What's changing near DE5 3AY
Within 2 km, around Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville in Amber Valley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
80new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.6%like-for-like prices in Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.6%)
-2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – May 2026
May 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
950 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.4 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 19 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
5homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
12since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DE5 3AY itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
15storm overflows within 2 km
775hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
244spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Padley Hall Csointo The Hartshay Brook63 spills, 216 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Toll Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto Hartshay Brook55 spills, 184 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Swanwick Sewage Treatment Worksinto Tributary Of Hartshay Brook41 spills, 165 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Apollo Engineering Site Csointo Trib Of Bottle Brook45 spills, 125 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Swanwick - Hickton Road Spsinto Tributary Of Hartshay Brook28 spills, 83 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Outside Goodwin Csointo Trib Of Butterley Reservoir3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Ripley - Brook Lane Csointo Tributary Of Bottle Brook3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Codnor - 24 Holborn View Csointo Tributary Of Bailey Brook1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
26 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (13 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Swanwick CollieryPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2015
750 m away - Solar farm
Derby Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 38 MW
Mar 2025
1000 m away - Battery storage
Derby Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 40 MW
Mar 2025
1000 m away - Rooftop solar
Ripley Leisure Centre, Derby Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2023
1.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Hl Plastics Extrusions, Flamstead House Hall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Apr 2024
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Brook Farm, High Street - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
SC Johnson, Denby - Solar PanelsBeing built · 620 kW
Sept 2022
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Evans Concrete Products, Pye Bridge Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Mar 2024
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Guilford Europe, Cotes Park Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy, Kirkley Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Mar 2026
4.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-application
Chesterfield to WillingtonElectric Lines · Land between the Chesterfield Substation, south-east of Chesterfield and Willington Substation, east of Willington, Derbyshire. application due June 2027
3.8 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
14.9 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
23.9 km away - Pre-application
Castle Way EnergyGenerating Stations · The proposed development includes five development sites (Sites A-E) which are situated in the rural expanse between Derby, Uttoxeter and Ashbourne. application due June 2027
24.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
24.3 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
24.3 km away - Recommendation
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Newthorpe Wind Turbine (wind farm, 8.7 km); Crow Trees Farm (solar farm, 8.9 km); Twin Yards Solar Farm (solar farm, 8.9 km); Manners Avenue - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 9.6 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.