Bacteriostatic water in Ripley

Local facts for Ripley

Ripley sits in the DE5 postcode district (DE area), within Amber Valley, East Midlands, England.

DE5 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Ripley go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Nottingham, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 18.6 km
• Loughborough University, Chemistry, 33.4 km
• Sheffield Hallam University, Biological Sciences, 36.9 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Ripley with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 37.3 km north
• The University of Leicester (UKPRN 10007796): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 51.2 km south
• University of Keele (UKPRN 10007767): Biological Sciences, 58.2 km west
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 60.5 km east
• The University of Huddersfield (UKPRN 10007148): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 70.5 km north
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 71.9 km north-west
• The University of Warwick (UKPRN 10007163): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 75.1 km south
• The University of Birmingham (UKPRN 10006840): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 75.3 km south-west

Nearby: Heanor (5.4 km), Alfreton (5.5 km), Langley Mill (5.5 km), Belper (5.8 km), Eastwood (7.8 km).

Regional hub: Nottingham.

Ripley lies north-west of Nottingham, about 20 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the DE postcode area (20 of the 150 we list for East Midlands):

• Amber Valley, DE56, 4.3 km
• Ilkeston, DE7, 11 km
• Wirksworth, DE4, 11.8 km
• Erewash, DE7, 12.9 km
• Matlock, DE4, 14 km
• Derby, DE1, 14.6 km
• Derby, DE1, 14.6 km
• DE, 14.9 km

Postcode districts in the DE area covered by our East Midlands location pages: DE1, DE4, DE5, DE6, DE7, DE11, DE12, DE45, DE55, DE56, DE65, DE75.

More nearby location pages in East Midlands (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Amber Valley (6 location pages): Amber Valley 4.3 km, Heanor 5.4 km, Alfreton 5.5 km, Langley Mill 5.5 km, Belper 5.8 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Ripley: north, Alfreton (5.5 km); east, Heanor (5.4 km); south, Amber Valley (4.3 km); west, Wirksworth (11.8 km).

Location pages in East Midlands within 10 km of Ripley: 6; within 25 km: 46; within 50 km: 82.

Map reference: 53.0491, -1.4067 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074552009).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.