Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:39 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:17 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,826 residentsin the Ripley West census areaMedian age 52.33,165 households82% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,228 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 66% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% 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°C765 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 12 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)
Parks and green spacesCrossley Parkpark · 1.2 miPit Toppark · 1.7 mi · 21 haRipley Greenwaypark · 1.7 miArchery Clubsports ground · under a mileSawmills Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 miMarehay Parkplaying field · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202545 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 8.8 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,279 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipley Hospital Utc1.3 miGP surgeryWhitemoor Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistNottingham Road Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryHeage Primary Schoolages 4-11under a milePrimaryRipley Infant Schoolages 4-7, 157 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBelper School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 1,212 pupils1.6 miCollegeDerby College9.1 miUniversityUniversity of Derby7.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA16 miRailway stationAmbergate1.8 miBus stationBus GarageBelper2.5 miBus stops59 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE56 postcode district.
