Does CA2 flood?

Yes — parts of the CA2 district carry real flood risk: 73 of its 224 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The CA2 postcode district covers Denton Holme, Castle, Currock, Yewdale, close to Skew Bridge Carlisle, Carlisle, Sands Centre, Carlisle, and surrounding villages in Cumberland.

224 postcodes in the CA2 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 73 high, 39 medium, 106 low, 6 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 CA2 postcodes are at risk?

CA2 4PS up to High CA2 5BN up to High CA2 5BT up to High CA2 5DF up to High CA2 5DT up to High CA2 5DX up to High CA2 5LY up to High CA2 5QS up to High CA2 5RN up to High CA2 5RS up to High CA2 5RT up to High CA2 5RY up to High CA2 5SD up to High CA2 5SH up to High CA2 5SQ up to High CA2 5SR up to High CA2 5SS up to High CA2 5SW up to High CA2 5SX up to High CA2 5TE up to High CA2 5TF up to High CA2 5TG up to High CA2 5TJ up to High CA2 5TL up to High CA2 5TN up to High CA2 5TP up to High CA2 5TR up to High CA2 5TS up to High CA2 5TT up to High CA2 5TU up to High CA2 5TW up to High CA2 5TY up to High CA2 5XB up to High CA2 5XD up to High CA2 5XE up to High CA2 5XF up to High CA2 5XH up to High CA2 5XN up to High CA2 5XW up to High CA2 6BT up to High CA2 6BW up to High CA2 6ST up to High CA2 6SU up to High CA2 6TT up to High CA2 6TW up to High CA2 7AA up to High CA2 7AF up to High CA2 7AJ up to High CA2 7AN up to High CA2 7AP up to High CA2 7AR up to High CA2 7AS up to High CA2 7AZ up to High CA2 7DF up to High CA2 7DG up to High CA2 7DH up to High CA2 7DN up to High CA2 7ED up to High CA2 7EF up to High CA2 7FA up to High CA2 7GX up to High CA2 7HZ up to High CA2 7JA up to High CA2 7JB up to High CA2 7JF up to High CA2 7JG up to High CA2 7JR up to High CA2 7QW up to High CA2 7RS up to High CA2 7XD up to High CA2 7XE up to High CA2 7XH up to High CA2 7XJ up to High CA2 5AA up to Medium CA2 5DY up to Medium CA2 5DZ up to Medium CA2 5ED up to Medium CA2 5EG up to Medium CA2 5EH up to Medium CA2 5EJ up to Medium CA2 5EL up to Medium CA2 5EN up to Medium CA2 5EU up to Medium CA2 5FY up to Medium CA2 5FZ up to Medium CA2 5GY up to Medium CA2 5HB up to Medium CA2 5HD up to Medium CA2 5HE up to Medium CA2 5HH up to Medium CA2 5HQ up to Medium CA2 5JA up to Medium CA2 5JL up to Medium CA2 5JP up to Medium CA2 5JW up to Medium CA2 5JX up to Medium CA2 5JY up to Medium CA2 5JZ up to Medium CA2 5LA up to Medium CA2 5LH up to Medium CA2 5LQ up to Medium CA2 5NA up to Medium CA2 5NB up to Medium CA2 5SL up to Medium CA2 5XA up to Medium CA2 5XP up to Medium CA2 5XR up to Medium CA2 5XS up to Medium CA2 5XU up to Medium CA2 5XX up to Medium CA2 5XY up to Medium CA2 7PY up to Medium CA2 4AS up to Low CA2 4AX up to Low CA2 5AB up to Low CA2 5AD up to Low CA2 5AE up to Low CA2 5AF up to Low CA2 5AG up to Low CA2 5AH up to Low CA2 5AJ up to Low CA2 5AN up to Low CA2 5AP up to Low CA2 5AQ up to Low CA2 5AS up to Low CA2 5AU up to Low CA2 5AW up to Low CA2 5AY up to Low CA2 5BB up to Low CA2 5BJ up to Low CA2 5DS up to Low CA2 5DW up to Low CA2 5EE up to Low CA2 5EF up to Low CA2 5EQ up to Low CA2 5ET up to Low CA2 5EY up to Low CA2 5GX up to Low CA2 5GZ up to Low CA2 5HA up to Low CA2 5HF up to Low CA2 5HJ up to Low CA2 5HN up to Low CA2 5HP up to Low CA2 5HS up to Low CA2 5HT up to Low CA2 5HU up to Low CA2 5HW up to Low CA2 5HY up to Low CA2 5HZ up to Low CA2 5JD up to Low CA2 5JE up to Low CA2 5JF up to Low CA2 5JG up to Low CA2 5JH up to Low CA2 5JJ up to Low CA2 5JN up to Low CA2 5JQ up to Low CA2 5JR up to Low CA2 5JS up to Low CA2 5JT up to Low CA2 5LB up to Low CA2 5LE up to Low CA2 5LG up to Low CA2 5LJ up to Low CA2 5LL up to Low CA2 5LN up to Low CA2 5LP up to Low CA2 5LT up to Low CA2 5LU up to Low CA2 5LX up to Low CA2 5ND up to Low CA2 5NE up to Low CA2 5NF up to Low CA2 5NG up to Low CA2 5NH up to Low CA2 5NQ up to Low CA2 5PD up to Low CA2 5PH up to Low CA2 5PS up to Low CA2 5QU up to Low CA2 5SN up to Low CA2 5TX up to Low CA2 5TZ up to Low CA2 5UB up to Low CA2 5UF up to Low CA2 5UJ up to Low CA2 5UL up to Low CA2 5UN up to Low CA2 5UP up to Low CA2 5UR up to Low CA2 5UT up to Low CA2 5UU up to Low CA2 5UW up to Low CA2 5UX up to Low CA2 5UZ up to Low CA2 5WB up to Low CA2 5WD up to Low CA2 5WE up to Low CA2 5WF up to Low CA2 5WJ up to Low CA2 5XQ up to Low CA2 6AA up to Low CA2 6AB up to Low CA2 6AD up to Low CA2 6AE up to Low CA2 6AG up to Low CA2 6AS up to Low CA2 6AZ up to Low CA2 6LS up to Low CA2 7AB up to Low CA2 7AL up to Low CA2 7AW up to Low CA2 7BD up to Low CA2 7BX up to Low CA2 7DQ up to Low CA2 7RY up to Low CA2 7XX up to Low CA2 5NZ up to Very low CA2 5SA up to Very low CA2 5SE up to Very low CA2 5SF up to Very low CA2 5SG up to Very low CA2 5SJ up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near CA2

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

Skew Bridge on the River Caldew — 0.6 km away, highest on record 5.34m
Denton Holme on the River Caldew — 0.6 km away, highest on record 4.56m
Little Caldew Maltings on the Little Caldew — 1 km away, highest on record 2.41m
Carlisle Raffles Avenue on the Parham Beck — 1.2 km away, highest on record 1.14m

439 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (186 at warning level or above), most recently 25 March 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

Carlisle Storm Dennis 15-02-20 (2020) — about 2.4 km from the centre
Storm Ciara 09_02_2020 (2020) — about 37.9 km from the centre
Carlisle Storm Ciara 09-02-2020 (2020) — about 2.5 km from the centre
Carlisle (including Crosby-on-Eden) 05_12_2015 (2015) — about 3.2 km from the centre

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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.