Amber Valley property market
In Amber Valley (East Midlands) the average private rent is £789/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £235,323 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 43% below and house prices 13% below the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 4.0%.
- Average rent
- £789/mo
- +3.8% YoY
- Average house price
- £235,323
- +5.7% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 4.0%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 24.9
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Amber Valley
The average home in Amber Valley costs about 24.9 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 24.9), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
Go deeper
- Rent in Amber Valley (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£789
- House prices in Amber Valley (by property type)£235,323
Nearby areas in East Midlands
- Erewash£834/mo · £219,110
- South Holland£762/mo · £225,896
- Leicester£1,024/mo · £234,631
- Newark and Sherwood£794/mo · £236,330
- Gedling£892/mo · £244,054
- North Kesteven£828/mo · £246,451
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Amber Valley?
- The average monthly private rent in Amber Valley is £789, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +3.8% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Amber Valley?
- The average house price in Amber Valley is £235,323 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +5.7% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Amber Valley?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£9,468) by the average house price (£235,323) gives a gross rental yield of 4.0% in Amber Valley. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Amber Valley?
- In Amber Valley the average house price equals about 24.9 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 24.9). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.