The median home in Ripley sells for £214,475
That is the middle of 1,010 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.3 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
40% of Ripley’s sales are detached houses
1,010 homes sold in three years: 404 detached houses, 344 semi-detached houses, 247 terraced houses and 15 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.3 times what a flat does.
median sale · 404 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £246K–£338K
- Last 12 months
- £280K97 sold
- New build
- £316K
median sale · 344 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £168K–£230K
- Last 12 months
- £200K93 sold
- New build
- £255K
median sale · 247 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £125K–£175K
- Last 12 months
- £160K84 sold
median sale · 15 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £115K–£130K
Mostly detached: 40% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Ripley’s homes sold for between £160K and £275K
One sale in ten was under £130K and one in ten over £340K. 65% sold for under £250K.
The median, £214,475, sits in the £200–250K band
1,010 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.3 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £39,000 in 1995 to £205,000 in the last 12 months (£160,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
278 sales in the last 12 months, against 446 in 2022, the busiest year, and 221 in 2012. Sales fell by 45% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 3%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 28% more sales than 2020.
Ripley costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Ripley, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £58K | £83K | £164K | £177K | £195K | £249K | £280K |
| Semi-detached houses | £38K | £45K | £113K | £105K | £120K | £145K | £200K |
| Terraced houses | £29K | £33K | £87K | £80K | £96K | £120K | £160K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
4% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
1,136 new homes have been sold in Ripley since 1995; the share peaked at 27% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £287,950
against £195,000 for a home sold on, 48% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.9% sold leasehold in Ripley. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Pruning Drive is Ripley’s busiest street, with 39 sales in three years
68 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 24 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pruning Drive | DE5 | 39 | £277,950 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Pollarding Drive | DE5 | 28 | £290,450 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Copse Drive | DE5 | 26 | £285,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Coppice Farm Road | DE5 | 24 | £281,225 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Nottingham Road (DE5) | DE5 | 23 | £189,950 | Mixed |
| 6 | Denby Bank | DE5 | 21 | £205,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Derby Road | DE5 | 21 | £195,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Canopy Drive | DE5 | 19 | £312,450 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 9 | Heage Road | DE5 | 18 | £284,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Peasehill Road | DE5 | 15 | £165,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Bridle Lane | DE5 | 14 | £155,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Warmwells Lane | DE5 | 12 | £203,750 | Mixed |
| 13 | Church Street | DE5 | 12 | £174,500 | Mixed |
| 14 | Alfred Street | DE5 | 12 | £165,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Steam Mill Lane | DE5 | 11 | £240,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Chancel Way: £430,000
Church Croft: £110,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.9 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Ripley is the 37th most expensive of 59 towns in Derbyshire
Ripley is in the middle of Derbyshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Derbyshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Ripley’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Jacksdale and Westwood and Heanor.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley | — | £214K | 278 | +51% |
| Somercotes and Swanwick | 2.1 | £195K | 181 | +45% |
| Heage | 2.1 | £240K | 29 | +17% |
| Ironville | 2.3 | £157K | 18 | +23% |
| Denby Bottles | 2.6 | £199K | 25 | +42% |
| Jacksdale and Westwood | 3 | £177K | 18 | +61% |
| Ambergate | 3 | £265K | 23 | +46% |
| Heanor | 3.1 | £192K | 243 | +56% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Ripley
What is the average house price in Ripley?
The median home in Ripley sold for £214,475 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 1,010 standard sales (£205,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £284,950, semi-detached houses £195,000, terraced houses £152,000 and flats and maisonettes £125,000.
Are house prices going up in Ripley?
The median was £219,475 in 2025, up 5% on 2024 (£210,000), and £205,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Ripley each year?
278 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 360 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Ripley?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Chancel Way (DE5, £430,000), Deanery Close (DE5, £410,000) and Chancery Close (DE5, £357,500).
How much does a new build cost in Ripley?
New homes sold for a median £287,950 over three years, against £195,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 15% of sales.
Is Ripley expensive for Derbyshire?
Ripley is the 37th most expensive of 59 towns of 2,500 or more in Derbyshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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