Derby, City of Derby
Up to Medium likelihood
Properties in DE22 1EB sit in the Environment Agency's Medium flood-likelihood band (worst property). The band is the worst found in the postcode — it describes the land around properties (defence-adjusted, rivers & sea), not any single address, and not today's conditions.
| Likelihood band | Annual chance | Properties | Of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | greater than 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 10 | 9 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 2 | 0 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a medium-likelihood area has a 22–57% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 48 m above sea level and falls 29 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the east, 2.0 m higher.
Because properties in the medium likelihood band; 6 recorded floods nearby; 388 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around DE22 1EB. The small panels are illustrative previews of the report's per-layer map views — the full report draws each layer for real, plus recorded extents, defences and a building picker on an interactive map.
Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.
| Date | Recorded flood | Approx. distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2023 | Darley Abbey October 2023 | ~0.1 km |
| Feb 1977 | February 1977 (Lower Trent) | ~2.0 km |
| Dec 1965 | Derwent December 1965 | ~21.2 km |
| Dec 1965 | 1965 Derwent Darley Abbey | ~0.7 km |
| Jan 1965 | 1965 Lower Trent - Duffield | ~3.3 km |
| Dec 1960 | Derwent Derby Dec 1960 | ~1.3 km |
EA Recorded Flood Outlines — absence of a record never proves a place has not flooded. The full report tests whether any extent covered the exact spot.
Babet (2023, 33 warnings nearby) · 2007 UK floods (2007, 12 warnings nearby) · Christoph (2021, 8 warnings nearby) · Franklin (2022, 8 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby City | River Derwent | 1.7 km | 1.85 m | 3.58 m |
| Derby Bridge Street | Markeaton Brook | 2.1 km | 1.35 m | 1.94 m |
| Duffield | River Ecclesbourne | 7.1 km | 0.90 m | 2.15 m |
| Smithy Houses | Bottle Brook | 9.2 km | 0.90 m | 1.51 m |
Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.
| Overflow | Discharges into | Distance | Spills | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darley Abbey/allestree Sw-stm/emg | River Derwent | 0.2 km | 0 (2024) | 0 |
| Darley Abbey Cso | River Derwent | 0.2 km | 14 (2024) | 4 |
| Darley Abbey Cso | River Derwent | 0.2 km | 8 (2024) | 3 |
| Cso At Site Of Allestree Wrw | River Derwent | 0.7 km | 49 (2024) | 175 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
22 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~18 m (wall, embankment, flood gate, engineered high ground). Defences reduce risk, never remove it.
The interactive flood-risk map with a building picker (your exact house, not the postcode), the 2050s climate view, surface-water and planning flood zones at your building, exact recorded-flood distances, year-by-year warning charts, watercourses including culverted streams, an insurance outlook with the Flood Re rules, and a printable document with every dataset receipt — start with the free preview, unlock for £19.
At-risk postcodes near DE22 1EB — all in the DE22 district.
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