Openwoodgate & Holbrook
Amber Valley 011 · 5 sub-areas · 7,761 residents
Amber Valley 011 is a largely owner-occupied pocket of Amber Valley in the East Midlands, home to around 7,800 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £726 a month — well below the UK average for a 2-bed — and nearly four in five residents own their home. The area skews noticeably older than the regional norm, with strong working-from-home numbers.
Openwoodgate & Holbrook is a commuter neighbourhood within Amber Valley — train into Sheffield runs in around 58 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Openwoodgate & Holbrook?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £784 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Openwoodgate & Holbrook in Amber Valley
Living in Openwoodgate & Holbrook
Amber Valley 011 feels more like settled suburbia than a typical rental market. The overwhelming majority of residents — close to 79% — own their homes, which gives the area a quiet, established character that's quite different from the more transient parts of the East Midlands. Greenspace is close: nearly half of households are within easy walking distance of a park or open space, and the nearest green area is under 400 metres away on average.
For the small share who do rent privately (around 13%), the cost picture is genuinely competitive. A two-bedroom home runs about £726 a month and a three-bedroom around £895 — both well under the UK national median for equivalent sizes. Council tax (Band D) comes to roughly £2,408 a year, and the typical home sells for around £233,000, so the deposit hurdle — at about 3.8 years of savings — is more manageable than in most of the country.
The population here leans older and settled. Around a quarter of residents are aged 50–64, and over a fifth are 65 or older. That's a noticeably more mature profile than the East Midlands as a whole. Single-person households account for about 29% of the total, while couples with children make up roughly 18%. It's the kind of neighbourhood where long-term residents predominate and turnover is low.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2 km away — about a 25-minute walk, though most people drive: over 61% of residents commute by car. Remote working is genuinely embedded here, with 30% of residents working from home. Broadband is 100% gigabit-capable with no premises below the universal service obligation. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Amber Valley 011 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, settled area that suits people who want low crime, affordable housing and greenspace close by. Nearly 79% of residents own their homes, which gives it a stable, community feel. It's not the place for vibrant nightlife or easy rail commuting, but for families and older residents it ticks a lot of practical boxes.
- What is the rent in Amber Valley 011?
- A one-bedroom home runs about £572 a month, a two-bedroom around £726, and a three-bedroom roughly £895. These are estimates scaled from district-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 4.6% over the past year.
- Is Amber Valley 011 safe?
- Yes — the crime rate is around 41 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, roughly half the UK national average. The high owner-occupation rate and low deprivation score both correlate with low crime, and there are no flagged hotspot areas in the available data.
- What's the commute from Amber Valley 011 to Birmingham?
- By public transport it's around 74 minutes to Birmingham. Most residents drive rather than use public transport — just 2% commute by public transport — so car journey times will be faster. The nearest mainline rail station is about 2 km away.
- Who lives in Amber Valley 011?
- Mostly older, long-term owner-occupiers. The 50–64 and 65-plus age groups together make up nearly half the population. Young renters are relatively rare here — only about 17% of residents are aged 18–34. Around 30% work from home.
- What schools are near Amber Valley 011?
- There are 33 schools within 2 km of typical residents, though only around 21% of those are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding school is approximately 3.7 km away. Families should check individual catchment boundaries before assuming a particular school is accessible.
- How affordable is buying a home in Amber Valley 011?
- More affordable than most of England. The median sale price is around £233,000, and at local median earnings the deposit gap works out to about 3.8 years of savings. That's noticeably better than the national picture, though rent still absorbs roughly 40% of take-home pay.