Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:39 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:16 am – 3:50 pm
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People10,309 residentsin the Ripley South & Loscoe census areaMedian age 44.24,583 households67% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright19% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,724 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 16%, construction 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 70% go by car, 4% 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 languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C777 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 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 landmarksLoscoe Damwater · under a mileCoppice Lakelake · 2.7 miCodnorpark Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miStrelley Woodwoodland · under a mileButterley Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miShipley Lakelake · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPit Toppark · under a mile · 21 haOrmonde Fields Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 55 haMidland Railway Centrepark · 1.6 mi · 10 haRipley Greenwaypark · 1.6 miCharles Hill Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 9 haCodnor Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200248 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202546 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.1 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,203 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipley Hospital Utc1.7 miGP surgeryIvy Grove Surgery7 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyHolmfield Chemist LTD6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNottingham Road Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryWaingroves Primary Schoolages 4-11, 213 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCodnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlledages 3-11, 248 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Ripley Academyages 11-18, 920 pupils1.0 miCollegeDerby College8.8 miUniversityUniversity of Derby8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA14 miRailway stationLangley Mill2.2 miBus stationAlfreton Bus Station4.2 miBus stops70 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE5 postcode district.
