Not in an at-risk area
DE55 6EL has no properties in any Environment Agency recorded flood-risk band. That is good news — but it is area-level and never proof a place cannot flood (surface-water and sewer flooding are assessed separately). See the at-risk postcodes in DE55 or get the full picture below.
The ground here sits at about 116 m above sea level and falls 67 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-north-west, 36.2 m higher.
Because 4 recorded floods nearby; 134 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around DE55 6EL. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1965 | Derwent December 1965 | ~8.1 km |
| Mar 1947 | Fluvial Trent March 1947 | ~29.6 km |
| Jan 1947 | Derwent 1947 | ~8.0 km |
| Jan 1947 | River Amber 1947 | ~5.0 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, 10 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 6 warnings nearby) · Franklin (2022, 5 warnings nearby) · Christoph (2021, 5 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingfield Park | River Amber | 7.1 km | 2.00 m | 2.97 m |
| Matlock | River Derwent | 8.5 km | 2.50 m | 5.18 m |
| Pinxton | River Erewash | 9.1 km | 1.00 m | 2.65 m |
| Chesterfield St Augustines | River Rother | 9.9 km | 1.55 m | 3.10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogston Wtw Cso | River Amber | 0.2 km | 79 (2024) | 893 |
| Wessington Pumping Station | River Amber | 2.0 km | 102 (2024) | 1,598 |
| Clay Cross Sewage Treatment Works | Smithy Brook | 2.4 km | 72 (2024) | 638 |
| Bacon Springs Cso | Smithy Brook | 2.5 km | 71 (2024) | 362 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
2 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~224 m (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 DE55 6EL — all in the DE55 district.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. This product is produced in part from PAF® and Multiple Residence Data, the copyright in which is owned by Royal Mail Group Limited and/or Royal Mail Group plc. All rights reserved. Licence number AC0000807064. Recorded Flood Outlines and warning history © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Storm-overflow figures: EA Event Duration Monitoring. Flood defences © Environment Agency (OGL v3). This page summarises public area-level data — it is not a flood-risk survey and not a substitute for the official GOV.UK service. All data sources & licences. More postcodes: the DE55 district.
