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Thinking of living at DE5 3LF? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 550 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Lons Infant School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Ripley Junior School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Ripley Infant School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Waingroves Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| The Ripley Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Swanwick Hall School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| John Flamsteed Community School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 53.3 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| David Nieper Academy | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Belper School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kingdom Christian School | Independent | 4.3 km | – |
| Jasmine House School | Independent | 6.0 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Ripley Leisure Centre | 800 m | 4 |
| Bowls | Marehay Bowls Club | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Marehay Cricket Club | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Golf | Ormonde Fields Golf Club | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Tennis | John Flamsteed Community School | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Squash | Belper Leisure Centre | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Fusion Yoga Studios & Wellbeing Centre | 380 m | 1 |
| Football | Swanwick Pentrich Road F.C. | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Archery | Derbyshire Archery Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Amber Valley Rugby Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Amber Valley Rugby Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Aldercar Lane Fishery | 5.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Ambergate, a drive away (5.2 km), with 39k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Derby.
The nearest bus stop is Argyll Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes CMT, 90, 319); 43 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 49 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Ripley Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (4.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 200 m away; Boyes (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ripley Medical Centre (750 m), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Polished is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is King's Mill Hospital, 13 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 69% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Willow Wood Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Talbot Taphouse the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 125 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 27 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Crossley Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Fusion Yoga Studios & Wellbeing Centre (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 25 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 68 km.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
41 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.