UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/amber-valley
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in Amber Valley
Homes in Amber Valley sold for a median of £235,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,793 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £250,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,515 | £340,000 | £270,000 to £448,000 | £3,286/m²from 69 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,215 | £210,000 | £172,000 to £255,000 | £2,623/m²from 55 sales |
| Terraced | 965 | £167,000 | £135,000 to £210,000 | £2,162/m²from 25 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 98 | £136,500 | £115,000 to £170,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Amber Valley, at 40% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 32%.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 3% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Prices over time
The median rose 51%, from £157,000 in 2016 to £237,000 in 2025, more than the 48% rise across the East Midlands as a whole.
Postcode districts in Amber Valley
The dearest district was DE56 (Belper), at £263,000, and the cheapest was DE55 (Alfreton), at £200,000.
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Post towns in Amber Valley, by number of sales: Alfreton (DE55), Belper (DE56), Ripley (DE5), Heanor (DE75).
- DE56Belper, 1,212 salesMedian price £263,000Price per square metre £3,243Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- DE5Ripley, 714 salesMedian price £220,000Price per square metre £2,282Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- DE75Heanor, 504 salesMedian price £207,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −7%
- DE55Alfreton, 1,559 salesMedian price £200,000Price per square metre £2,504Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in DE5 (Ripley), up 5%, and fell most in DE75 (Heanor), down 7%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Pollarding Drive, Ripley (DE5)30 sales
- Robin Avenue, South Normanton (DE55)27 sales
- Aumonier Way, Alfreton (DE55)26 sales
- Derwentside Drive, Belper (DE56)26 sales
- Agnes Drive, Belper (DE56)22 sales
- Deer Park Close, Alfreton (DE55)21 sales
- Tilling Close, Ambergate (DE56)21 sales
- Nesfield Drive, Shipley (DE75)19 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Nesfield Drive, Shipley (DE75, detached houses, £375,000), Wright Drive, Swanwick (DE55, detached houses, £373,000) and Birch Street, Morton (DE55, detached houses, £370,000).
The cheapest were Kedleston Close, Belper (DE56, flats, £124,000), Sherwood Street, Newton (DE55, £125,000) and Ray Street, Heanor (DE75, terraced houses, £126,500).
Living in Amber Valley
Crime
72 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
91% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
85% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 77 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,408 a year in Amber Valley for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East Midlands
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Amber Valley and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Broxtowe£253,500
- Gedling£250,000
- North East Derbyshire£245,000
- Leicester£243,000
- North Kesteven£242,500
- Newark and Sherwood£240,000
- South Holland£239,000
- Amber Valley, this council area£235,000
- West Lindsey£232,000
- Derby£220,000
- Erewash£218,000
- East Lindsey£215,500
- Bassetlaw£210,000
- Boston£205,000
- Ashfield£200,000
About these figures
Amber Valley's figures come from 3,793 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Amber Valley, so their sales add up to 3,989 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 11% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.