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Not in an at-risk area
BB4 8RQ 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 BB4 or get the full picture below.
Because 4 recorded floods nearby; 179 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around BB4 8RQ. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2002 | LIMY | ~0.3 km |
| Jun 2002 | EA01313_14 June 2002_Limy Water_Love Clough | ~0.3 km |
| Oct 1998 | LIMY | ~0.6 km |
| Jan 1995 | LIMY | ~0.3 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, 17 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 12 warnings nearby) · Brian (2017, 12 warnings nearby) · Darragh (2024, 8 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawtenstall | Limey Water | 4.1 km | 1.70 m | 1.62 m |
| Milnshaw | River Hyndburn | 5.7 km | 1.10 m | 1.41 m |
| Oxford Road | River Calder | 5.7 km | 1.20 m | 1.87 m |
| Thornfield Avenue | Whitewell Brook | 5.8 km | 1.09 m | 1.94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 Burnley Road Cso 081hp | Limy Water | 1.1 km | 18 (2024) | 43 |
| Burnley Rd/middlegate Cso | Limy Water Trib Of Irwell | 1.4 km | 0 (2024) | 0 |
| Rushbed Sso | Limy Water | 2.6 km | 24 (2024) | 104 |
| Burnley Road East/townley Arms Cso | Whitewell Brook | 3.3 km | 2 (2024) | 2 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
22 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~255 m (natural high ground, 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 BB4 8RQ — all in the BB4 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 BB4 district.