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Flood Risk In Derbyshire

1.1% of homes in Derbyshire are in a Medium or High flood risk band, across 386,923 dwellings. It ranks 19 of 21 English counties.

The county band is the aggregate of its 8 districts: 2,412 homes at High, 1,713 at Medium, 14,516 at Low and 5,034 at Very Low — summing to the 23,675 homes at risk this page opens with.

Towns In Derbyshire, Ranked By Flood Risk

  1. 1 Glossop High 4.1% of homes at Medium or High
  2. 2 Long Eaton Low 2.4% of homes at Medium or High
  3. 3 Matlock Low 2.3% of homes at Medium or High
  4. 4 Creswell High 1.9% of homes at Medium or High
  5. 5 Chesterfield Low 1.1% of homes at Medium or High
  6. 6 Clay Cross Low 1% of homes at Medium or High
  7. 7 Killamarsh Very low 0.8% of homes at Medium or High
  8. 8 Belper Low 0.8% of homes at Medium or High
  9. 9 Buxton (High Peak) Low 0.7% of homes at Medium or High
  10. 10 Heanor High 0.7% of homes at Medium or High
  11. 11 Sandiacre Low 0.4% of homes at Medium or High
  12. 12 Staveley (Chesterfield) High 0.4% of homes at Medium or High
  13. 13 Borrowash Low 0.4% of homes at Medium or High
  14. 14 Ilkeston High 0.4% of homes at Medium or High
  15. 15 Hadfield Low 0.3% of homes at Medium or High
  16. 16 Eckington (North East Derbyshire) High 0.2% of homes at Medium or High
  17. 17 Breaston and Draycott Low 0.2% of homes at Medium or High
  18. 18 New Mills Low 0.1% of homes at Medium or High
  19. 19 Ashbourne Very low 0.1% of homes at Medium or High
  20. 20 Hilton (South Derbyshire) Low 0.1% of homes at Medium or High
  21. 21 Clowne High 0.1% of homes at Medium or High
  22. 22 Ripley (Amber Valley) Low 0% of homes at Medium or High
  23. 23 Chapel-en-le-Frith Low 0% of homes at Medium or High
  24. 24 Dronfield Low 0% of homes at Medium or High
  25. 25 Alfreton Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High
  26. 26 Bolsover Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High
  27. 27 Brimington Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High
  28. 28 North Wingfield and Holmewood Low 0% of homes at Medium or High
  29. 29 Shirebrook Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High
  30. 30 Somercotes and Swanwick Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High
  31. 31 South Normanton Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High
  32. 32 Swadlincote Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High
  33. 33 West Hallam Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High
  34. 34 Wingerworth Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High
  35. 35 Woodville Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High

Ranked within England only. Each town's figure counts its own homes, so the shares are comparable with each other but not with towns in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Which Rivers Run Through Derbyshire?

Rivers with a gauged station in one of the towns ranked above. Each river page carries every gauge on it and the live level at each.

How Does Derbyshire Compare With Other English Counties?

Derbyshire ranks 19 of 21 English counties for the share of homes in a Medium or High flood risk band. That is below the median county, at 1.8%. The comparison covers the 21 shire counties only — the 132 unitary authorities, including Bristol, York and Sheffield, have no county above them and so take no rank here.

A county figure is an aggregate of its districts, and districts differ sharply: a fenland district and an upland one in the same county can sit at opposite ends of the national ranking. Compare the towns above rather than the county total where it matters.

Share of homes in a Medium or High band, from the Environment Agency's national assessment. The method · The national picture