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I'm wary of dropped curbs since a mate of mine who lived in a basement flat was flooded out a few years ago. His flat was towards the bottom of a pretty gentle gradient, and one of his neighbours got a dropped curb, about three or four doors away uphill.
Gentle rain drained away as normal, but one day there was a proper cloudburst and the water flowing along the curb from up the hill took the path of least resistance when it hit the drop. The neighbours had a lovely stream, diagonally through a couple of gardens, and he came home to find a foot of water in his flat.