Does Long Eaton flood?
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Long Eaton
Ordnance Survey places 582 postcodes in Long Eaton in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset (Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea). Each postcode is counted once, under the worst band any of its properties reaches; together they hold 14,253 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 28 | 297 | 240 |
| Medium | 24 | 218 | 190 |
| Low | 425 | 9,703 | 8,393 |
| Very low | 105 | 4,035 | 3,849 |
| All bands | 582 | 14,253 | 12,672 |
This dataset covers flooding from rivers and the sea only — one of five flood sources. Surface water, groundwater, sewers and reservoirs are assessed separately, so a postcode missing from it is not proof that a place cannot flood. The band describes the land around properties (allowing for defences), not any single address and not today's conditions.
Rivers and live river levels near Long Eaton
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Long Eaton watch Golden Brook, River Erewash, River Derwent, River Trent, Boundary Brook, River Soar, Tottle Brook, River Leen.
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Breaston
Golden Brook · 3.0 km away 0.34 mASD
normal range · steady · 36 min ago -
Sandiacre
River Erewash · 3.3 km away 0.17 mASD
normal range · rising · 36 min ago -
Church Wilne
River Derwent · 4.6 km away 0.47 mASD
normal range · steady · 36 min ago -
Shardlow
River Trent · 4.7 km away 0.50 mASD
normal range · steady · 36 min ago -
Trowell
Boundary Brook · 5.8 km away 0.34 mASD
normal range · steady · 36 min ago -
Kegworth
River Soar · 6.6 km away 0.45 mASD
normal range · steady · 36 min ago -
Wollaton
Tottle Brook · 6.8 km away 0.45 mASD
normal range · rising · 36 min ago -
Clifton Bridge
River Trent · 8.4 km away 0.95 mASD
normal range · just past its peak · 36 min ago -
Lenton
River Leen · 9.0 km away 0.11 mASD
normal range · rising · 36 min ago
Distances are from the middle of Long Eaton's at-risk postcodes. Tidal and structure gauges are shown as readings only — the tide and sluice gates move them, not floods. A gauge with no recent reading shows no level.
Flood warning areas near Long Eaton
45 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Long Eaton. The EA has issued 748 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 3 Sep 2026.
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Rivers Trent and Erewash at Sawley and Long Eaton including properties around the B6540
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Jan 2025 0.5 km - River Trent at New Sawley including properties around Wilsthorpe Road 0.6 km
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River Erewash at Long Eaton including properties around Bennett Street
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Oct 2023 1.3 km -
River Trent at Trentlock including riverside farms, the Golf Course, River Trent Rifle Range and Nottingham Yacht Club
13 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 1.9 km -
Rivers Erewash and Trent at Toton around the A6005
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Oct 2023 2.1 km -
Golden Brook and Stream at Breaston including Draycott Road
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Jan 2025 2.4 km -
River Erewash at Sandiacre including Station Road and the Depot by Bessell Lane
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Oct 2023 2.6 km -
Rivers Trent and Erewash at Chilwell including Attenborough and areas near to the Sewage Works and Chilwell Manor Golf Club
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Oct 2023 2.9 km -
River Trent at Sawley Marina, including Sawley Lock including low lying farms
19 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 3.0 km -
River Trent at Thrumpton including Barton Ferry including the riverside farms and the Lake House
8 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2025 3.1 km -
River Soar at Redhill and Kegworth Bridge including Grounds Farm Cottages
10 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2025 3.5 km -
River Trent at Attenborough Nature Reserve including the Visitor Centre
7 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 3.6 km
Recorded floods near Long Eaton
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Long Eaton, most recent first. Absence of a record does not mean a place has never flooded. See them on the map →
- 2 Jan 2024 — Shardlow January 2024 Main river
- 2 Jan 2024 — Beeston to West Bridgford January 2024 Main river
- 2 Jan 2024 — Aston on Trent January 2024 Main river
- 2 Jan 2024 — Sandiacre January 2024 Main river
- 2 Jan 2024 — Sawley January 2024 Main river
- 2 Jan 2024 — Ratcliffe to Trentlock January 2024 Main river
- 2 Jan 2024 — Trentlock January 2024 Main river
- 2 Jan 2024 — Trentlock to Beeston January 2024 Main river
- 16 Oct 2023 — Breaston October 2023 Main river
- 16 Oct 2023 — Castle Donington October 2023
- 16 Oct 2023 — Draycott October 2023 Ordinary watercourse
- 16 Oct 2023 — Toton October 2023 Main river
…and 30 earlier recorded floods on the map.
Rainfall near Long Eaton
The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (5.4 km away), recorded 0.4 mm in the last 24 hours and 14.0 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 36 min ago).
At-risk postcodes in Long Eaton
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Long Eaton that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.
High likelihood (28)
Medium likelihood (24)
Low likelihood (425)
Very low likelihood (105)
Postcode districts
Sources
FloodRadar summarises public flood data. It is not a flood-risk survey of any property, and it does not replace official GOV.UK flood warnings or the GOV.UK long-term flood risk service.
Flood-risk bands: © 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, flood warning areas and warning history © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
River levels and rainfall: Environment Agency real-time flood-monitoring data, updated every 15 minutes (Open Government Licence v3.0).
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.