Albert Road Ripley, Amber Valley
54 addresses across 2 postcodes (DE5), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 600012.
- Sales: 44 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £265,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 10, E: 5).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Amber Valley costs £2,408 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ambergate, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Crossley Park, is about 120 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 143 to 154 m above sea level.
- Noise: 13 of its 54 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ripley Medical Centre, about 570 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 50 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £265,000 | £230,000 | £300,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £205,000 | £135,000 | £275,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £151,000 | £151,000 | £151,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £159,950 | £159,950 | £159,950 |
| 2017 | 2 | £136,000 | £122,000 | £150,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £149,950 | £149,950 | £149,950 |
| 2014 | 1 | £96,000 | £96,000 | £96,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2024 | 3 DE5 3FZ | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2024 | 44 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2023 | 42 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2022 | 10 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2021 | 14 DE5 3FZ | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2021 | 31 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2020 | 10 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £151,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2019 | 15 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £159,950 | |
| 13 Sep 2017 | 9 DE5 3FZ | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2017 | 10 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £122,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2016 | 44 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2015 | 33 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £149,950 | |
| 5 Mar 2014 | 10 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £96,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2013 | 1 DE5 3FZ | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 25 May 2012 | APRIL RISE DE5 3FZ | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2011 | 34 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2010 | APRIL RISE DE5 3FZ | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2010 | 2 DE5 3FZ | Detached | £203,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2010 | 35 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £142,500 | |
| 30 Mar 2010 | 32 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £158,500 | |
| 23 Nov 2009 | 1 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £123,500 | |
| 1 May 2008 | 34 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £124,500 | |
| 14 Jun 2007 | 32 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £121,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2007 | 33 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £143,000 | |
| 31 May 2006 | 15 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2005 | 3 DE5 3FZ | Detached | £193,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2004 | 31 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2004 | 28 DE5 3FZ | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2004 | 8 DE5 3FZ | Terraced | £86,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2003 | 27 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £86,500 | |
| 6 Nov 2002 | 35 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £87,950 | |
| 31 May 2002 | 1 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £78,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2001 | 42 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £52,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2000 | 28A DE5 3FZ | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2000 | 26 DE5 3FZ | Detached | £130,000 | |
| 26 Jul 1999 | 12 DE5 3FZ | Detached | £95,000 | |
| 10 May 1999 | 24 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £27,000 | |
| 23 Jul 1998 | 30 DE5 3FZ | Detached | £49,000 | |
| 10 Jul 1998 | 10 DE5 3FZ | Terraced | £40,500 | |
| 31 Oct 1997 | 31 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £43,000 | |
| 16 Jun 1997 | 40 DE5 3FZ | Detached | £58,950 | |
| 12 Jun 1997 | 35 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £32,500 | |
| 29 Nov 1996 | 29 DE5 3FZ | Semi-detached | £50,000 | |
| 25 Oct 1995 | 8 DE5 3FZ | Terraced | £29,950 |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 92 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10); House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1930-1949 (9); 1900-1929 (4); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Amber Valley in 2026-27: Band D £2,408 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,605 | £1,873 | £2,140 | £2,408 | £2,943 | £3,478 | £4,013 | £4,815 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (35% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Willows Slack Lane Ripley: up to 10 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- All Saints Church Hall Site Moseley Street Ripley: up to 10 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Land south of 33 South Place, Ripley: up to 6 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- All Saints Church Hall, Moseley Street, Ripley, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Land off Butterley Hill Ripley: up to 16 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- Land at Long Close, Ripley: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- Land at Cemetery Road Ripley: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Land off Cemetery Lane Ripley, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE5 3FZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| DE5 3FY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 54 addresses are between 143 m and 154 m above sea level (150 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE5 3FY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DE5 3FZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Alfreton 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 56 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pasteur Avenue Ripley | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alfreton Bus Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Street Car Park | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 25.1 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ripley Medical Centre | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hurst Chemist | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nottingham Road Dental Practice | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripley Hospital Utc | 380 m |
| Police station | Heanor and Langley Mill Police SNT | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central England Co-op - Maple Avenue, Maple Ave | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crossley Park 1.7 ha | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Pit Top 21 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,650 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.8 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,870 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Padley Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 920 m (0.6 miles) north. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Padley Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Butterley Works blast furnaces, canal tunnel and underground wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Morley Park Works | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Carr Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Butterley Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Butterley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Forty Horse Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Golden Valley | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 54 |
13 of the street's 54 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Amber Valley: see them on the Amber Valley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 310 m | No published inspection |
| Lons Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 370 m | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ripley Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ripley Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Ripley Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clowns Day Nursery DE5 3FP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Ripley Hospital DE5 3HF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Central England Co-operative DE5 3GU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 320 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
| Acacia Lodge DE5 3NR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2024 |
| Thorn Tree DE5 3HA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2024 |
| Ripley Nursery School DE5 3HE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2025 |
| White Lion DE5 3BR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jan 2024 |
| The Three Horse Shoes DE5 3BR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 4 Good | 31 Jan 2025 |
| The Red Lion DE5 3BR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 5 Very good | 25 Oct 2023 |
| Market Place Cafe DE5 3FJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 4 Good | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Champion Pizza DE5 3HH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Tony's Pizza Fried Chicken DE5 3HH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Cushty Bargains DE5 3BU | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Jack In A Box DE5 3AE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2022 |
| Critchlow's General Store DE5 3GG | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Feb 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near School Lane (8); On or near Pasteur Avenue (7); On or near Albert Road (5); On or near Shirley Road (5); On or near Harvester Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Cobden Street · Harris Avenue · Victoria Road · Laurel Avenue · Jubilee Avenue · Cromford Road · Nightingale Close · Harris Close · Limes Park · Glebe Avenue · Harvester Close · Shirley Road
All the streets in DE5 and across Amber Valley.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.