Is Amber Valley a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Amber Valley, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 2,957 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Amber Valley, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 2,957 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Amber Valley sold for £233,295 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.8% on a year earlier. Across Amber Valley, police record 82 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Amber Valley, the nearest primary school is Ripley Infant School, 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is The Ripley Academy, 1.2 mi away (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Ivy Grove Surgery, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk.
Belper station is 2.8 mi away; the nearest park, Pit Top, is 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk.
Across Amber Valley, police record 82 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Amber Valley sold for £233,295 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.8% on a year earlier. By type: detached £338,239, semi-detached £220,319, terraced £175,158, flats £135,123. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Ripley Infant School, 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is The Ripley Academy, 1.2 mi away (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Belper is 2.8 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £47,920 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.