the flood risk listDE5 3DY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3ED: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3ER: not on the flood risk listDE5 3ES: not on the flood risk listDE5 3ET: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EX: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3EZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FX: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3FZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GX: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3GZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HX: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3HZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JX: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3JZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LX: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3LZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3ND: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NX: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3NZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PX: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3PZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3QZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3RB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3RD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3RS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3RT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3RU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3RW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3RX: not on the flood risk listDE5 3RY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3RZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3ST: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SX: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3TY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UE: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UU: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UW: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UY: not on the flood risk listDE5 3UZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WA: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WB: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WD: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WF: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WG: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WH: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WL: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WN: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WR: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WS: not on the flood risk listDE5 3WT: not on the flood risk listDE5 3YA: not on the flood risk listDE5 4TD: not on the flood risk listDE5 8AF: not on the flood risk listDE5 8AR: not on the flood risk listDE5 8HN: not on the flood risk listDE5 8HP: not on the flood risk listDE5 8HQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 8HR: not on the flood risk listDE5 8HS: not on the flood risk listDE5 8HU: not on the flood risk listDE5 8HW: not on the flood risk listDE5 8HX: not on the flood risk listDE5 8HY: not on the flood risk listDE5 8HZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JA: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JB: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JD: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JE: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JF: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JG: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JL: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JN: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JP: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JR: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JT: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JU: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JW: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JX: not on the flood risk listDE5 8JY: not on the flood risk listDE5 8LA: not on the flood risk listDE5 8LB: not on the flood risk listDE5 8LD: not on the flood risk listDE5 8LE: not on the flood risk listDE5 8LH: not on the flood risk listDE5 8LJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 8NX: not on the flood risk listDE5 9AB: not on the flood risk listDE5 9AD: not on the flood risk listDE5 9AE: not on the flood risk listDE5 9AN: not on the flood risk listDE5 9PN: not on the flood risk listDE5 9PP: not on the flood risk listDE5 9PW: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QA: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QB: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QD: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QF: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QG: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QH: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QL: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QN: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QP: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QR: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QS: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QT: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QU: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QW: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QY: not on the flood risk listDE5 9QZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RA: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RB: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RD: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RE: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RF: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RG: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RH: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RN: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RP: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RR: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RS: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RT: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RU: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RW: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RX: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RY: not on the flood risk listDE5 9RZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SA: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SB: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SD: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SE: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SF: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SG: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SH: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SL: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SN: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SP: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SQ: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SR: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SS: not on the flood risk listDE5 9ST: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SW: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SX: not on the flood risk listDE5 9SY: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TA: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TB: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TD: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TE: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TF: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TG: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TH: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TJ: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TL: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TN: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TP: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TR: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TS: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TT: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TU: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TW: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TX: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TY: not on the flood risk listDE5 9TZ: not on the flood risk listDE5 9UA: not on the flood risk listDE5 9UB: not on the flood risk listDE75 7LA: not on the flood risk listDE75 7LG: not on the flood risk listDE75 7LN: not on the flood risk listDE75 7LP: not on the flood risk listDE5 3SW: low flood risk at worstDE5 8JZ: low flood risk at worstDE5 3RA: medium flood risk at worstDE5 8NJ: high flood riskDE5 8NN: high flood risk Ripley Map of every postcode in Ripley, by flood risk Of the 472 postcodes in Ripley that ONS places, 2 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 467 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Ripley. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Ripley
  • A home or business at high risk: 2
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 2
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 467

Of the 472 postcodes in Ripley that ONS places, 2 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst and 467 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.0466, longitude -1.4006. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

DE5 8NN2 at high riskDE5 8NJ1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Ripley?

Homes sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 7% on the 12 months before. At 344 of the 419 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 7 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 5 of its 472 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ambergate, 5.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Ripley?

Homes in Ripley sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 271 sales, down 7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£205,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£220,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £278,000 92 sales
  • Semi-detached £197,500 92 sales
  • Terraced £159,950 83 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DE5 district, Ripley's main postcode district: a typical £210,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Ripley: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Ripley?

33 of the 472 postcodes now in use in Ripley came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 62 of the 354 homes sold in Ripley were newly built (18%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DE5 district, 18%.

The newest postcodes

DE5 3XSsince July 2026DE5 9SYsince May 2026DE5 3XQsince June 2025DE5 4DSsince May 2025DE5 4TDsince March 2025DE5 4DRsince September 2024

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn RipleyAcross the DE5 district
The 12 months to August 2026 8 of 271 (3%) 10 of 309 (3%)
The 12 months to August 2025 62 of 354 (18%) 71 of 405 (18%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Ripley?

Ofcom reports on 419 of the 472 postcodes in Ripley. At 344 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 9 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit344 of 419
Postcodes where every home can get superfast390 of 419
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband9 of 419

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Ripley at risk of flooding?

5 of the 472 postcodes in Ripley have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 7 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 5 of 472 postcodes High: 3Medium: 4Low: 12

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Ripley?

The open schools at the postcodes in Ripley. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Ripley?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ripley is Ambergate Rail Station, 5.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Ambergate Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Langley Mill Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Belper Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Ripley?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Ripley. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Ripley safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 2,037 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Ripley over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 141 September 2025
  2. 179 October 2025
  3. 191 November 2025
  4. 163 December 2025
  5. 141 January 2026
  6. 146 February 2026
  7. 192 March 2026
  8. 208 April 2026
  9. 157 May 2026
  10. 166 June 2026
  11. 203 July 2026
  12. 150 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences932 reports
Anti-social behaviour249 reports
Public order202 reports
Criminal damage and arson157 reports
Drugs129 reports
Shoplifting115 reports
Other theft94 reports
Burglary41 reports

Also: other crime 34, vehicle crime 30, possession of weapons 28, theft from the person 14, robbery 11, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Ripley?

District, borough or city council
Amber Valley
County council
Derbyshire
Parliamentary constituency
Amber Valley
Police force area
Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
MP
Linsey Farnsworth (Labour)

All 472 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Ripley

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Ripley postcodes

472 postcodes in use in Ripley, by district:

DE5 postcode district,468 postcodesDE75 postcode district,4 postcodes

Those districts are all in the DE postcode area.

Check a Ripley postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Ripley

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Ripley's £205,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Somercotes and Swanwick3.7 km, £190,000Heanor4.8 km, £190,000Jacksdale and Westwood4.9 km, £186,000Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse5.0 km, £208,500Belper5.3 km, £243,000Alfreton5.6 km, £186,000Brinsley and Underwood6.4 km, £260,000Crich6.7 km, £325,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Ripley

What is it like to live in Ripley?
Homes sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 7% on the 12 months before. At 344 of the 419 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 7 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 5 of its 472 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ambergate, 5.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Ripley?
Ripley is covered by postcode districts DE5 and DE75, across 472 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Ripley in?
Ripley is in the Amber Valley council area, and Derbyshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Ripley?
Ripley is in the Amber Valley parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Linsey Farnsworth (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Ripley?
Homes in Ripley sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 271 sales, down 7% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Ripley?
In Ripley, primary schools at its postcodes include Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Ripley Junior School and Ripley Infant School; secondary schools at its postcodes include The Ripley Academy. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Ripley have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ripley is Ambergate, 5.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Ripley?
Ofcom reports on 419 of the 472 postcodes in Ripley. At 344 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 9 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Ripley at risk of flooding?
5 of the 472 postcodes in Ripley have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 7 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Ripley?
33 of the 472 postcodes now in use in Ripley came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 62 of the 354 homes sold in Ripley were newly built (18%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DE5 district, 18%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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