Typical 3-bedroom house£294kmost £247k–£360k
Houses per m²£3,447flats £2,686
Sold last year4002,556 in five years
Prices in Amber Valley+4.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in DE56 sold for £294,039 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £247,184 and £359,678, for about 88 m² of space.
400 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £120k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DE56 1 (£3,293) and the most in DE56 4 (£4,369).
Across Amber Valley, prices are up 4.8% on a year ago and up 19.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £914 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,341 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £59,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.
Questions about DE56
Is DE56 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Amber Valley are up 4.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (71% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (67.7% against 43.8%); 400 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in DE56?
A typical 3-bedroom house in DE56 sold for £294,039 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £247,184 and £359,678.
How many homes sell in DE56 each year?
400 homes sold in the last year and 2,556 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near DE56?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Herbert Strutt Primary School, where 71% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near DE56?
For a 3-bedroom house, DE5 (£217k, 5 km), DE75 (£196k, 8 km), DE21 (£225k, 10 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.