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Thinking of living at DE5 8LB? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Street Lane Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Ripley Junior School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Ripley Infant School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Waingroves Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Denby Free CofE VA Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| The Ripley Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| John Flamsteed Community School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 53.3 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Belper School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Heanor Gate Spencer Academy | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 49.6 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aldercar High School | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 33.9 · 2.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Jasmine House School | Independent | 4.5 km | – |
Every primary near DE5 8LB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Marehay Bowls Club | 870 m | 9 |
| Cricket | Marehay Cricket Club | 860 m | 4 |
| Football | Heanor Town Football Club | 4.1 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Ripley Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Tennis | John Flamsteed Community School | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Golf | Ormonde Fields Golf Club | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Fusion Yoga Studios & Wellbeing Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Squash | Belper Leisure Centre | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Unity Gym Heanor | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Unity Gym Heanor | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Unity Gym Heanor | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Functional training | Unity Gym Heanor | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Archery | Derbyshire Archery Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Snooker | South East Derbyshire Snooker Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Aldercar Lane Fishery | 4.7 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 Belper, a drive away (5.1 km), with 219k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Derby.
The nearest bus stop is Denby Bank, 100 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 9.1, 9.3, CMT, 147); 32 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Street Lane Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km); 77% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Ripley Academy, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (3.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Central England Co-operative, 1.6 km away; Mill Hill Convenience (1.7 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ivy Grove Surgery (1.2 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (2.0 km).
For a haircut, Serene Retreat is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Derby Hospital, 12 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 5 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Elior UK At Deb is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and Marehay Miners Welfare the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 20 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Waingroves Community Woodland & Strelley Wood, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Ripley Leisure Centre (1.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 21 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 65 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
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.
4 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.