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Does CA23 3AX flood?

Not in an at-risk area

CA23 3AX 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 CA23 or get the full picture below.

The ground around CA23 3AX

The ground here sits at about 136 m above sea level and falls 134 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-north-east, 13.8 m higher.

Shaded relief map of the ground around CA233AX, computed from Environment Agency LiDAR. The ground here sits at about 136 m above sea level and falls 134 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-north-east, 13.8 m higher.
Shaded relief of the bare ground within about 400 m of CA23 3AX, computed from the Environment Agency's published LiDAR terrain survey. The ring marks the postcode centre, not a property. This shows the shape of the land, not a flood map — it does not include drains, culverts, walls or kerbs, and the official likelihood band above is the authoritative figure. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.
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Inside the full report for CA23 3AX

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
CA23 3AX
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because 6 recorded floods nearby; 226 official warnings since 2006.

A Today — indicative grade (A best → E)
··· By the 2050s — EA climate scenario (in the full report)
⚑ Official warning within 10 km: Yes ⚑ Recorded flood nearby: Yes ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: No ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
···
Surface water
···
Groundwater
Not assessed
Historic flooding
Recorded nearby
Warning history · flood map with building picker · 2050s view · insurance outlook · every dataset receipt — 18 sections

Flood-risk map of this area

Environment Agency flood-likelihood cells
High (>3.3%/yr) Medium Low Very low Marker = postcode centre Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around CA23 3AX. 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.

Official flood warnings near CA23 3AX

226
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2006
0
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-03-24)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Feb 2020 Storm Ciara 09_02_2020 ~24.2 km
Feb 2002 Flooding 01_02_2002 ~4.9 km
Oct 2000 Flooding 24_10_2000 ~7.9 km
Nov 1999 Flooding 05_11_1999 ~12.4 km
Jan 1999 Flooding 05_01_1999b ~37.3 km
Feb 1997 Flooding 01_02_1997 ~10.6 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.

Named storms that brought flooding here

2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 7 warnings nearby) · Bram (2025, 2 warnings nearby) · Amy (2025, 2 warnings nearby) · 2007 UK floods (2007, 2 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for CA23 3AX

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Scalehill Upper Lorton Valley River Cocker 7.3 km 0.97 m 3.54 m
Galesyke River Irt 10.3 km 0.85 m 2.01 m
St Leonards River Keekle 12.9 km 2.60 m 3.30 m
Egremont River Ehen 13.2 km 1.50 m 3.28 m

Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.

Flood defences

No mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m of the postcode centre. Defences reduce risk, never remove it.

What the full property report adds

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.

Flood risk at nearby postcodes

CA23 3AA up to High CA23 3AD up to High CA23 3AE up to High CA23 3AF up to High CA23 3AN up to Low CA23 3AR up to High CA23 3AS up to High CA23 3AZ up to High CA23 3BD up to High CA23 3BE up to High CA23 3BZ up to High CA23 3DA up to High

At-risk postcodes near CA23 3AX — all in the CA23 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 CA23 district.