Does BH23 flood?

Yes — parts of the BH23 district carry real flood risk: 83 of its 346 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The BH23 postcode district covers Commons, Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe, close to Burton, Christchurch, Pokesdown, and surrounding villages in parts of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Hampshire.

346 postcodes in the BH23 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 83 high, 30 medium, 216 low, 17 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 BH23 postcodes are at risk?

BH23 1BD up to High BH23 1BU up to High BH23 1BX up to High BH23 1BY up to High BH23 1DR up to High BH23 1DT up to High BH23 1DZ up to High BH23 1EQ up to High BH23 1GA up to High BH23 1HU up to High BH23 1HW up to High BH23 1HX up to High BH23 1JJ up to High BH23 1JZ up to High BH23 1LA up to High BH23 1NL up to High BH23 1PB up to High BH23 1QT up to High BH23 1QX up to High BH23 2AN up to High BH23 2EB up to High BH23 2FG up to High BH23 2QS up to High BH23 2TS up to High BH23 2TT up to High BH23 3EU up to High BH23 3NJ up to High BH23 3NQ up to High BH23 3QG up to High BH23 4AB up to High BH23 4AE up to High BH23 4AF up to High BH23 4AJ up to High BH23 4AL up to High BH23 4AQ up to High BH23 4AR up to High BH23 4DP up to High BH23 4DX up to High BH23 4HX up to High BH23 4QZ up to High BH23 4RA up to High BH23 4RJ up to High BH23 5AY up to High BH23 6AA up to High BH23 6AE up to High BH23 6AJ up to High BH23 6AQ up to High BH23 6BB up to High BH23 6BL up to High BH23 6BS up to High BH23 6BW up to High BH23 6DT up to High BH23 6EW up to High BH23 6HB up to High BH23 6HG up to High BH23 6HH up to High BH23 6NA up to High BH23 6NW up to High BH23 6SE up to High BH23 7AA up to High BH23 7AB up to High BH23 7AL up to High BH23 7AN up to High BH23 7AU up to High BH23 7AX up to High BH23 7DL up to High BH23 7EY up to High BH23 7HB up to High BH23 7HH up to High BH23 7HQ up to High BH23 7HR up to High BH23 7LD up to High BH23 7LF up to High BH23 7LG up to High BH23 7LH up to High BH23 7LQ up to High BH23 7NA up to High BH23 8AX up to High BH23 8BH up to High BH23 8BJ up to High BH23 8ES up to High BH23 8EU up to High BH23 9UH up to High BH23 1DN up to Medium BH23 1DS up to Medium BH23 1DW up to Medium BH23 2BA up to Medium BH23 2PQ up to Medium BH23 2PY up to Medium BH23 3FN up to Medium BH23 3NE up to Medium BH23 3NU up to Medium BH23 3NZ up to Medium BH23 4AG up to Medium BH23 4AY up to Medium BH23 4BS up to Medium BH23 4DR up to Medium BH23 4HW up to Medium BH23 4RL up to Medium BH23 5BL up to Medium BH23 5HN up to Medium BH23 5HW up to Medium BH23 5LJ up to Medium BH23 6AB up to Medium BH23 6AL up to Medium BH23 6BH up to Medium BH23 6BU up to Medium BH23 7AE up to Medium BH23 7BE up to Medium BH23 7JS up to Medium BH23 7LJ up to Medium BH23 7NB up to Medium BH23 7PE up to Medium BH23 1AR up to Low BH23 1AX up to Low BH23 1BL up to Low BH23 1BT up to Low BH23 1BZ up to Low BH23 1DA up to Low BH23 1DB up to Low BH23 1DD up to Low BH23 1DE up to Low BH23 1DJ up to Low BH23 1DL up to Low BH23 1DX up to Low BH23 1DY up to Low BH23 1EB up to Low BH23 1ED up to Low BH23 1EF up to Low BH23 1EG up to Low BH23 1EH up to Low BH23 1EJ up to Low BH23 1EP up to Low BH23 1ES up to Low BH23 1ET up to Low BH23 1EU up to Low BH23 1EX up to Low BH23 1EZ up to Low BH23 1FA up to Low BH23 1FD up to Low BH23 1FE up to Low BH23 1HE up to Low BH23 1HF up to Low BH23 1HG up to Low BH23 1HH up to Low BH23 1HL up to Low BH23 1HN up to Low BH23 1HQ up to Low BH23 1HT up to Low BH23 1HZ up to Low BH23 1JA up to Low BH23 1JB up to Low BH23 1JD up to Low BH23 1JE up to Low BH23 1JF up to Low BH23 1JH up to Low BH23 1LD up to Low BH23 1LG up to Low BH23 1LH up to Low BH23 1LJ up to Low BH23 1LS up to Low BH23 1LY up to Low BH23 1NA up to Low BH23 1NB up to Low BH23 1NH up to Low BH23 1NJ up to Low BH23 1NN up to Low BH23 1NR up to Low BH23 1NU up to Low BH23 1NW up to Low BH23 1NX up to Low BH23 1NY up to Low BH23 1NZ up to Low BH23 1PG up to Low BH23 1PH up to Low BH23 1QZ up to Low BH23 2AR up to Low BH23 2AX up to Low BH23 2AY up to Low BH23 2BH up to Low BH23 2BJ up to Low BH23 2BQ up to Low BH23 2BW up to Low BH23 2DX up to Low BH23 2DY up to Low BH23 2DZ up to Low BH23 2ED up to Low BH23 2EE up to Low BH23 2EF up to Low BH23 2EG up to Low BH23 2EH up to Low BH23 2EJ up to Low BH23 2EL up to Low BH23 2EN up to Low BH23 2EP up to Low BH23 2ER up to Low BH23 2ET up to Low BH23 2EU up to Low BH23 2EW up to Low BH23 2EX up to Low BH23 2EY up to Low BH23 2EZ up to Low BH23 2FH up to Low BH23 2FN up to Low BH23 2FZ up to Low BH23 2GA up to Low BH23 2GE up to Low BH23 2HA up to Low BH23 2HB up to Low BH23 2HD up to Low BH23 2HE up to Low BH23 2HF up to Low BH23 2HG up to Low BH23 2HL up to Low BH23 2HN up to Low BH23 2HP up to Low BH23 2HR up to Low BH23 2HS up to Low BH23 2HW up to Low BH23 2HX up to Low BH23 2HY up to Low BH23 2HZ up to Low BH23 2JA up to Low BH23 2JB up to Low BH23 2JY up to Low BH23 2NT up to Low BH23 2NU up to Low BH23 2NX up to Low BH23 2NZ up to Low BH23 2PA up to Low BH23 2PB up to Low BH23 2PE up to Low BH23 2PF up to Low BH23 2PG up to Low BH23 2PH up to Low BH23 2PJ up to Low BH23 2PL up to Low BH23 2PN up to Low BH23 2PR up to Low BH23 2PS up to Low BH23 2PW up to Low BH23 2PX up to Low BH23 2PZ up to Low BH23 2QA up to Low BH23 2QB up to Low BH23 2QD up to Low BH23 2QE up to Low BH23 2QF up to Low BH23 2QG up to Low BH23 2QH up to Low BH23 2QJ up to Low BH23 2QP up to Low BH23 2QQ up to Low BH23 2QR up to Low BH23 2QT up to Low BH23 2QU up to Low BH23 2QW up to Low BH23 2RE up to Low BH23 2RF up to Low BH23 2TB up to Low BH23 3AG up to Low BH23 3DX up to Low BH23 3ER up to Low BH23 3ES up to Low BH23 3FE up to Low BH23 3HB up to Low BH23 3HG up to Low BH23 3HH up to Low BH23 3LN up to Low BH23 3LS up to Low BH23 3NA up to Low BH23 3NB up to Low BH23 3ND up to Low BH23 3NT up to Low BH23 3NX up to Low BH23 3NY up to Low BH23 3PA up to Low BH23 3PB up to Low BH23 3PF up to Low BH23 3PH up to Low BH23 3PP up to Low BH23 3QA up to Low BH23 3QN up to Low BH23 3QR up to Low BH23 3QY up to Low BH23 3RQ up to Low BH23 3TL up to Low BH23 3TN up to Low BH23 3TP up to Low BH23 3TR up to Low BH23 3TW up to Low BH23 4DY up to Low BH23 4FT up to Low BH23 4HY up to Low BH23 4NG up to Low BH23 4RQ up to Low BH23 5AH up to Low BH23 5AJ up to Low BH23 5AW up to Low BH23 6AN up to Low BH23 6AU up to Low BH23 6AX up to Low BH23 6BD up to Low BH23 6BE up to Low BH23 6BQ up to Low BH23 6DE up to Low BH23 6DU up to Low BH23 6ED up to Low BH23 6NE up to Low BH23 7AH up to Low BH23 7AR up to Low BH23 7AT up to Low BH23 7AY up to Low BH23 7AZ up to Low BH23 7HU up to Low BH23 7LB up to Low BH23 7LZ up to Low BH23 7NH up to Low BH23 8AW up to Low BH23 8BD up to Low BH23 8BE up to Low BH23 8BN up to Low BH23 8BS up to Low BH23 8EN up to Low BH23 8ER up to Low BH23 8HJ up to Low BH23 8NB up to Low BH23 8ND up to Low BH23 9ZJ up to Low BH23 1BS up to Very low BH23 1JL up to Very low BH23 1JN up to Very low BH23 1JP up to Very low BH23 1JQ up to Very low BH23 1JT up to Very low BH23 1JU up to Very low BH23 1JW up to Very low BH23 1JX up to Very low BH23 1JY up to Very low BH23 1LN up to Very low BH23 1LQ up to Very low BH23 1LW up to Very low BH23 1LZ up to Very low BH23 1NT up to Very low BH23 4NE up to Very low BH23 4NF up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near BH23

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

Knapp Mill on the River Avon — 0.3 km away, highest on record 0.84m
Iford Bridge on the River Stour — 2 km away, highest on record 3.81m
SOMERFORD — 2.8 km away
Hurn Court on the Moors River — 4.1 km away, highest on record 1.77m

629 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (203 at warning level or above), most recently 30 August 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

This represents flooding in the area in 2014 (2014) — about 3.2 km from the centre
This represents flooding in the area in 2014 (2014) — about 1.7 km from the centre
This represents flooding in the area in 2014 (2014) — about 1.7 km from the centre
Christchurch_Winter 2013 to 2014 (2014) — about 2.3 km from the centre

Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

BH22 BH24 BH21 BH25 BH20 BH19 BH17 BH16

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.