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Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Up to Very low likelihood
Properties in BH23 1JT sit in the Environment Agency's Very low flood-likelihood band (worst property). The band is the worst found in the postcode — it describes the land around properties (defence-adjusted, rivers & sea), not any single address, and not today's conditions.
| Likelihood band | Annual chance | Properties | Of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | greater than 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 0 | 0 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 25 | 24 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a very low-likelihood area has less than a 3% chance of flooding at least once.
BH23 1JT gets about 857 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 108 mm; driest July, 48 mm). That is 26% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year.
A thirty-year average for the surrounding area, not a measurement at this address and not a flood risk on its own: a dry area floods when a storm sits over it, and a wet one may drain away perfectly well. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.4 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The ground here sits at about 4 m above sea level and falls 11 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-north-west, 1.6 m higher.
Because properties in the very low likelihood band; 6 recorded flood outlines mapped nearby; 628 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around BH23 1JT. 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 | Mapped flood extent | Approx. distance |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2014 | This represents flooding in the area in 2014 | ~0.4 km |
| Feb 2014 | This represents flooding in the area in 2014 | ~0.4 km |
| Feb 2014 | Christchurch_Winter 2013 to 2014 | ~0.4 km |
| Jan 2014 | Flood Extents_Winter 2013 to 2014 | ~23.2 km |
| Dec 2013 | Christchurch_Winter 2013 to 2014 | ~0.4 km |
| Dec 2013 | Christchurch_Winter 2013 to 2014 | ~0.5 km |
These are extents the Environment Agency has mapped, not a list of every flood. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. The full report tests whether any extent covered the exact spot.
2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 71 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 12 warnings nearby) · Conall (2024, 11 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 6 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | Christchurch Coast | 1.1 km | — | 1.99 m |
| Iford Bridge | River Stour | 1.4 km | 2.50 m | 3.81 m |
| Knapp Mill | River Avon | 1.7 km | 0.64 m | 0.84 m |
| SOMERFORD | — | 3.4 km | — | — |
Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.
| Overflow | Discharges into | Distance | Spills | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iford Bridge Sewage Pumping Station | River Stour(s) | 0.4 km | 1 (2024) | 0 |
| Tuckton High Street Cso | Tidal River Stour(e) | 0.5 km | 13 (2024) | 8 |
| — | 0.6 km | 17 (2024) | 49 | |
| Christchurch Sewage Treatment Works | River Avon(e) | 1.2 km | 35 (2024) | 470 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
25 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~184 m (natural high ground, engineered high ground, embankment, 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 BH23 1JT — all in the BH23 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. Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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 BH23 district.