Does NG15 8GD flood?

Not in an at-risk area

NG15 8GD 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 NG15 or get the full picture below.

The ground around NG15 8GD

The ground here sits at about 157 m above sea level and falls 32 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-north-east, 1.1 m higher.

Shaded relief map of the ground around NG158GD, computed from Environment Agency LiDAR. The ground here sits at about 157 m above sea level and falls 32 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-north-east, 1.1 m higher.
Shaded relief of the bare ground within about 400 m of NG15 8GD, computed from the Environment Agency's published LiDAR terrain survey. The ring marks the postcode centre, not a property. This shows the shape of the land, not a flood map — it does not include drains, culverts, walls or kerbs, and the official likelihood band above is the authoritative figure. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.
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Inside the full report for NG15 8GD

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
NG15 8GD
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because 2 recorded floods nearby; 12 official warnings since 2006.

A Today — indicative grade (A best → E)
··· By the 2050s — EA climate scenario (in the full report)
⚑ Official warning within 10 km: Yes ⚑ Recorded flood nearby: Yes ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: No ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
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Surface water
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Groundwater
Not assessed
Historic flooding
Recorded nearby
Warning history · flood map with building picker · 2050s view · insurance outlook · every dataset receipt — 18 sections

Flood-risk map of this area

Environment Agency flood-likelihood cells
High (>3.3%/yr) Medium Low Very low Marker = postcode centre Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around NG15 8GD. 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.

Official flood warnings near NG15 8GD

12
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2012
12
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2024
most recent warning nearby (2024-01-02)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode since 1946

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Nov 2000 Lower Trent - 10 Nov 2000 ~18.3 km
Mar 1947 Fluvial Trent March 1947 ~13.9 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.

Named storms that brought flooding here

Babet (2023, 4 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 1 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for NG15 8GD

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Hucknall Baker Lane Brook 5.4 km 1.00 m 1.47 m
Field Mill River Maun 6.1 km 1.40 m 1.79 m
Oxton Oxton Dumble 8.2 km 0.75 m 2.01 m
Bulwell River Leen 8.4 km 1.10 m 2.23 m

Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.

Storm overflows within 5 km

OverflowDischarges intoDistanceSpillsHours
Newstead Colliery Storm Overflow Newstead Brook 3.4 km 20 (2024) 9
Moseley Road Cso Tributary Of The Dumbles 3.6 km 6 (2024) 1
Annesley Woodhouse- Forest Rd A Cso Tributary Of River Erewash 4.5 km 2 (2024) 2

Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.

Flood defences

No mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m of the postcode centre. Defences reduce risk, never remove it.

What the full property report adds

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.

Flood risk at nearby postcodes

At-risk postcodes near NG15 8GD — all in the NG15 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 NG15 district.