Amber Valley: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£338,239

Semi-detached

£220,319

Terraced

£175,158

Flat or maisonette

£135,123

First-time buyers

£206,029

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  112,216 in 1991 → 130,451 in 2024 (+16.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £123,630 in 2005 → £233,295 in 2026 (+88.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £366 in 2008 → £622 in 2025 (+70.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  76.5% in 2004 → 78.0% in 2023 (+2.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.1% in 2001 → 2.6% in 2025 (+23.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,561 in 1997 → £24,016 in 2024 (+180.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Amber Valley; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• New homes · Housing14.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 32nd highest of 296
• No qualifications · Education & skills3.7% (2023) · 47th lowest of 293
• Housing affordability · Housing6.2× earnings (April 2025) · 79th lowest of 316
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 105th lowest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access75.1 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 313th highest of 361
• Job density · Economy & work0.69 jobs per resident (2024) · 252nd highest of 350
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills62.8% (2023) · 245th highest of 348
• Business births · Economy & work9.4% (2024) · 248th highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Derbyshire, which includes Amber Valley.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.7 years · England 80.0 · 76th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.8 years · England 83.8 · 98th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)60.5 years · England 60.9 · 72nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.5 years · England 61.3 · 76th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)335.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 80th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.9% · England 10.4 · 49th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)66.3% · England 64.6 · 82nd lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Derbyshire, which includes Amber Valley.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)66.9% · England 68.3 · 103rd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.0 score · England 46.0 · 89th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)8.3% · England 5.8 · 137th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)18.5% · England 19.8 · 77th lowest of 153