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Swarkestone, Derbyshire
Up to Medium likelihood
Properties in DE73 7GW 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 | 1 |
| 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 38 m above sea level and falls 11 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-north-west, 2.3 m higher.
Because properties in the medium likelihood band; 5 recorded floods nearby; 392 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around DE73 7GW. 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 | Swarkestone January 2024 | ~0.1 km |
| Nov 2000 | Lower Trent 8 Nov 2000 | ~8.6 km |
| Dec 1981 | Fluvial Trent Winter 1981-82 | ~0.4 km |
| Jan 1977 | Cuttle Brook 1977 | ~1.7 km |
| Mar 1947 | Fluvial Trent March 1947 | ~28.4 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, 29 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 11 warnings nearby) · 2007 UK floods (2007, 9 warnings nearby) · Christoph (2021, 8 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willington | River Trent | 7.4 km | 2.35 m | 3.71 m |
| Church Wilne | River Derwent | 7.7 km | 1.60 m | 2.53 m |
| Shardlow | River Trent | 8.0 km | 1.70 m | 3.46 m |
| Derby City | River Derwent | 8.3 km | 1.85 m | 3.58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davids Close/station Road Cso | The Cuttle Brook | 1.4 km | 0 (2024) | 0 |
| Sinfin - Wilmore Avenue Cso | Meadow Drain | 3.2 km | 0 (2024) | 0 |
| Kings Newton - Main Street Cso | Tributary Of Ramsley Brook | 3.4 km | 29 (2024) | 51 |
| Milton Sewage Treatment Works | River Trent | 3.8 km | 147 (2024) | 1,753 |
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 ~60 m (natural 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 DE73 7GW — all in the DE73 district.
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