What's changing near DE55 4ES
Within 2 km, around Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville in Amber Valley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
9new 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
No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
1homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 41 m²
3since energy certificates began (2008)
3in DE55 4ES itself
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2013
- Extendedcertificate 2010
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
4storm overflows within 2 km
82hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
27spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Ironville - Victoria Street Spsinto River Erewash25 spills, 81 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Codnor - 24 Holborn View Csointo Tributary Of Bailey Brook1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Greenhill Industrial Estate Csointo Trib Of Cromford Canal1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Glasshouse Hill Csointo Tributary Of Bailey Brook0 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
28 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (16 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Swanwick CollieryPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2015
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Evans Concrete Products, Pye Bridge Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Mar 2024
2.1 km away - Solar farm
Derby Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 38 MW
Mar 2025
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Derby Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 40 MW
Mar 2025
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Ripley Leisure Centre, Derby Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2023
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Brook Farm, High Street - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Guilford Europe, Cotes Park Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
A G Parfett & Sons Limited, Cotes Park Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Sept 2023
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Fairbrook House, Clover Nook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2024
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Aldercar Infant & Nursery School, Godkin Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Mar 2026
4.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Shawcroft Avenue, AlfretonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Oakland Crescent, AlfretonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away
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
5.5 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
16.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
24.5 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
24.5 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
25.2 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
25.5 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: Crow Trees Farm (solar farm, 7.3 km); Twin Yards Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.6 km); Newthorpe Wind Turbine (wind farm, 8.0 km); Manners Avenue - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 9.4 km); Sutton Landfill Site (landfill gas, 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.