Amber Valley: local statistics
Amber Valley is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 131,894 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Amber Valley, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In 2022 to 2024, women in Amber Valley had a life expectancy at birth of 82.6 years; for men it was 78.9 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.5 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.6 less. It is 24th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest for women.
In August 2026, 2,060 people in Amber Valley were on the claimant count, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the East Midlands was 3.5%. Twelve months before, it was 2.5%. The five-year high was 3.5% (August 2021); the low was 2.4% (October 2023).
A typical home in Amber Valley cost £233,295 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 4.8% on a year before. It ranks as mid-table in the East Midlands, 21st of 35 (regional average £242,274). Prices are 57% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Amber Valley (£37,756) gives a ratio of 6.2. That ratio is the 24th highest ratio of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
In March 2026, 5,290 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Amber Valley, 3% more than in 2016. That is 40 for every 1,000 residents, close to the middle of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands (21st highest).
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Amber Valley took home £742.60 a week before tax (£37,756 a year). It is the 14th highest of 35 in the East Midlands, and 3.0% more than across the East Midlands. Jobs based in Amber Valley paid a median £714.30 a week, £28.30 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £521.00, so it has risen 43% before inflation.
In mid-2025 the population of Amber Valley was estimated at 131,894, up 1.3% on mid-2024. That is 9,059 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 7.4%, against +8.6% for the East Midlands as a whole, close to the middle of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands (20th fastest growth). The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
In the year to March 2026, 8,916 offences were recorded by police in Amber Valley: 67.6 per 1,000 people, close to the middle of the 32 council areas in the East Midlands (15th highest rate). That compares with 68.7 per 1,000 the year before. In the year to March 2016 it was 44.5 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
A Band D home in Amber Valley pays an average of £2,407.69 in council tax in 2026-27, 4.8% more than in 2025-26. It is mid-table in the East Midlands, 19th of 35. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,609.30, so it has risen 50%.
An estimated 78.6% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Amber Valley were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 6.3 points), against 75.4% across the East Midlands. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 75.5% to 83.3%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 122,835 |
| 2016 | 123,411 |
| 2017 | 124,225 |
| 2018 | 124,804 |
| 2019 | 125,791 |
| 2020 | 125,953 |
| 2021 | 126,442 |
| 2022 | 126,947 |
| 2023 | 128,293 |
| 2024 | 130,238 |
| 2025 | 131,894 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £149,021 |
| July 2017 | £155,814 |
| July 2018 | £165,838 |
| July 2019 | £169,361 |
| July 2020 | £175,169 |
| July 2021 | £194,747 |
| July 2022 | £210,136 |
| July 2023 | £211,762 |
| July 2024 | £216,945 |
| July 2025 | £222,641 |
| July 2026 | £233,295 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £521.00 a week |
| 2016 | £527.60 a week |
| 2017 | £536.60 a week |
| 2018 | £554.90 a week |
| 2019 | £580.30 a week |
| 2020 | £590.60 a week |
| 2021 | £601.10 a week |
| 2022 | £626.90 a week |
| 2023 | £655.70 a week |
| 2024 | £686.10 a week |
| 2025 | £742.60 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,609.30 |
| 2017-18 | £1,668.38 |
| 2018-19 | £1,750.31 |
| 2019-20 | £1,833.06 |
| 2020-21 | £1,883.26 |
| 2021-22 | £1,944.65 |
| 2022-23 | £2,003.34 |
| 2023-24 | £2,086.33 |
| 2024-25 | £2,191.88 |
| 2025-26 | £2,297.98 |
| 2026-27 | £2,407.69 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 44.5 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 43.6 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 44.2 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 49.0 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 65.9 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 61.1 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 65.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 71.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 68.7 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 67.6 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 76.8% |
| 2016/17 | 80.9% |
| 2017/18 | 83.3% |
| 2018/19 | 82.2% |
| 2019/20 | 79.5% |
| 2020/21 | 75.5% |
| 2021/22 | 78.5% |
| 2022/23 | 77.8% |
| 2023/24 | 77.1% |
| 2024/25 | 76.3% |
| 2025/26 | 78.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.1 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.3 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.0 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.7 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.4 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 5,120 |
| 2017 | 5,195 |
| 2018 | 5,155 |
| 2019 | 5,230 |
| 2020 | 5,275 |
| 2021 | 5,270 |
| 2022 | 5,315 |
| 2023 | 5,410 |
| 2024 | 5,425 |
| 2025 | 5,260 |
| 2026 | 5,290 |
Questions about Amber Valley
What is life expectancy in Amber Valley?
82.6 years for women and 78.9 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Amber Valley?
The ONS claimant count was 2,060 in August 2026, 2.6% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average house price in Amber Valley?
£233,295 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+4.8% on a year).
What is the average salary in Amber Valley?
£742.60 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the population of Amber Valley?
131,894 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the crime rate in Amber Valley?
67.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How much is Band D council tax in Amber Valley?
£2,407.69 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Who has power over Amber Valley
Every body that makes decisions for Amber Valley, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Amber Valley council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Amber Valley in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Derbyshire County Council county council
- East Midlands Combined Authority combined authority
- Derbyshire Constabulary police force
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- East Midlands in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Amber Valley: Linsey Farnsworth (Labour) MP
- Derbyshire Dales: John Whitby (Labour) MP
- Mid Derbyshire: Jonathan Davies (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: The year to March 2025 is left out because the Home Office says some Derbyshire offences were not assigned to a partnership that year. Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East Midlands
- UK figures: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK unemployment rate · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Ashfield · Bassetlaw · Gedling · Newark and Sherwood · North Kesteven · Rushcliffe
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