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Properties in BB18 6WE 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% | 20 | 18 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| 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 here sits at about 132 m above sea level and falls 31 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-east, 21.6 m higher.
Because properties in the high likelihood band; 6 recorded floods nearby; 326 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around BB18 6WE. 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.
Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.
| Date | Recorded flood | Approx. distance |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2020 | 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Dennis | ~63.6 km |
| Feb 2020 | 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Ciara | ~55.8 km |
| Sep 2016 | Earby September 2016 Flood Event | ~0.2 km |
| Dec 2015 | Colne Road, Earby | ~0.5 km |
| Dec 2015 | White Leys Close, Earby | ~1.1 km |
| Dec 2015 | Heather Brow, Earby | ~0.8 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.
Ciara (2020, 12 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 7 warnings nearby) · Franklin (2022, 5 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 4 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earby New Cut | Earby Beck | 0.4 km | 1.30 m | 2.01 m |
| Earby Youth Hostel | Earby Beck | 0.8 km | 0.50 m | 1.31 m |
| Kelbrook | Kelbrook Beck | 2.2 km | 0.34 m | 1.46 m |
| Broughton Hall | Broughton Beck | 6.4 km | 1.20 m | 2.48 m |
Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.
| Overflow | Discharges into | Distance | Spills | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earby Sewage Treatment Works | Earby Beck | 0.4 km | 83 (2024) | 260 |
| Earby Sewage Treatment Works | Earby Beck | 0.4 km | 95 (2024) | 458 |
| Thornton In Craven Sps | Thornton Beck | 1.3 km | 58 (2024) | 354 |
| Cornmill Cottages Cso | Butts Beck | 3.0 km | 2 (2024) | 0 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
123 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~16 m (natural high ground, engineered high ground, embankment, wall). Defences reduce risk, never remove it.
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.
At-risk postcodes near BB18 6WE — all in the BB18 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 BB18 district.