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On Buckland Hollow, in Ripley West
What it's like at DE56 2HT: every home that has sold on Buckland Hollow since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Buckland Hollow; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 8 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, The Cottages, Buckland HollowDetached | Apr 2013 | £355,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Tree Cottage, Buckland HollowDetached | Jan 2014 | £495,000 | 183 m² | £2,705/m² | 2 |
| The Old Barn, Ladybank Farm, Buckland HollowSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £325,000 | 182 m² | £1,786/m² | 2 |
| Ladybank Cottage, Ladybank Farm, Buckland HollowDetached | Jun 2006 | £354,000 | 193 m² | £1,834/m² | 1 |
| The Bungalow, Buckland HollowDetached | Jan 1997 | £90,100 | 74 m² | £1,218/m² | 1 |
| Valley Farm, Buckland HollowOther | Aug 2018 | £730,000 | 92 m² | £7,935/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Ambergate, a short drive or bike ride (2.4 km), with 39k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Derby.
The nearest bus stop is Ripley Road, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 147); 1 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Heage Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Swanwick Hall School, 3.5 km away; Attainment 8: 42.6 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (5.2 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Central England Co-operative, 2.3 km away, with Sawmills Post Office closer still (1.2 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ripley Medical Centre (3.1 km), with Hurst Chemist the closest pharmacy (2.9 km).
For a haircut, Finlays is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is King's Mill Hospital, 16 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Moody Cow Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (2.3 km), and The Excavator the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 71 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 20 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Charnwood Drive Park, 2.5 km away; for exercise, Splash Pad (2.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, East Midlands is 25 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 66 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
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.
1 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Canal Tunnel and Embankment Under Road to West of Car Park to Excavator Public House | II | 110 m |
| the Excavator Public House | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Amber Valley constituency: Linsey Farnsworth MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 3,554 (8.4%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 37%, Reform UK 29%, Conservative 25%, Green Party 5%.
6 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near DE56 2HT →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Buckland Hollow in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 5 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.7% | 94.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 1.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.1% | 3.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 77 min
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