Not in an at-risk area
BH19 1NR 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 BH19 or get the full picture below.
Because 1 recorded flood nearby; 86 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around BH19 1NR. 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 2014 | Swanage_Winter 2013 to 2014 | ~0.4 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, 9 warnings nearby) · Ciaran (2023, 3 warnings nearby) · Chandra (2026, 2 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 2 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanage King Georges Field St Marys Church | Swan Brook | 0.5 km | 0.45 m | 0.55 m |
| Swanage Prospect Farm Swan Brook | Swan Brook | 0.9 km | 0.65 m | 1.31 m |
| BAGGS MILL | — | 14.2 km | — | — |
| Iford Bridge | River Stour | 17.9 km | 2.50 m | 3.81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Swanage Attenuation Tank | Ulwell Stream | 0.4 km | 10 (2024) | 28 |
| Herston Cross Attenuation Tank Cso | Trib Of River Swan(s) | 1.2 km | 3 (2024) | 9 |
| Durlston Road Ps | Unnamed Stream To Durlston Bay | 1.3 km | 44 (2024) | 50 |
| Swanage Tunnel | Swanage Bay | 1.4 km | 1 (2024) | 2 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
58 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~349 m (natural high ground, demountable defence, embankment, engineered high ground). 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 BH19 1NR — all in the BH19 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 BH19 district.