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Amber Valley

Amber Valley is a district council in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,408

Lower than 58% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£238k

Lower than 59% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 7.9% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£741

Lower than 79% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 4.1% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings6.3

Lower than 64% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home68

Lower than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 9th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van16.8%

Lower than 56% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station22.3%

Lower than 58% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket69.4%

Lower than 57% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy68.2%

Lower than 69% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available90.2%

Higher than 82% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.

6th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths61%

Lower than 59% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Down 6 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score46.2

Higher than 55% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd highest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP1,833

Lower than 86% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding98.6%

Lower than 52% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Published for Derbyshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 2nd highest of the 34 councils in the East Midlands.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents67.6

Lower than 54% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Down 1.5% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households3.5

Lower than 78% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.

5th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year54.0

Higher than 73% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Published for Derbyshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 9th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier92.1%

Higher than 88% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 4th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents9.9

Higher than 92% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 5th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

No change since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.5

Higher than 58% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.0

Lower than 71% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women60.5 yrs

Lower than 59% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Published for Derbyshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Down 2.4 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home54.1 ha

Higher than 84% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.

4th highest of the 33 councils in the East Midlands.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean8.5 µg/m³

Higher than 56% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 2nd highest of the 8 districts in Derbyshire.

Down 28.6% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Amber Valley shares a boundary with Ashfield, Bolsover, Broxtowe, Derby, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash, North East Derbyshire and South Derbyshire. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Bolsover£645
  2. North East Derbyshire£723
  3. Ashfield£725
  4. Amber Valley£741
  5. Derbyshire Dales£760
  6. Derby£778
  7. Erewash£789
  8. South Derbyshire£801
  9. Broxtowe£839
Average house price, all homes
  1. Bolsover£188k
  2. Ashfield£190k
  3. Derby£204k
  4. Erewash£218k
  5. Amber Valley£238k
  6. North East Derbyshire£250k
  7. Broxtowe£253k
  8. South Derbyshire£259k
  9. Derbyshire Dales£353k
Council tax, band D
  1. Derby£2,306
  2. South Derbyshire£2,340
  3. Erewash£2,361
  4. Amber Valley£2,408
  5. Derbyshire Dales£2,445
  6. North East Derbyshire£2,467
  7. Bolsover£2,559
  8. Ashfield£2,609
  9. Broxtowe£2,618
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Derbyshire Dales44.8
  2. South Derbyshire51.9
  3. Broxtowe53.0
  4. North East Derbyshire54.3
  5. Bolsover67.4
  6. Amber Valley67.6
  7. Erewash74.9
  8. Ashfield79.0
  9. Derby111.0
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Derbyshire Dales1,832
  2. Amber Valley1,833
  3. North East Derbyshire1,885
  4. Bolsover2,088
  5. Erewash2,379
  6. Broxtowe2,397
  7. Ashfield2,495
  8. Derby2,578
  9. South Derbyshire2,581
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Derby56%
  2. South Derbyshire57%
  3. Erewash58%
  4. North East Derbyshire60%
  5. Amber Valley61%
  6. Ashfield61%
  7. Bolsover64%
  8. Broxtowe64%
  9. Derbyshire Dales64%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Derbyshire Dales4.9 µg/m³
  2. South Derbyshire7.2 µg/m³
  3. North East Derbyshire7.6 µg/m³
  4. Amber Valley8.5 µg/m³
  5. Bolsover8.5 µg/m³
  6. Ashfield9.9 µg/m³
  7. Erewash11 µg/m³
  8. Broxtowe11.6 µg/m³
  9. Derby11.6 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. South Derbyshire5.4%
  2. Derby9%
  3. North East Derbyshire10.4%
  4. Erewash15.2%
  5. Bolsover17.8%
  6. Amber Valley22.3%
  7. Derbyshire Dales22.6%
  8. Ashfield26.9%
  9. Broxtowe38.9%

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