Does BA11 5HF flood?

Up to Low likelihood

Properties in BA11 5HF sit in the Environment Agency's Low flood-likelihood band (worst property). The band is the worst found in the postcode — it describes the land around properties (defence-adjusted, rivers & sea), not any single address, and not today's conditions.

Likelihood bandAnnual chancePropertiesOf which homes
Highgreater than 3.3%00
Medium1% – 3.3%00
Low0.1% – 1%82
Very lowbelow 0.1%00

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a low-likelihood area has a 2–22% chance of flooding at least once.

How much rain falls on BA11 5HF

BA11 5HF gets about 1,030 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 119 mm; driest May, 67 mm). That is close to the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year.

A thirty-year average for the surrounding area, not a measurement at this address and not a flood risk on its own: a dry area floods when a storm sits over it, and a wet one may drain away perfectly well. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.3 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

The ground around BA11 5HF

The ground here sits at about 92 m above sea level and falls 40 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the west-north-west, 6.0 m higher.

Shaded relief map of the ground around BA115HF, computed from Environment Agency LiDAR. The ground here sits at about 92 m above sea level and falls 40 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the west-north-west, 6.0 m higher.
Shaded relief of the bare ground within about 400 m of BA11 5HF, computed from the Environment Agency's published LiDAR terrain survey. The ring marks the postcode centre, not a property. This shows the shape of the land, not a flood map — it does not include drains, culverts, walls or kerbs, and the official likelihood band above is the authoritative figure. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.

The watercourse nearest BA11 5HF

The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Frome, about 100 m from the centre of BA11 5HF. It flows into the River Avon about 34 km downstream.

A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Frome nearest the centre of BA11 5HF. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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Inside the full report for BA11 5HF

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
BA11 5HF
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the low likelihood band; 4 recorded flood outlines mapped nearby; 59 official warnings since 2006.

C Today — indicative grade (A best → E)
··· By the 2050s — EA climate scenario (in the full report)
⚑ Official warning within 10 km: Yes ⚑ Recorded flood outline within ~1 km: Yes ⚑ Flood defence mapped within 500 m: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
Up to Low
Surface water
···
Groundwater
Not assessed
Historic flooding
Recorded nearby
Warning history · flood map with building picker · 2050s view · insurance outlook · every dataset receipt — 18 sections

Flood-risk map of this area

Environment Agency flood-likelihood cells
High (>3.3%/yr) Medium Low Very low Marker = postcode centre Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around BA11 5HF. The small panels are illustrative previews of the report's per-layer map views — the full report draws each layer for real, plus recorded extents, defences and a building picker on an interactive map.

Official flood warnings near BA11 5HF

59
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2008
16
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-02-13)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded flood outlines near this postcode

DateMapped flood extentApprox. distance
Jul 1968 EA112_1968_SomFrome_WithamF ~0.9 km
Jun 1968 EA112_Nunney_Brook_Egford_Cloford ~4.3 km
Dec 1960 EA112_Som_Frome_Wallbridge_Witham Friary_1960 ~3.8 km
Dec 1960 EA112_Som Frome_Witham Hall Farm_1960 ~1.2 km

These are extents the Environment Agency has mapped, not a list of every flood. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. The full report tests whether any extent covered the exact spot.

The rivers that matter for BA11 5HF

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Holwell Nunney Brook 4.2 km 2.00 m 2.87 m
Bruton Dam River Brue 7.3 km 3.71 m 10.70 m
FROME RODDEN BRIDGE — 8.0 km — —
Frome Rodden Somerset Frome 8.0 km 2.55 m 3.27 m

Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.

Storm overflows within 5 km

OverflowDischarges intoDistanceSpillsHours
Witham Friary Pumping Station River Frome 0.2 km 37 (2024) 341
Trudoxhill Pumping Station Tributary Of River Frome 2.7 km 81 (2024) 843
Wanstrow Ps Trib Of The Nunney Brook(s) 3.2 km 27 (2024) 140
Nunney Castle Cso Nunney Brook(s) 4.7 km 0 (2024) 0

Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.

Flood defences

4 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~96 m (natural high ground). Defences reduce risk, never remove it.

What the full property report adds

The interactive flood-risk map with a building picker (your exact house, not the postcode), the 2050s climate view, surface-water and planning flood zones at your building, exact recorded-flood distances, year-by-year warning charts, watercourses including culverted streams, an insurance outlook with the Flood Re rules, and a printable document with every dataset receipt — start with the free preview, unlock for £19.

Flood risk at nearby postcodes

At-risk postcodes near BA11 5HF — all in the BA11 district.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. This product is produced in part from PAF® and Multiple Residence Data, the copyright in which is owned by Royal Mail Group Limited and/or Royal Mail Group plc. All rights reserved. Licence number AC0000807064. Recorded Flood Outlines and warning history © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Storm-overflow figures: EA Event Duration Monitoring (England); live overflow status © the water companies, incl. Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water and Scottish Water. Flood defences © Environment Agency (OGL v3). This page summarises public area-level data — it is not a flood-risk survey and not a substitute for the official GOV.UK service. All data sources & licences. More postcodes: the BA11 district.