# DE5 3PW: area report for a postcode in Amber Valley

DE5 3PW is a postcode in Amber Valley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Amber Valley. Open the map at DE5 3PW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) › [DE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de5) › [DE5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/de5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 60% on July. Amber Valley 008F: 105 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW
- **Ambergate, 5.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW
- **No property in DE5 3PW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Amber Valley 008F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW
- **£232,141 average price**: For the whole of Amber Valley, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DE5 3PW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW
- **Low road and rail noise at DE5 3PW**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ripley Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ripley-infant-school-e112612) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | – |
| [Ripley Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ripley-junior-school-e152074) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [Ripley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ripley-nursery-school-e112478) | Nursery | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | – |
| [The Ripley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ripley-academy-e141259) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 42.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ripley-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-and-nursery-e112849) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lons Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lons-infant-school-e112710) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Waingroves Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waingroves-primary-school-e148018) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Street Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/street-lane-primary-school-e145251) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £159,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2024 | £126,250 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2024 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £176,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2024 | £132,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: IVY GROVE SURGERY (310 m); RIPLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (670 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (890 m); PEAK PHARMACY (910 m); HURST CHEMIST (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Maple Avenue Ripley (680 m, Central England Co-operative); Co-op Derby Road Ripley (840 m, Central England Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £232,141** (August 2026). Amber Valley’s average house price was £232,141 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,756** (2025). Full-time workers living in Amber Valley earned a median of £37,756 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 149th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.1×** (2025). A home in Amber Valley costs 6.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.6** (2025). Amber Valley has a deprivation score of 18.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 142nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Amber Valley 008F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 49.3** (2025). Amber Valley 008F has a deprivation score of 49.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,469th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £176,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Amber Valley 008F was £176,500 in 2025. Joint 4,439th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,507** (2021). Amber Valley 008F had 1,507 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,153rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Amber Valley 008F, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DE5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £222,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DE5 was £222,500 in 2025. Joint 551st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,450** (2021). DE5 had 22,450 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,318th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in DE5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.1%** (January 2026). In DE5, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley)
- Centre: 53.0414, -1.4073

Council: [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/amber-valley): Linsey Farnsworth (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4073,53.0414,DE53PW

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