Not in an at-risk area
BH11 8NX 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 BH11 or get the full picture below.
Because 1 recorded flood nearby; 238 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around BH11 8NX. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2014 | Flood Extents_Winter 2013 to 2014 | ~12.9 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.
2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 35 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 11 warnings nearby) · Conall (2024, 10 warnings nearby) · Imogen (2016, 4 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wimborne | River Stour | 4.6 km | 1.26 m | 2.00 m |
| Throop | River Stour | 6.5 km | 1.20 m | 1.91 m |
| Walford Mill | River Allen | 6.8 km | 0.55 m | 1.11 m |
| Ferndown Tricketts Cross | Uddens Water | 7.7 km | 1.48 m | 2.50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Lane Ps | Freshwater(s) | 1.9 km | 24 (2024) | 65 |
| Pumping Station At Magna Road | Knighton Stream(trib.r.stour) | 2.0 km | 2 (2024) | 0 |
| Canford Heath Pumping Station | Hatch Pond Stream | 2.9 km | 1 (2024) | 1 |
| Church Lane Pumping Station | River Stour | 4.1 km | 32 (2024) | 156 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
No mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m of the postcode centre. 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 BH11 8NX — all in the BH11 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 BH11 district.