Alfreton Flood Risk
Alfreton has no mapped rivers-and-sea flood risk: neither the national risk assessment nor the planning Flood Zone map covers it. That is not a statement that Alfreton cannot flood — this figure covers rivers and the sea only, and surface water flooding is not included. The nearest gauge is 3.9 km away.
Alfreton has 8,801 residents and 4,332 homes. Ranked equal 3078 of 7,114 — the places where the national risk assessment maps no rivers-and-sea exposure for any home, so the position is a tie rather than a low score.
What Is The River Level Near Alfreton Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 2.65 m , reached on 20 October 2023.
When Has Alfreton Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 1 recorded flood outlines covering Alfreton, the most recent dated 1 January 1947.
Absence of a record is not evidence that a place has never flooded — the Environment Agency states that a lack of coverage does not mean an area has never flooded.
What Does Alfreton's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0.5% of postcodes in Alfreton sit in Flood Zone 3, the planning band for land with a 1% or greater annual chance of river flooding or 0.5% or greater of sea flooding — and the map that draws it deliberately ignores flood defences.
The flood risk band for rivers and the sea is not mapped here, which means the national assessment finds no rivers-and-sea exposure for Alfreton's homes rather than a low amount of it. That is a statement about rivers and the sea only: surface water flooding is not included, and it is the larger source nationally.
Which Postcode Districts Cover Alfreton?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Alfreton. The band is the one shared by most of that district's postcodes, so it describes the district rather than a single street — enter a full postcode in the checker for one address. A district can cover more than one town: every district here overlaps another place, so the checker may name a neighbouring town for some of these postcodes.
| Postcode district | Postcodes here | Rivers and sea band | Surface water addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE55 | 189 | Low | 365 |
What Else Is Near Alfreton?
Other places on the River Erewash, nearest to Alfreton first.