Does BB9 flood?

Yes — parts of the BB9 district carry real flood risk: 66 of its 180 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The BB9 postcode district covers Bradley, Whitefield & Walverden, close to Barrowford, Nelson, Brierfield, and surrounding villages in parts of Lancashire and West Yorkshire.

180 postcodes in the BB9 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 66 high, 43 medium, 65 low, 6 very 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 BB9 postcodes are at risk?

BB9 0HU up to High BB9 5BE up to High BB9 5LU up to High BB9 5QP up to High BB9 5SP up to High BB9 5SR up to High BB9 5TF up to High BB9 6BU up to High BB9 6EW up to High BB9 6HQ up to High BB9 6JH up to High BB9 6LB up to High BB9 6RS up to High BB9 6RT up to High BB9 7AF up to High BB9 7BH up to High BB9 7BJ up to High BB9 7BL up to High BB9 7BN up to High BB9 7DR up to High BB9 7DU up to High BB9 7QJ up to High BB9 7QQ up to High BB9 7QW up to High BB9 7RA up to High BB9 8AD up to High BB9 8AG up to High BB9 8AJ up to High BB9 8AN up to High BB9 8AP up to High BB9 8AQ up to High BB9 8AR up to High BB9 8BF up to High BB9 8EF up to High BB9 8EQ up to High BB9 8HF up to High BB9 8LG up to High BB9 8NB up to High BB9 8ND up to High BB9 8NJ up to High BB9 8NL up to High BB9 8NN up to High BB9 8NP up to High BB9 8NR up to High BB9 8NS up to High BB9 8NT up to High BB9 8NW up to High BB9 8NX up to High BB9 8NY up to High BB9 8NZ up to High BB9 8PA up to High BB9 8PB up to High BB9 8PD up to High BB9 8PE up to High BB9 8PF up to High BB9 8PG up to High BB9 8PH up to High BB9 8PQ up to High BB9 8PU up to High BB9 8PW up to High BB9 8RB up to High BB9 8RD up to High BB9 8TW up to High BB9 8TZ up to High BB9 9DJ up to High BB9 9XH up to High BB9 0HZ up to Medium BB9 5AL up to Medium BB9 5AP up to Medium BB9 5AR up to Medium BB9 5AW up to Medium BB9 5EA up to Medium BB9 5HX up to Medium BB9 5HY up to Medium BB9 5JA up to Medium BB9 5LE up to Medium BB9 5LH up to Medium BB9 5LJ up to Medium BB9 5LQ up to Medium BB9 5PJ up to Medium BB9 5PR up to Medium BB9 5SS up to Medium BB9 5ST up to Medium BB9 6DN up to Medium BB9 6DR up to Medium BB9 6DW up to Medium BB9 6RX up to Medium BB9 6SD up to Medium BB9 7QH up to Medium BB9 7QN up to Medium BB9 7QP up to Medium BB9 7QZ up to Medium BB9 7SS up to Medium BB9 7TY up to Medium BB9 8AL up to Medium BB9 8EL up to Medium BB9 8NE up to Medium BB9 8PP up to Medium BB9 8PR up to Medium BB9 8PS up to Medium BB9 8PT up to Medium BB9 8PX up to Medium BB9 8PY up to Medium BB9 9SZ up to Medium BB9 9TD up to Medium BB9 9TG up to Medium BB9 9TL up to Medium BB9 9XG up to Medium BB9 9XJ up to Medium BB9 0JN up to Low BB9 0JZ up to Low BB9 0LD up to Low BB9 0LP up to Low BB9 0TA up to Low BB9 0TB up to Low BB9 5NA up to Low BB9 5ND up to Low BB9 5NE up to Low BB9 5NH up to Low BB9 5PU up to Low BB9 5PW up to Low BB9 5PY up to Low BB9 6DG up to Low BB9 6DP up to Low BB9 6DQ up to Low BB9 6DT up to Low BB9 6DX up to Low BB9 6EH up to Low BB9 6EJ up to Low BB9 6EL up to Low BB9 6JQ up to Low BB9 6NE up to Low BB9 6NU up to Low BB9 6QB up to Low BB9 6SH up to Low BB9 7QY up to Low BB9 7SJ up to Low BB9 7YA up to Low BB9 7YS up to Low BB9 7YT up to Low BB9 8AA up to Low BB9 8AH up to Low BB9 8DU up to Low BB9 8ET up to Low BB9 8JZ up to Low BB9 8LQ up to Low BB9 8NF up to Low BB9 8NG up to Low BB9 8PL up to Low BB9 8PZ up to Low BB9 8QA up to Low BB9 8QB up to Low BB9 8QD up to Low BB9 8QE up to Low BB9 8QG up to Low BB9 8QH up to Low BB9 8QJ up to Low BB9 8QQ up to Low BB9 8QU up to Low BB9 8RS up to Low BB9 8SJ up to Low BB9 8TU up to Low BB9 9AD up to Low BB9 9BD up to Low BB9 9BU up to Low BB9 9DN up to Low BB9 9PS up to Low BB9 9PU up to Low BB9 9PX up to Low BB9 9QA up to Low BB9 9QL up to Low BB9 9SN up to Low BB9 9SS up to Low BB9 9SW up to Low BB9 0HQ up to Very low BB9 6EP up to Very low BB9 6ER up to Very low BB9 6JD up to Very low BB9 6JE up to Very low BB9 7QR up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near BB9

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

84 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (84 at warning level or above), most recently 28 August 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

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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.