Hilton (South Derbyshire) Flood Risk

Rivers and the sea Low a 0.1% to 1% chance in any year

Surface water 331 addresses at risk that rivers and sea does not explain — a minimum, not a total

Groundwater Not mapped No national band is published for this source

Reservoirs Not mapped No national band is published for this source

Hilton (South Derbyshire) has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.1% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 2 km away.

Hilton (South Derbyshire) has 7,796 residents and 3,607 homes. Ranked 2933 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near Hilton (South Derbyshire) Right Now?

0.416 m within its typical range

Gauge: Marston on Dove, Rolleston On Dove
Distance: 2 km from the centre of Hilton (South Derbyshire)
Typical range: 0.492 m to 1.75 m
Reading taken: 20 Sept, 14:00 UTC

Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 2.698 m , reached on 6 November 2000.

All gauges on this river

When Has Hilton (South Derbyshire) Flooded Before?

The Environment Agency holds 1 recorded flood outlines covering Hilton (South Derbyshire), the most recent dated 31 December 1957.

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 Hilton (South Derbyshire)'s Flood Risk Classification Mean?

6.6% of postcodes in Hilton (South Derbyshire) 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 Low , with 0.1% of homes in a Medium or High band. Unlike the Flood Zone, the band counts the defences that are actually in place, which is why the two can describe the same street differently and both be right.

Flood Zone versus flood risk band: the full comparison

Which Postcode Districts Cover Hilton (South Derbyshire)?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Hilton (South Derbyshire). 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, and the district pages linked from the checker are keyed to the town that holds most of its postcodes.

Postcode districts covering Hilton (South Derbyshire), with the flood risk band shared by most of each district's postcodes. A district can span more than one local area, so its band is a summary and not a property-level answer.
Postcode district	Postcodes here	Rivers and sea band	Surface water addresses
DE65	136	Low	331

What Else Is Near Hilton (South Derbyshire)?

River Dove levels Every gauge and live reading on this river
Derbyshire flood risk Every town ranked in this county
Flood risk in England How this nation classifies flood risk, and its gaps
What each flood risk level means The annual chance behind each band word