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Derbyshire rankings · Hazard risk

Towns with the lowest flood risk in Derbyshire

Alfreton and Barlborough (tied with 11 more) share first place on flood risk among Derbyshire’s 59 towns of 2,500+; 13 of the 59 grade A− or better against UK towns.

In England and Wales the Hazard risk Grade measures flood risk: the share of the town’s homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales). The rank across England, Scotland and Wales sits beside each letter. How grades work

#T1

Alfreton

8,790 people
A

No homes at high or medium flood risk·#43 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

#T1

Barlborough

2,859 people
A

No homes at high or medium flood risk·#43 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

#T1

Clowne

7,759 people
A

No homes at high or medium flood risk·#43 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

All 59 towns, ranked

Flood risk grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Scotland and Wales links to the national list.

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59 towns.

#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns
T1Alfreton8,790 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1Barlborough2,859 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1Clowne7,759 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1Grassmoor3,528 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1Newton and Blackwell3,053 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1Shirebrook11,571 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1Shirland and Stonebroom3,988 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1Somercotes and Swanwick15,105 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1Swadlincote34,569 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1Tibshelf4,352 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1West Hallam5,912 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1Wingerworth6,404 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1Woodville7,255 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T14Bolsover11,228 peopleB+#505 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T14North Wingfield and Holmewood9,545 peopleB+#505 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
16Melbourne4,860 peopleB+#517 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
17Old Tupton4,190 peopleB+#523 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
18Staveley15,151 peopleB+#563 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
19Overseal and Castle Gresley5,055 peopleB+#566 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
20Etwall3,080 peopleB+#628 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
21Ripley20,191 peopleB#704 of 2,452 nationally0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
22Dronfield21,161 peopleB#715 of 2,452 nationally0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
23Chapel-en-le-Frith7,235 peopleB#754 of 2,452 nationally0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
24Brimington11,068 peopleB#772 of 2,452 nationally0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
25Whitwell3,722 peopleB#840 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
26Gamesley3,124 peopleB#871 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
27New Mills9,195 peopleB#881 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
28Wirksworth4,904 peopleB#884 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
29Ashbourne8,854 peopleB#889 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
T30Heage2,584 peopleB#919 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
T30Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse4,447 peopleB#919 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
32Pilsley and Lower Pilsley3,470 peopleB#976 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
33Eckington7,435 peopleB−#1,114 of 2,452 nationally0.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
34Hilton8,269 peopleB−#1,168 of 2,452 nationally0.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
35Ilkeston38,723 peopleB−#1,170 of 2,452 nationally0.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
T36Borrowash7,171 peopleC+#1,240 of 2,452 nationally0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
T36Breaston and Draycott7,393 peopleC+#1,240 of 2,452 nationally0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
38Hadfield16,271 peopleC+#1,247 of 2,452 nationally0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
39Sandiacre9,373 peopleC+#1,274 of 2,452 nationally0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
40Repton2,766 peopleC+#1,316 of 2,452 nationally0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
41Belper19,076 peopleC+#1,343 of 2,452 nationally0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
42South Normanton and Pinxton16,028 peopleC+#1,369 of 2,452 nationally0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
43Heanor24,264 peopleC+#1,440 of 2,452 nationally0.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
44Buxton20,048 peopleC+#1,492 of 2,452 nationally0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
45Clay Cross8,915 peopleC#1,519 of 2,452 nationally0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
46Killamarsh9,082 peopleC#1,573 of 2,452 nationally0.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
47Chesterfield76,394 peopleC#1,630 of 2,452 nationally1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
48Long Eaton37,815 peopleC#1,730 of 2,452 nationally1.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
49Langwith3,009 peopleC#1,739 of 2,452 nationally1.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
50Matlock11,990 peopleC#1,763 of 2,452 nationally1.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
51Darley Dale3,985 peopleC#1,784 of 2,452 nationally1.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
52Creswell5,792 peopleC−#1,875 of 2,452 nationally1.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
53Willington2,717 peopleC−#1,959 of 2,452 nationally2.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
54Derby275,561 peopleC−#1,983 of 2,452 nationally2.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
55Whaley Bridge4,618 peopleD#2,094 of 2,452 nationally3.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
56Glossop17,820 peopleD#2,124 of 2,452 nationally3.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
57Makeney4,691 peopleD−#2,365 of 2,452 nationally12% of homes at high or medium flood risk
58Hatton2,560 peopleD−#2,384 of 2,452 nationally14% of homes at high or medium flood risk
59Bakewell3,275 peopleD−#2,409 of 2,452 nationally20% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which town in Derbyshire has the lowest flood risk?

Alfreton ranks first on flood risk among 59 towns, with an A: no homes at high or medium flood risk. Barlborough and Clowne follow.

How are these towns ranked?

In England and Wales the Hazard risk Grade measures flood risk: the share of the town’s homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales). The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Derbyshire’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Derbyshire is on the county page.

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County by county

Towns with the lowest flood risk, county by county

AberdeenshireBedfordshireBerkshireBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCheshireClwydCornwallCounty DurhamCumbriaDerbyshireDevonDorsetDyfedEast Riding of YorkshireEast SussexEssexFifeGloucestershireGreater ManchesterGwentHampshireHertfordshireHighlandKentLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonMerseysideMid GlamorganNorfolkNorth LanarkshireNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshireShropshireSomersetSouth LanarkshireSouth YorkshireStaffordshireSuffolkSurreyTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWiltshireWorcestershire

Sources: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, postcodes in areas at risk (June 2026); Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Assessment Wales (May 2026); ONS Census 2021 households by postcode · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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