Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:39 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:17 am – 3:50 pm
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People8,927 residentsin the Ripley East, Riddings & Ironville census areaMedian age 45.94,099 households71% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,447 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 16%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 68% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C814 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksButterley Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCodnorpark Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miButterley Woodwoodland · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 1.8 miGolden Valleyvalley · 1.6 miCarr Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRipley Greenwaypark · under a mileMidland Railway Centrepark · 1.0 mi · 10 haBrewster Memorial Gardenpark · under a mileDevonshire Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haCrays Hill Parkplaying field · 1.2 mi · 7 haSomerlea Parkplaying field · 1.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes217 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200248 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202544 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.2 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,264 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipley Hospital Utc1.1 miGP surgeryRipley Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyHurst Chemist8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNottingham Road Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryLons Infant Schoolages 4-7, 40 pupilsunder a milePrimarySwanwick Primary Schoolages 3-11, 379 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySwanwick Hall Schoolages 11-18, 1,025 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College9.7 miUniversityUniversity of Derby9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA16 miRailway stationAlfreton3.0 miBus stationAlfreton Bus Station2.5 miBus stops82 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE5 postcode district.
