Does BB11 2RS flood?

Burnley, Lancashire

Up to High likelihood

Properties in BB11 2RS sit in the Environment Agency's High 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 band	Annual chance	Properties	Of which homes
High	greater than 3.3%	22	20
Medium	1% – 3.3%	2	2
Low	0.1% – 1%	0	0
Very low	below 0.1%	0	0

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a high-likelihood area has at least a 57% chance of flooding at least once.

The ground around BB11 2RS

The ground here sits at about 114 m above sea level and falls 29 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-east, 22.7 m higher.

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Inside the full report for BB11 2RS

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report

BB11 2RS

Elevated flood risk — professional assessment recommended

Because properties in the high likelihood band; 3 recorded floods nearby; 85 official warnings since 2006.

E 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

Up to High

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

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 BB11 2RS. 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 BB11 2RS

flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2012

of them full flood warnings or severe warnings

2026

most recent warning nearby (2026-08-20)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

Date	Recorded flood	Approx. distance
Dec 2015	St James's Street, Burnley	~0.7 km
Dec 2015	Culshaw Street, Burnley	~1.4 km
Jun 2012	Burnley June2012	~0.7 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

Ciara (2020, 15 warnings nearby) · Brian (2017, 3 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 2 warnings nearby) · Franklin (2022, 1 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for BB11 2RS

Gauge	River	Distance	Typical high	Highest on record
Thompson Park	River Brun	0.5 km	0.95 m	1.33 m
Active Way	River Calder	0.6 km	1.50 m	2.00 m
Oxford Road	River Calder	0.9 km	1.20 m	1.87 m
Barden Lane	Pendle Water	2.1 km	2.17 m	3.36 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
Ne Area Sewer	River Burn	1.0 km	1 (2024)	0
Crow Wood Farm Cso	River Calder	1.2 km	93 (2024)	319
Brooklands Road/todmorden Road Cso	Unnamed Trib Of River Calder	1.7 km	15 (2024)	8
Liverpool Road Cso (088nf)	River Calder	2.2 km	0 (2024)	0

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

Flood defences

13 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~4 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

BB11 2BS up to Very low BB11 2BT up to Low BB11 2BU up to Very low BB11 2DE up to High BB11 2DL up to Low BB11 2HE up to Low BB11 2RJ up to Medium BB11 2RT up to High BB11 2RU up to High BB11 2RY up to High

At-risk postcodes near BB11 2RS — all in the BB11 district.

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