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Ambaston, Derbyshire
Up to Very low likelihood
Properties in DE72 3ES sit in the Environment Agency's Very low 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% | 0 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 0 | 0 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 37 | 36 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a very low-likelihood area has less than a 3% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 35 m above sea level and falls 4 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-south-west, 2.7 m higher.
Because properties in the very low likelihood band; 5 recorded floods nearby; 768 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around DE72 3ES. 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 2024 | Shardlow January 2024 | ~2.9 km |
| Nov 2000 | Lower Trent 8 Nov 2000 | ~3.1 km |
| Nov 2000 | Derwent 8th Nov 2000 | ~1.9 km |
| Nov 2000 | Derwent 7th Nov 2000 | ~0.6 km |
| Nov 2000 | Derwent 6th Nov 2000 | ~1.1 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, 45 warnings nearby) · 2007 UK floods (2007, 29 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 19 warnings nearby) · Christoph (2021, 14 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Wilne | River Derwent | 1.6 km | 1.60 m | 2.53 m |
| Breaston | Golden Brook | 3.2 km | 1.50 m | 1.85 m |
| Shardlow | River Trent | 3.3 km | 1.70 m | 3.46 m |
| Sandiacre | River Erewash | 6.6 km | 1.30 m | 2.60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ockbrook - Nooning Lane (draycott) (eso) | Tributary Of Cecilly Brook | 0.8 km | 60 (2024) | 437 |
| Newbold Avenue Cso | Ock Brook | 1.6 km | 28 (2024) | 114 |
| Hawthorne Avenue Cso | Ock Brook | 2.4 km | 2 (2024) | 1 |
| Draycott Sps - Emergency Overflow | River Derwent | 2.6 km | 4 (2024) | 34 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
1 mapped flood-defence asset within 500 m — nearest ~140 m (embankment). 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 DE72 3ES — all in the DE72 district.
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