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Properties in DE56 2EF sit in the Environment Agency's High 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% | 1 | 1 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 0 | 0 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a high-likelihood area has at least a 57% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 108 m above sea level and falls 105 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-west, 53.0 m higher.
Because properties in the high likelihood band; 5 recorded floods nearby; 339 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around DE56 2EF. 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 | ~10.2 km |
| Jan 1965 | 1965 Lower Trent - Duffield | ~7.9 km |
| Dec 1960 | Derwent Belper Dec 1960 | ~2.5 km |
| Mar 1947 | Fluvial Trent March 1947 | ~28.7 km |
| Jan 1947 | Derwent 1947 | ~8.3 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, 19 warnings nearby) · Christoph (2021, 10 warnings nearby) · Franklin (2022, 9 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 8 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belper | Coppice Brook | 2.8 km | 0.90 m | 1.44 m |
| Wingfield Park | River Amber | 4.9 km | 2.00 m | 2.97 m |
| Smithy Houses | Bottle Brook | 5.2 km | 0.90 m | 1.51 m |
| Duffield | River Ecclesbourne | 5.3 km | 0.90 m | 2.15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belper - Belper Lane (cso) | River Derwent | 1.5 km | 1 (2024) | 0 |
| Ambergate Ps - Storm/emergency O/f | River Derwent | 1.5 km | 41 (2024) | 348 |
| Areas Milford & Belper/sm & Em O/f | River Derwent | 1.6 km | 2 (2024) | 1 |
| Bridge Street Cso | Tributary Of River Derwent | 1.6 km | 73 (2024) | 65 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
No mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m of the postcode centre. 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 DE56 2EF — all in the DE56 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 DE56 district.