Does BS1 flood?

Yes — parts of the BS1 district carry real flood risk: 19 of its 371 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The BS1 postcode district covers Hotwells and Harbourside, Lawrence Hill, close to Bristol Harbour Passage Street, Bristol, Malago, and surrounding villages in parts of City of Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

371 postcodes in the BS1 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 19 high, 40 medium, 312 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 BS1 postcodes are at risk?

BS1 2QD up to High BS1 4QA up to High BS1 4RB up to High BS1 4SB up to High BS1 4SP up to High BS1 6GW up to High BS1 6LY up to High BS1 6SG up to High BS1 6SR up to High BS1 6TG up to High BS1 6TY up to High BS1 6UD up to High BS1 6UH up to High BS1 6UN up to High BS1 6UP up to High BS1 6XG up to High BS1 6XN up to High BS1 6XQ up to High BS1 9XQ up to High BS1 4DJ up to Medium BS1 4RR up to Medium BS1 5JQ up to Medium BS1 5SW up to Medium BS1 5SX up to Medium BS1 5SY up to Medium BS1 5TX up to Medium BS1 6BA up to Medium BS1 6BP up to Medium BS1 6FL up to Medium BS1 6FU up to Medium BS1 6HL up to Medium BS1 6HW up to Medium BS1 6JG up to Medium BS1 6JL up to Medium BS1 6JQ up to Medium BS1 6JU up to Medium BS1 6LA up to Medium BS1 6LH up to Medium BS1 6LQ up to Medium BS1 6QS up to Medium BS1 6QW up to Medium BS1 6QX up to Medium BS1 6SE up to Medium BS1 6SF up to Medium BS1 6SP up to Medium BS1 6SY up to Medium BS1 6TT up to Medium BS1 6UT up to Medium BS1 6UX up to Medium BS1 6WF up to Medium BS1 6WS up to Medium BS1 6XB up to Medium BS1 6XD up to Medium BS1 6XE up to Medium BS1 6XJ up to Medium BS1 6XL up to Medium BS1 6XU up to Medium BS1 6XY up to Medium BS1 8XL up to Medium BS1 1BT up to Low BS1 1DB up to Low BS1 1DQ up to Low BS1 1EB up to Low BS1 1EH up to Low BS1 1EL up to Low BS1 1EQ up to Low BS1 1JR up to Low BS1 1JS up to Low BS1 1LT up to Low BS1 1NA up to Low BS1 1NG up to Low BS1 1NR up to Low BS1 1NS up to Low BS1 1PN up to Low BS1 1QB up to Low BS1 1QP up to Low BS1 1QW up to Low BS1 1RT up to Low BS1 1RU up to Low BS1 1SA up to Low BS1 1SD up to Low BS1 1SE up to Low BS1 1WH up to Low BS1 1XH up to Low BS1 1XR up to Low BS1 1XU up to Low BS1 1YL up to Low BS1 2AA up to Low BS1 2AF up to Low BS1 2AG up to Low BS1 2AL up to Low BS1 2AR up to Low BS1 2AS up to Low BS1 2AU up to Low BS1 2AX up to Low BS1 2BA up to Low BS1 2BE up to Low BS1 2BF up to Low BS1 2BG up to Low BS1 2BJ up to Low BS1 2BN up to Low BS1 2DJ up to Low BS1 2DL up to Low BS1 2DP up to Low BS1 2DS up to Low BS1 2DU up to Low BS1 2HZ up to Low BS1 2JT up to Low BS1 2JY up to Low BS1 2LA up to Low BS1 2LE up to Low BS1 2LJ up to Low BS1 2LZ up to Low BS1 2NH up to Low BS1 2NJ up to Low BS1 2NN up to Low BS1 2NR up to Low BS1 2NT up to Low BS1 2NU up to Low BS1 2PY up to Low BS1 2PZ up to Low BS1 3AG up to Low BS1 3AP up to Low BS1 3AU up to Low BS1 3BA up to Low BS1 3BB up to Low BS1 3BD up to Low BS1 3BE up to Low BS1 3BF up to Low BS1 3BH up to Low BS1 3BL up to Low BS1 3BN up to Low BS1 3BQ up to Low BS1 3BU up to Low BS1 3BX up to Low BS1 3BZ up to Low BS1 3DA up to Low BS1 3DB up to Low BS1 3DD up to Low BS1 3DF up to Low BS1 3DH up to Low BS1 3DJ up to Low BS1 3DN up to Low BS1 3DQ up to Low BS1 3DR up to Low BS1 3DT up to Low BS1 3DU up to Low BS1 3DW up to Low BS1 3DX up to Low BS1 3DY up to Low BS1 3DZ up to Low BS1 3EA up to Low BS1 3ED up to Low BS1 3EE up to Low BS1 3EF up to Low BS1 3EG up to Low BS1 3EH up to Low BS1 3EL up to Low BS1 3EN up to Low BS1 3EP up to Low BS1 3EU up to Low BS1 3HA up to Low BS1 3HB up to Low BS1 3HE up to Low BS1 3HF up to Low BS1 3HH up to Low BS1 3HT up to Low BS1 3HY up to Low BS1 3HZ up to Low BS1 3JA up to Low BS1 3JD up to Low BS1 3JE up to Low BS1 3JL up to Low BS1 3JP up to Low BS1 3JQ up to Low BS1 3JS up to Low BS1 3JT up to Low BS1 3JX up to Low BS1 3LR up to Low BS1 3PH up to Low BS1 3XA up to Low BS1 3XB up to Low BS1 3XD up to Low BS1 3XE up to Low BS1 3XF up to Low BS1 4AA up to Low BS1 4AQ up to Low BS1 4AR up to Low BS1 4AU up to Low BS1 4AW up to Low BS1 4AX up to Low BS1 4AY up to Low BS1 4AZ up to Low BS1 4BB up to Low BS1 4BE up to Low BS1 4BH up to Low BS1 4BQ up to Low BS1 4BS up to Low BS1 4BY up to Low BS1 4DA up to Low BS1 4DH up to Low BS1 4DT up to Low BS1 4DZ up to Low BS1 4ED up to Low BS1 4EF up to Low BS1 4EP up to Low BS1 4EQ up to Low BS1 4ER up to Low BS1 4ES up to Low BS1 4EX up to Low BS1 4GB up to Low BS1 4HJ up to Low BS1 4HU up to Low BS1 4JQ up to Low BS1 4LU up to Low BS1 4PB up to Low BS1 4PH up to Low BS1 4PS up to Low BS1 4QB up to Low BS1 4QD up to Low BS1 4QF up to Low BS1 4QH up to Low BS1 4QP up to Low BS1 4QY up to Low BS1 4QZ up to Low BS1 4RE up to Low BS1 4RG up to Low BS1 4RH up to Low BS1 4RJ up to Low BS1 4RL up to Low BS1 4RN up to Low BS1 4RS up to Low BS1 4RW up to Low BS1 4SL up to Low BS1 4SR up to Low BS1 4SS up to Low BS1 4ST up to Low BS1 4TB up to Low BS1 4TD up to Low BS1 4TN up to Low BS1 4TR up to Low BS1 4TT up to Low BS1 4UT up to Low BS1 4UZ up to Low BS1 4XG up to Low BS1 5AD up to Low BS1 5AT up to Low BS1 5AU up to Low BS1 5BS up to Low BS1 5BT up to Low BS1 5DB up to Low BS1 5DN up to Low BS1 5DQ up to Low BS1 5DZ up to Low BS1 5EJ up to Low BS1 5EL up to Low BS1 5EP up to Low BS1 5HL up to Low BS1 5JE up to Low BS1 5JP up to Low BS1 5JR up to Low BS1 5JS up to Low BS1 5JW up to Low BS1 5JZ up to Low BS1 5LF up to Low BS1 5LL up to Low BS1 5LW up to Low BS1 5SZ up to Low BS1 5TP up to Low BS1 5TT up to Low BS1 5TY up to Low BS1 5UH up to Low BS1 5ZZ up to Low BS1 6AA up to Low BS1 6AD up to Low BS1 6AG up to Low BS1 6AH up to Low BS1 6AJ up to Low BS1 6AL up to Low BS1 6AY up to Low BS1 6BF up to Low BS1 6BH up to Low BS1 6BN up to Low BS1 6BU up to Low BS1 6BX up to Low BS1 6BY up to Low BS1 6DD up to Low BS1 6DE up to Low BS1 6DP up to Low BS1 6DR up to Low BS1 6DU up to Low BS1 6DZ up to Low BS1 6EN up to Low BS1 6EU up to Low BS1 6EZ up to Low BS1 6FH up to Low BS1 6FJ up to Low BS1 6FR up to Low BS1 6FS up to Low BS1 6GE up to Low BS1 6GL up to Low BS1 6GN up to Low BS1 6GP up to Low BS1 6GQ up to Low BS1 6GR up to Low BS1 6GS up to Low BS1 6HG up to Low BS1 6HH up to Low BS1 6HJ up to Low BS1 6HN up to Low BS1 6HU up to Low BS1 6HX up to Low BS1 6HY up to Low BS1 6HZ up to Low BS1 6JF up to Low BS1 6JJ up to Low BS1 6JN up to Low BS1 6JP up to Low BS1 6JR up to Low BS1 6JS up to Low BS1 6JT up to Low BS1 6JW up to Low BS1 6JX up to Low BS1 6JY up to Low BS1 6JZ up to Low BS1 6LB up to Low BS1 6LE up to Low BS1 6LF up to Low BS1 6LP up to Low BS1 6LR up to Low BS1 6LS up to Low BS1 6LT up to Low BS1 6LU up to Low BS1 6LX up to Low BS1 6NA up to Low BS1 6NB up to Low BS1 6NE up to Low BS1 6NH up to Low BS1 6NL up to Low BS1 6NN up to Low BS1 6NP up to Low BS1 6PL up to Low BS1 6PR up to Low BS1 6PU up to Low BS1 6PX up to Low BS1 6QA up to Low BS1 6QH up to Low BS1 6QP up to Low BS1 6RD up to Low BS1 6RP up to Low BS1 6RR up to Low BS1 6TJ up to Low BS1 6TL up to Low BS1 6TP up to Low BS1 6TR up to Low BS1 6UB up to Low BS1 6UG up to Low BS1 6WA up to Low BS1 6WG up to Low BS1 6WH up to Low BS1 6WJ up to Low BS1 6WP up to Low BS1 6WQ up to Low BS1 6WR up to Low BS1 6XF up to Low BS1 6XH up to Low BS1 6XX up to Low BS1 6ZA up to Low BS1 6ZB up to Low BS1 6ZD up to Low BS1 6ZZ up to Low

Rivers and flooding history near BS1

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

Bristol Harbour Passage Street on the Bristol Frome — 0.6 km away, highest on record 6.54m
Bristol Wade Street on the River Frome — 1.2 km away, highest on record 6.36m
Bristol Bedminster St Johns Lane Upstream on the River Avon — 1.8 km away, highest on record 1.08m
Ashton Vale on the River Avon — 2.6 km away, highest on record 3.60m

511 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (105 at warning level or above), most recently 14 September 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

St Philip's Marsh, Bristol_Winter 2013 to 2014 (2014) — about 2 km from the centre
St Philip's Marsh, Bristol_Winter 2013 to 2014 (2014) — about 1.4 km from the centre
EA112_Bristol, Cattle Market rd 1999 (1999) — about 1.1 km from the centre
EA112_Bristol, Cumberland 1999 (1999) — about 1.9 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

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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.