Flood risk by area (outcode)

Area-level flood context from Environment Agency data — flood zones, recorded flood history and climate-change river-flow uplift — for high-demand England outcodes. Flood risk is mapped street by street, so use these for the area picture, then check the exact address with the flood-risk tool.

SW1AWestminster, London

Central London on the tidal Thames floodplain, protected by the Thames Barrier.

SE1Southwark, London

South-bank riverside between London Bridge and Bermondsey, tidal Thames frontage.

E14Canary Wharf & Isle of Dogs, London

Isle of Dogs sits within the tidal Thames loop, barrier-protected reclaimed land.

E16Royal Docks, London

Former docklands beside the Thames and the Royal Docks.

TW1Twickenham, London

Lower Thames at Twickenham, an area with a long fluvial flood history.

TW8Brentford, London

Confluence of the River Brent and the tidal Thames.

TW18Staines-upon-Thames

Staines flooded badly in the 2014 Thames floods.

KT1Kingston upon Thames

Riverside town centre on the non-tidal Thames.

KT8East Molesey & Hampton Court

Low-lying Thames meadows around Hampton Court.

RG8Pangbourne & Goring, Reading

Thames valley villages with repeat fluvial flooding.

SL4Windsor

Thames frontage below Windsor, Datchet flooded in 2014.

OX14Abingdon-on-Thames

Upper Thames market town with a documented flood history.

HX7Hebden Bridge, Calderdale

Calder valley town hit by the 2012, 2015 and 2020 floods.

HX1Halifax

Calderdale town in a steep, flash-flood-prone valley.

LS1Leeds city centre

River Aire through central Leeds, flooded December 2015.

LS10Hunslet, Leeds

Lower Aire valley south of Leeds city centre.

YO1York city centre

Ouse–Foss confluence; York floods repeatedly, notably 2000 and 2015.

YO7Thirsk

Swale/Cod Beck market town with a flood history.

DN14Goole

Low-lying Humberhead Levels port town.

WF1Wakefield

River Calder through Wakefield.

HU1Hull city centre

Below-sea-level city; the 2007 floods were among England's worst.

HU9East Hull

Low-lying eastern Hull beside the Humber.

DN31Grimsby

Humber estuary port at tidal-flood risk.

DN35Cleethorpes

Coastal Lincolnshire resort on the Humber mouth.

PE1Peterborough

Nene valley city on the edge of the Fens.

PE13Wisbech

Fenland town on the tidal River Nene, surge-flood exposed.

PE30King's Lynn

Great Ouse/Wash town hit by the 1953 and 1978 surges.

CB7Ely

Isle of Ely amid the drained Fens.

NR1Norwich

River Wensum through the city centre.

NR29Great Yarmouth area

Broads and coast at combined tidal and surface-water risk.

IP18Southwold

Suffolk coast at tidal and coastal-erosion risk.

CO7Wivenhoe, Colchester

Tidal Colne estuary villages.

TA7Somerset Levels (Bridgwater)

Moorland heart of the 2013–14 Somerset Levels floods.

TA6Bridgwater

Tidal Parrett town on the Somerset Levels.

BA6Glastonbury & Street

Low-lying Brue valley on the Levels.

EX3Topsham, Exeter

Exe estuary town at tidal-flood risk.

EX34Ilfracombe

North Devon coast and steep flash-flood catchments.

TQ14Teignmouth & Dawlish

South Devon coast with tidal and rail-line flood exposure.

PL1Plymouth city centre

Tamar/Plym estuaries waterfront city.

TR1Truro

Tidal head of three rivers; Truro centre floods on spring tides.

GL1Gloucester

Severn city flooded severely in 2007.

GL20Tewkesbury

Severn–Avon confluence; the iconic 2007 flood town.

WR1Worcester

Severn through the city; the cricket ground floods most winters.

SY1Shrewsbury

Severn loop encircling the town centre.

HR4Hereford

River Wye through Hereford, record floods in 2020.

TF1Telford

Severn-adjacent new town catchments.

DY8Stourbridge

Stour valley, West Midlands surface-water risk.

CA1Carlisle

Eden/Petteril/Caldew city flooded in 2005 and 2015 (Storm Desmond).

LA1Lancaster

Lune valley city; Storm Desmond flooding in 2015.

PR1Preston city centre

River Ribble through Preston.

M3Salford & central Manchester

Irwell valley; the 2015 Boxing Day floods hit Salford.

OL3Saddleworth, Oldham

Steep Pennine valleys at flash-flood risk.

BB7Clitheroe

Ribble valley market town.

CW9Northwich

Weaver/Dane confluence Cheshire town.

NE1Newcastle upon Tyne

Tyne quayside city centre.

DL1Darlington

River Skerne through the town.

TS18Stockton-on-Tees

Tidal Tees waterfront town.

BN7Lewes

Ouse valley town devastated by the 2000 floods.

PO1Portsmouth

Low-lying island city at tidal and surface-water risk.

SO14Southampton city centre

Itchen/Test estuary waterfront.

CT16Dover

Dour valley and coastal flood risk.

ME1Rochester, Medway

Tidal Medway town.

RH12Horsham

Upper Arun catchment, surface-water flood discussion.