Amber Valley Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Amber Valley?

Across Amber Valley, 89% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 89% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Amber Valley?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,408 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Amber Valley are at risk of flooding?

Across Amber Valley, the Environment Agency puts 1,243 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 237 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Amber Valley the Environment Agency counts 1,476 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2% of all its properties), 1,221 at medium risk (1.6%) and 4,610 at low risk (6.2%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Derbyshire

Amber Valley has two councils. The county council, Derbyshire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemderbyshire.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placederbyshire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Amber Valley

• DE4 postcode district138 of its 1,023 postcodes in use are in Amber Valley.
• DE5 postcode districtAll 537 of its postcodes in use are in Amber Valley.
• DE6 postcode district45 of its 792 postcodes in use are in Amber Valley.
• DE7 postcode district90 of its 1,147 postcodes in use are in Amber Valley.
• DE21 postcode district14 of its 1,261 postcodes in use are in Amber Valley.
• DE22 postcode district78 of its 1,087 postcodes in use are in Amber Valley.
• DE55 postcode district613 of its 1,243 postcodes in use are in Amber Valley.
• DE56 postcode district905 of its 915 postcodes in use are in Amber Valley.
• DE75 postcode district342 of its 346 postcodes in use are in Amber Valley.
• NG16 postcode district188 of its 1,452 postcodes in use are in Amber Valley.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Amber Valley.