Up to Medium likelihood
Properties in DE6 2AY 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% | 1 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 0 | 0 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 0 | 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 156 m above sea level and falls 123 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north, 2.6 m higher.
Because properties in the medium likelihood band; 1 recorded flood nearby; 180 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around DE6 2AY. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1947 | Derwent 1947 | ~17.4 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, 7 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 7 warnings nearby) · Dennis (2020, 6 warnings nearby) · Franklin (2022, 4 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Izaak Walton | River Dove | 0.3 km | 0.59 m | 1.61 m |
| Ilam | River Manifold | 0.4 km | 0.52 m | 2.81 m |
| Ashbourne | Henmore Brook | 5.5 km | 0.35 m | 1.96 m |
| Waterhouses | River Hamps | 6.2 km | 0.47 m | 3.06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Lane Pumping Station | Thorpe Brook (river Dove) | 1.5 km | 12 (2024) | 85 |
| Fenny Bentley (cso) | Bentley Brook | 3.4 km | 6 (2024) | 35 |
| Manor House Farm | River Dove | 3.6 km | 21 (2024) | 234 |
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 DE6 2AY — all in the DE6 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 DE6 district.