Hammersmith Ripley, Amber Valley
57 addresses across 3 postcodes (DE5), about 190 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 600656.
- Sales: 89 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £114,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 39 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 23, E: 5, F: 3).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 is about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 96 to 116 m above sea level.
- Noise: 48 of its 57 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ripley Medical Centre, about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 450 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often public order.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £114,000 | £114,000 | £114,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | £154,000 | £133,000 | £162,000 |
| 2024 | 5 | £165,000 | £120,000 | £230,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £161,000 | £158,000 | £164,950 |
| 2022 | 5 | £160,000 | £112,000 | £265,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £111,750 | £99,500 | £149,950 |
| 2020 | 1 | £107,000 | £107,000 | £107,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £115,000 | £103,000 | £225,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £90,000 | £75,000 | £172,000 |
| 2016 | 5 | £110,000 | £87,000 | £675,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £89,750 | £87,500 | £92,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2026 | 12 DE5 3RA | Detached | £114,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2025 | 13 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £148,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2025 | 34 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 24 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £133,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2025 | 36 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £162,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 33 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £140,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 28 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2024 | 40A DE5 3RA | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2024 | 35 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2024 | 30 DE5 3RA | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2024 | 1 DE5 3RA | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 19 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £158,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2023 | 22 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £161,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2023 | 31 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £164,950 | |
| 9 Dec 2022 | 14 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £170,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2022 | 4 DE5 3RA | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2022 | 35 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2022 | 11 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £112,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2022 | 32 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2021 | 34 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £149,950 | |
| 28 May 2021 | 13 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £101,500 | |
| 9 Feb 2021 | 26 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £122,000 | |
| 4 Feb 2021 | 32 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £99,500 | |
| 20 Jan 2021 | PADLEY HALL FARM DE5 3RA | Other | £820,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 31 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £107,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2019 | 4 DE5 3RA | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2019 | 35 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2019 | 22 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £103,000 | |
| 22 May 2018 | 5 DE5 3RA | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2017 | 4 DE5 3RA | Semi-detached | £172,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2017 | 16 DE5 3RA | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2017 | 25 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2016 | 15 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £95,500 | |
| 22 Jul 2016 | PADLEY HALL FARM DE5 3RA | Detached | £675,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2016 | 31 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £87,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2016 | 14 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2016 | 10 DE5 3RA | Semi-detached | £149,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2015 | 26 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £92,000 | |
| 13 Nov 2015 | 22 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £87,500 | |
| 27 Oct 2014 | 24 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £82,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2013 | 25 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £82,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2010 | 2, PADLEY COTTAGES DE5 3TG | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2010 | 37 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2010 | 19 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £84,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2009 | 2, PADLEY COTTAGES DE5 3TG | Semi-detached | £64,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2008 | 34 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2007 | 23 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £103,250 | |
| 12 Apr 2007 | 12 DE5 3RA | Detached | £89,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2007 | 18 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £79,950 | |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 26 DE5 3RA | Terraced | £93,000 |
Energy performance certificates
39 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 67 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (23); House, semi-detached (9); House, end-terrace (5). Built: 1900-1929 (19); before 1900 (18); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (24); rented (private) (7); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (44% of about 1,290 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)
- Asher Lane, Ripley: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Asher Lane Business Park (South) Ripley: up to 95 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Asher Lane Business Park (North) Ripley: up to 85 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Butterley Works, Butterley Hill, Ripley: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Land off Butterley Hill Ripley: up to 16 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- All Saints Church Hall Site Moseley Street Ripley: up to 10 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 50 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 6 low and 0 very low.
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 3RA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 11 | unlikely |
| DE5 3TG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DE5 3FG | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 57 addresses are between 96 m and 116 m above sea level (101 m on average); the ground rises about 20 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE5 3FG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DE5 3RA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DE5 3TG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ambergate 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Alfreton 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Belper 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Butterley Lane Hammersmith | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alfreton Bus Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Church Street Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 26 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ripley Medical Centre | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hurst Chemist | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nottingham Road Dental Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripley Hospital Utc | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Heanor and Langley Mill Police SNT | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-op - Maple Avenue, Maple Ave | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,230 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,540 m² | 140 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Padley Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m west. 8 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* | 130 m west |
| Butterley Works blast furnaces, canal tunnel and underground wharf | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Derwent Valley Mills | World Heritage Site | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Butterley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Butterley Wood | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Carr Wood | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Jubilee Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Golden Valley | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 33 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 57 |
48 of the street's 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lons Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | 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 Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Swanwick Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | 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 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Ripley Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Swanwick Hall School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Ripley Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King William Residential Home DE5 3DW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Midland Railway Butterley DE5 3QZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Dec 2023 |
| Catch A Bite DE5 3QZ | Mobile caterer | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Public order | 5 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hammersmith (9); On or near Manor Croft (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 7 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
- DE5 3RA: 51 addresses of 60 in the postcode
- DE5 3TG: 5 addresses
- DE5 3FG: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Manor Croft · Butterley Lane · A38 · Padley Close · The Spinney · A38 · Lowes Hill · Lynton Close · Bridle Lane
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.