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Does BA15 2HE flood?

Not in an at-risk area

BA15 2HE has no properties in any Environment Agency recorded flood-risk band. That is good news — but it is area-level and never proof a place cannot flood (surface-water and sewer flooding are assessed separately). See the at-risk postcodes in BA15 or get the full picture below.

The ground around BA15 2HE

The ground here sits at about 73 m above sea level and falls 85 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north, 25.4 m higher.

Shaded relief map of the ground around BA152HE, computed from Environment Agency LiDAR. The ground here sits at about 73 m above sea level and falls 85 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north, 25.4 m higher.
Shaded relief of the bare ground within about 400 m of BA15 2HE, 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.
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Inside the full report for BA15 2HE

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
BA15 2HE
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because 6 recorded floods nearby; 305 official warnings since 2006.

A Today — indicative grade (A best → E)
··· By the 2050s — EA climate scenario (in the full report)
⚑ Official warning within 10 km: Yes ⚑ Recorded flood nearby: Yes ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
···
Surface water
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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 BA15 2HE. 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 BA15 2HE

305
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2006
61
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-03-01)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Apr 2012 EA112_Avon_April_Flood Event ~11.2 km
Jan 1999 EA112_Avon_Avoncliff ~0.6 km
Feb 1990 EA112_SW_Westwood ~1.4 km
Jan 1986 EA112_SomFrome_Farleigh Hungerford_Freshford Mill ~2.3 km
Mar 1982 EA112_Avon_Bathford_Winsley_1982 ~4.0 km
Mar 1982 EA112_Avon_Bradford_on_Avon_1982 ~1.2 km

EA Recorded Flood Outlines — absence of a record never proves a place has not flooded. The full report tests whether any extent covered the exact spot.

Named storms that brought flooding here

2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 12 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 10 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 8 warnings nearby) · Herminia (2025, 5 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for BA15 2HE

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Bradford on Avon River Avon 0.4 km 1.58 m 3.51 m
Tellisford Somerset Frome 4.1 km 3.20 m 4.16 m
Midford Midford Brook 4.8 km 2.90 m 3.61 m
Trowbridge River Biss 5.4 km 1.40 m 2.10 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
Bradford On Avon Wwtw River Avon 0.4 km 0 (2024) 0
Bradford On Avon Wwtw River Avon 0.4 km 29 (2024) 282
Barton Farm Cso River Avon 1.0 km 16 (2024) 176
Pound Lane Cso River Avon 1.1 km 54 (2024) 275

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

Flood defences

2 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~196 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

BA15 2BB up to High BA15 2HA up to Low BA15 2HB up to High BA15 2JF up to Medium BA15 2RU up to Medium BA15 2RW up to High

At-risk postcodes near BA15 2HE — all in the BA15 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. 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 BA15 district.