United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Amber Valley
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~129k · 69 state-funded schools
Affordable living comes at the cost of opportunity. Amber Valley offers rents that take a manageable 24.4% of gross median pay, and its median house price is 6.1 times annual earnings, both below the East Midlands median. However, median weekly pay is only slightly above the regional average at £742.60, and the area ranks in the bottom half of the region for both deprivation and recorded crime. The clear strength lies in education, with 93.2% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, a figure better than most in the East Midlands. This location suits those prioritising school quality and a lower cost of housing over career progression.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Amber Valley ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,615/yr
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
House price
£235,000
Affordable
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Rent
£784/mo
Affordable
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,408/yr
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Crime
66.5/1k
Mid
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Deprivation
18.0
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
95.6%
Strong
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
69 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
65 of 68 (95.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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69 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 69 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.