Does BB4 flood?

Yes — parts of the BB4 district carry real flood risk: 109 of its 259 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The BB4 postcode district covers Hareholme & Waterfoot, Whitewell & Stacksteads, Longholme, Goodshaw & Cribden, close to Rawtenstall, Waterfoot, Rossendale, and surrounding villages in parts of Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

259 postcodes in the BB4 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 109 high, 30 medium, 120 low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

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Which BB4 postcodes are at risk?

BB4 4AQ up to High BB4 4FN up to High BB4 4NA up to High BB4 4NF up to High BB4 4NP up to High BB4 4PF up to High BB4 4PS up to High BB4 4QP up to High BB4 4QS up to High BB4 5AT up to High BB4 5AX up to High BB4 5AY up to High BB4 5BA up to High BB4 5EJ up to High BB4 5ES up to High BB4 5HH up to High BB4 5HR up to High BB4 5HU up to High BB4 5JT up to High BB4 5JW up to High BB4 5LA up to High BB4 6AA up to High BB4 6AD up to High BB4 6AF up to High BB4 6AG up to High BB4 6DB up to High BB4 6DD up to High BB4 6EF up to High BB4 6HH up to High BB4 6HL up to High BB4 6HQ up to High BB4 6HR up to High BB4 6HY up to High BB4 6JB up to High BB4 6JY up to High BB4 6QS up to High BB4 7AG up to High BB4 7DF up to High BB4 7DG up to High BB4 7DQ up to High BB4 7HB up to High BB4 7HF up to High BB4 7HN up to High BB4 7JJ up to High BB4 7NG up to High BB4 7PP up to High BB4 7PT up to High BB4 7QB up to High BB4 7QN up to High BB4 7QU up to High BB4 7QX up to High BB4 7QZ up to High BB4 7RF up to High BB4 7RG up to High BB4 7RP up to High BB4 8AD up to High BB4 8AG up to High BB4 8AP up to High BB4 8AQ up to High BB4 8AR up to High BB4 8BA up to High BB4 8EE up to High BB4 8EG up to High BB4 8EJ up to High BB4 8EL up to High BB4 8EW up to High BB4 8FU up to High BB4 8HE up to High BB4 8HH up to High BB4 8HU up to High BB4 8HX up to High BB4 8HY up to High BB4 8JB up to High BB4 8JZ up to High BB4 8LA up to High BB4 8LW up to High BB4 8LY up to High BB4 8LZ up to High BB4 8NE up to High BB4 8QF up to High BB4 8UE up to High BB4 9AB up to High BB4 9AD up to High BB4 9AF up to High BB4 9AG up to High BB4 9AH up to High BB4 9AJ up to High BB4 9AR up to High BB4 9DB up to High BB4 9DF up to High BB4 9DQ up to High BB4 9HP up to High BB4 9HQ up to High BB4 9HR up to High BB4 9HU up to High BB4 9HY up to High BB4 9JR up to High BB4 9JY up to High BB4 9LU up to High BB4 9NH up to High BB4 9PJ up to High BB4 9PL up to High BB4 9PN up to High BB4 9PQ up to High BB4 9QS up to High BB4 9RA up to High BB4 9RG up to High BB4 9RX up to High BB4 9TF up to High BB4 4AR up to Medium BB4 4LQ up to Medium BB4 4NH up to Medium BB4 5DD up to Medium BB4 5JN up to Medium BB4 6EN up to Medium BB4 6JQ up to Medium BB4 7JX up to Medium BB4 7JY up to Medium BB4 8AX up to Medium BB4 8DR up to Medium BB4 8DS up to Medium BB4 8JE up to Medium BB4 8QT up to Medium BB4 8UF up to Medium BB4 9AL up to Medium BB4 9AN up to Medium BB4 9AP up to Medium BB4 9BB up to Medium BB4 9JA up to Medium BB4 9JB up to Medium BB4 9JD up to Medium BB4 9JZ up to Medium BB4 9LA up to Medium BB4 9LB up to Medium BB4 9LQ up to Medium BB4 9LT up to Medium BB4 9NT up to Medium BB4 9PG up to Medium BB4 9PX up to Medium BB4 4AF up to Low BB4 4AP up to Low BB4 4JE up to Low BB4 4JH up to Low BB4 4NJ up to Low BB4 4PW up to Low BB4 5AN up to Low BB4 5BT up to Low BB4 5BU up to Low BB4 5EN up to Low BB4 5JH up to Low BB4 5JQ up to Low BB4 6AB up to Low BB4 6AJ up to Low BB4 6HD up to Low BB4 6HJ up to Low BB4 6HP up to Low BB4 6HW up to Low BB4 6JA up to Low BB4 6JE up to Low BB4 6JF up to Low BB4 6JG up to Low BB4 6LE up to Low BB4 7AL up to Low BB4 7AP up to Low BB4 7AU up to Low BB4 7AW up to Low BB4 7AY up to Low BB4 7DS up to Low BB4 7EA up to Low BB4 7EL up to Low BB4 7EU up to Low BB4 7EZ up to Low BB4 7FE up to Low BB4 7HA up to Low BB4 7HH up to Low BB4 7HL up to Low BB4 7HP up to Low BB4 7JA up to Low BB4 7JF up to Low BB4 7JG up to Low BB4 7JL up to Low BB4 7JN up to Low BB4 7JP up to Low BB4 7JQ up to Low BB4 7JR up to Low BB4 7JZ up to Low BB4 7LF up to Low BB4 7LG up to Low BB4 7LR up to Low BB4 7LS up to Low BB4 7LY up to Low BB4 7LZ up to Low BB4 7NA up to Low BB4 7NB up to Low BB4 7ND up to Low BB4 7NH up to Low BB4 7NN up to Low BB4 7NQ up to Low BB4 7NR up to Low BB4 7NS up to Low BB4 7NW up to Low BB4 7NY up to Low BB4 7NZ up to Low BB4 7PA up to Low BB4 7PD up to Low BB4 7PF up to Low BB4 7PG up to Low BB4 7PH up to Low BB4 7PJ up to Low BB4 7PL up to Low BB4 7PQ up to Low BB4 7PY up to Low BB4 7QA up to Low BB4 7UL up to Low BB4 7UQ up to Low BB4 8AA up to Low BB4 8AH up to Low BB4 8AJ up to Low BB4 8AN up to Low BB4 8DT up to Low BB4 8EU up to Low BB4 8FQ up to Low BB4 8HL up to Low BB4 8HN up to Low BB4 8NB up to Low BB4 8PW up to Low BB4 8SE up to Low BB4 8TP up to Low BB4 9AA up to Low BB4 9AE up to Low BB4 9AQ up to Low BB4 9AT up to Low BB4 9BF up to Low BB4 9DE up to Low BB4 9DS up to Low BB4 9JE up to Low BB4 9JF up to Low BB4 9JW up to Low BB4 9JX up to Low BB4 9LG up to Low BB4 9NS up to Low BB4 9NX up to Low BB4 9PD up to Low BB4 9PF up to Low BB4 9PP up to Low BB4 9PS up to Low BB4 9PT up to Low BB4 9PY up to Low BB4 9PZ up to Low BB4 9QA up to Low BB4 9QB up to Low BB4 9QD up to Low BB4 9QF up to Low BB4 9QG up to Low BB4 9QN up to Low BB4 9QP up to Low BB4 9QR up to Low BB4 9RE up to Low BB4 9RL up to Low

Rivers and flooding history near BB4

The rivers that matter here, each monitored live on FloodRadar:

Rawtenstall on the Limey Water — 0.5 km away, highest on record 1.62m
Holt Mill Bridge on the River Irwell — 1.9 km away, highest on record 1.86m
Thornfield Avenue on the Whitewell Brook — 2.1 km away, highest on record 1.94m
Irwell Vale on the River Irwell — 4 km away, highest on record 3.43m

117 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (116 at warning level or above), most recently 20 September 2025. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded flood extents near the district (Environment Agency record):

The Mason's Arms Pub, Burnley Rd E - Storm Darragh 254 Burnley Rd E, Rossendale BB4 9HU (2024) — about 2.1 km from the centre
3 Paradise Street, Waterfoot - Storm Darragh (2024) — about 2 km from the centre
Dog Groomers, 7 Burnley Road East - Storm Darragh (2024) — about 2.1 km from the centre
The loading bay, Waterfoot Business Centre, Burnley Rd E, Waterfoot, Rossendale BB4 9HR - Storm Darragh (2024) — about 2 km from the centre

🏠 Buying or renting in BB4? The full property flood-risk report covers any postcode here — the official likelihood band, every recorded flood nearby with distances, warning history year by year, how the local rivers behave, and an insurance outlook, print-ready for £19. See what's in the report →

Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

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Band = the worst likelihood band of any property in that postcode (EA Risk of Flooding from Rivers & Sea, defence-adjusted, area-level). Check any postcode in detail — or get the full £19 property report — at the property flood-risk report. © 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.