Does BA2 6RN flood?

No property in an EA risk band

No property in BA2 6RN appears in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset. That dataset covers one of five flood sources. It is area-level, it covers rivers and the sea only, and it is never proof a place cannot flood — surface water, groundwater, sewers and reservoirs are assessed separately. See the at-risk postcodes in BA2 or get the full picture below.

The ground around BA2 6RN

The ground here sits at about 84 m above sea level and falls 159 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-south-east, 76.8 m higher.

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Inside the full report for BA2 6RN

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report

BA2 6RN

Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because 6 recorded floods nearby; 39 official warnings since 2006.

··· 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

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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

Rivers & sea likelihood · illustrative

Surface water (flash flooding) · illustrative

Flood Zones 2 & 3 (planning) · illustrative

2050s projection (climate) · illustrative

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around BA2 6RN. 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 BA2 6RN

flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2012

of them full flood warnings or severe warnings

2025

most recent warning nearby (2025-12-18)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

Date	Recorded flood	Approx. distance
Feb 2009	North Wessex Feb 2009	~1.5 km
Oct 2000	EA112_Avon_Bath to Bathampton Mill	~0.5 km
Jan 1999	EA112_Avon_Grosvenor_Bath	~0.7 km
Jan 1999	EA112_Avon_Bathampton	~1.7 km
Jan 1986	EA112_Avon_Bathampton	~1.1 km
Dec 1985	EA112_Avon_Bathampton	~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

Henk (2024, 7 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 4 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 3 warnings nearby) · Herminia (2025, 2 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for BA2 6RN

Gauge	River	Distance	Typical high	Highest on record
Bathford	River Avon	2.0 km	2.50 m	4.26 m
Bath Destructor Bridge	River Avon	3.0 km	3.81 m	5.41 m
Midford	Midford Brook	4.7 km	2.90 m	3.61 m
Middlehill	By Brook	5.5 km	0.77 m	2.41 m

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

Storm overflows within 5 km

Overflow	Discharges into	Distance	Spills	Hours
London Road West Cso	River Avon Via Sws	0.6 km	116 (2024)	1,373
Bath Lambridge Rugby Ground Carpark Cso	Lam Brook	0.7 km	31 (2024)	82
Larkhall Terrace Cso	Lam Brook Via Sws	0.9 km	36 (2024)	44
Baytree Allotments Cso	Lam Brook Via Sws	0.9 km	11 (2024)	0

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 ~439 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

BA2 6AA up to High BA2 6BJ up to High BA2 6FA up to Medium BA2 6FJ up to Medium BA2 6FL up to Medium BA2 6LH up to Low BA2 6LJ up to Low BA2 6LL up to Medium BA2 6LP up to Medium BA2 6LR up to Medium BA2 6LS up to Medium BA2 6LT up to Medium

At-risk postcodes near BA2 6RN — all in the BA2 district.

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