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Overview

East Midlands · Non-metropolitan district

Amber Valley

2026/27 view

Amber Valley · ONS E07000032

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

73/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Good

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 31 of 164 Medium confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover87
Debt burden79
Debt direction30
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £-36.96m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
+£371.0k 1.0%
Service expenditure £16.68m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£758.0k 4.3%
Unallocated reserves £11.46m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£2.38m 26.2%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £16.68m
17.6%
2020/21: £20.23m 2021/22: £18.27m 2022/23: £14.69m 2023/24: £17.44m 2024/25: £16.68m
Net revenue expenditure £17.33m
6.5%
2020/21: £18.54m 2021/22: £15.93m 2022/23: £13.90m 2023/24: £15.38m 2024/25: £17.33m
Council Tax requirement £11.40m
24.4%
2020/21: £9.16m 2021/22: £9.54m 2022/23: £9.93m 2023/24: £10.51m 2024/25: £11.40m
Unallocated reserves £11.46m
15.7%
2020/21: £9.90m 2021/22: £9.00m 2022/23: £8.19m 2023/24: £9.08m 2024/25: £11.46m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified
Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified
Resident population130,4512024 estimate
Latest net debt£-36.96m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Amber Valley, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
31.0%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

2.0 percentage points vs 2023/24
167 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste543.9 kgper household+16.0 kg year on year
Waste collected370.5 kgper resident−2.4 kg year on year
Household waste48,329tonnes collected15,006 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

15,006 t recycled, composted or reused 33,323 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

31.0%
2015/16: 32.7%2016/17: 32.2%2017/18: 32.9%2018/19: 32.9%2019/20: 31.3%2020/21: 31.3%2021/22: 29.5%2022/23: 32.1%2023/24: 33.0%2024/25: 31.0%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Amber Valley.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
72 Open schools
18,391 Pupils
20,190 School places
91.1% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Amber Valley.

Attainment 8
46.2
East Midlands 45.0
England 46.1
0.1 points above England
English & maths grade 5+
45.6%
East Midlands 43.1%
England 45.4%
0.2 percentage points above England
EBacc entry
38.1%
East Midlands 36.9%
England 40.5%
2.4 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.14

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

47.3 18/19
50.5 19/20
52.4 20/21
47.7 21/22
45.6 22/23
45.5 23/24
46.2 24/25
Education context

Amber Valley's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with East Midlands and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Amber Valley, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£235,000
+ 32.4% over five years
Median resident earnings
£37,756
+ 12.3% over five years
House price to earnings
6.22×
Higher from 5.28× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Amber Valley.

£794 / month
+ 3.1% in the last year
July 2026
Amber Valley
£794
+ 3.1%
East Midlands
£918
+ 3.6%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with East Midlands £124 less per month
Compared with England £657 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Amber Valley
6.22×
East Midlands
6.91×
England
7.64×
Compared with East Midlands More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received164this quarter+2 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided137this quarter−6 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
97.8%approved
Overall approval rate134 granted3 refused+1.3 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

99.3%
Rank 21 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

0.7 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major2100.0%100.0% Minor2896.4%96.4% Other10798.1%100.0%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1722024 Q3: 1862024 Q4: 1772025 Q1: 1862025 Q2: 1982025 Q3: 1822025 Q4: 1622026 Q1: 1642024 Q2: 1932024 Q3: 1822024 Q4: 1702025 Q1: 1702025 Q2: 1942025 Q3: 1832025 Q4: 1432026 Q1: 137
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

173%
Required1,091homes over three years
Delivered1,887homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Amber Valley, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 8,916 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 68.3 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change + 33.4% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Amber Valley Your council
68.3 + 33.4%
East Midlands Region
76.6 − 1.1%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Amber Valley has a recorded crime rate 10.8% below East Midlands. It is 18.1% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Derbyshire
Violence 3,961
30.4 per 1,000 + 16.0%
Theft 1,946
14.9 per 1,000 + 102.5%
Public order 972
7.5 per 1,000 − 3.1%
Criminal damage 882
6.8 per 1,000 + 70.6%
Shoplifting 705
5.4 per 1,000 + 84.1%
Vehicle offences 322
2.5 per 1,000 + 45.0%
Burglary 286
2.2 per 1,000 + 36.2%
Drug offences 325
2.5 per 1,000 + 32.7%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Amber Valley.

72 schools
Open schools 72
Pupils 18,391
School places 20,190
Capacity used 91.1%
Primary 56 schools
9,051 pupils
Secondary 8 schools
8,562 pupils
Other / specialist 6 schools
606 pupils
Nursery 2 schools
172 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 10
13.9% of open schools
Previous full framework 40
55.6% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 19
26.4% of open schools
No Ofsted record 3
4.2% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

10 schools assessed
Achievement 10 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 3
Urgent improvement 1
Attendance & behaviour 10 assessed
Expected standard 5
Needs attention 4
Strong standard 1
Curriculum & teaching 10 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 3
Urgent improvement 1
Inclusion 10 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 2
Strong standard 2
Leadership & governance 10 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 2
Strong standard 1
Urgent improvement 1
Personal development 10 assessed
Expected standard 8
Strong standard 2
Safeguarding 10 assessed
Met 10
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 3
Good 20
Requires improvement 1
Not judged 16
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Aldercar Infant School URN 146484 · NG16 4GL Primary 179 150 Not judged
Ambergate Primary School URN 112786 · DE56 2GN Primary 79 86 Renewed framework
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy URN 146238 · DE55 7EN Primary 225 240 Good
Codnor Community Primary School Church of England Controlled URN 131156 · DE5 9QD Primary 248 263 Renewed framework
Coppice Primary School URN 112563 · DE75 7BZ Primary 235 241 Good
Copthorne Community Infant School URN 112687 · DE55 7FF Primary 96 120 Renewed framework
Crich Carr CofE Primary School URN 112866 · DE4 5EF Primary 42 51 Not judged
Crich Church of England Infant School URN 112867 · DE4 5DG Primary 43 60 Good
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 130,451 2024
East Midlands region 5,063,164
Amber Valley represents 2.58% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+4,660 residents ↑ 3.7%
2019: 125,791 residents2020: 125,953 residents2021: 126,442 residents2022: 127,031 residents2023: 128,408 residents2024: 130,451 residents
Amber Valley +3.7%
East Midlands +4.5%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Amber Valley's population grew over five years. Its change was 0.8 percentage points below the East Midlands and 0.5 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Amber Valley?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 14,022 10.7% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +9.8% +1,251 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.8% +113 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Amber Valley LOCAL AUTHORITY
10.7%
East Midlands REGION
11.8%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
14,022 12,597 11,172
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£16.68m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£17.33m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£11.40m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£11.46m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £128
Median for councils of the same type £166 22.8% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £9.18m · Income £4.25m
£4.94m
Central services Gross £12.05m · Income £7.36m
£4.70m
Culture and related services Gross £5.35m · Income £2.06m
£3.28m
Planning and development Gross £3.31m · Income £1.60m
£1.71m
Housing Gross £1.92m · Income £408.0k
£1.51m
Highways and transport Gross £1.36m · Income £1.07m
£298.0k
Other services Gross £428.0k · Income £187.0k
£241.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£11.40m
Retained business rates£8.77m
Revenue Support Grant£173.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £9.08m
Closing £11.46m
£2.38m increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£0.00 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£36.96m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£-36.96m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£-283 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £-283
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 397.6% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£371.0k quarterly increase
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement +£371.0k +1.0%
Change across the series +£2.81m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt increased despite borrowing not rising because investments and cash fell during the quarter.

MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£2.11m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
98.46% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£254,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£96.72m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£2.11m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 48.9%
+ £694,000
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£1.42m 2021/22 £1.53m 2022/23 £1.68m 2023/24 £1.74m 2024/25 £2.11m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£2.11m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £1.47m

69.6% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £642,000

30.4% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 98.46%

England average: 95.60%  ·  2.86 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Amber Valleymhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Amber Valleymhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Amber Valleymhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Amber Valley Borough Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Amber Valleymhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Amber Valleymhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Amber Valleymhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Amber Valleymhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Amber Valleymhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Amber Valleymhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Amber Valleymhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Amber Valleymhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Amber Valleymhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Amber Valleymhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Amber Valleymhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.