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Another gauge is also registered under the name Castleton: Castleton (North Yorkshire) — see the North Yorkshire gauges. This page is Castleton, Derbyshire.
Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (25.4 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Updated 2026-10-10 00:05:04 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Castleton is a village and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, at the western end of the Hope Valley on the Peakshole Water, a tributary of the River Noe, between the Dark Peak to the north and the White Peak to the south. The population was 544 at the 2021 Census.
Towns and villages near Castleton with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The river map has no watercourse within 1 km of the middle of Castleton's gauges.
That means this spot is not on the river map, not that there is no water here: Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers) leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Castleton is monitored by 2 Environment Agency river level stations on the Little Bull Pit Swallet, the Peakshole Water, in Derbyshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Little Bull Pit Swallet is monitored by 1 station (Perryfoot Farm, Castleton). The Peakshole Water is monitored by 1 station (Goosehill Bridge, Castleton). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 4 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Castleton. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Peakshole Water at Castleton; Properties near Bradwell Brook at Bradwell; River Derwent at Bamford including the Garden Centre at Shatton and Mytham Bridge; River Wye at Litton Mill including Millers Dale.
There are 3 storm overflows within 5km of Castleton. None of the 3 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Castleton, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Castleton gets about 1,334 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 149 mm; driest May, 77 mm). That is close to the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 0.2 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Watch. Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (25.4 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Castleton has river level monitoring on Little Bull Pit Swallet, Peakshole Water — 2 monitoring stations in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 8 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2021. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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