Not in an at-risk area
DL13 3LX 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 DL13 or get the full picture below.
The ground here sits at about 222 m above sea level and falls 79 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the west-north-west, 37.8 m higher.
Because 1 recorded flood nearby; 27 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around DL13 3LX. 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 | Recorded flood | Approx. distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1995 | River Wear | ~11.7 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.
Desmond (2015, 4 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 2 warnings nearby) · Eva (2015, 2 warnings nearby) · Franklin (2022, 1 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanhope | River Wear | 8.1 km | 2.15 m | 3.71 m |
| Bedburn | Bedburn Beck | 10.2 km | 1.05 m | 2.31 m |
| Eddys Bridge | River Derwent | 10.2 km | 1.90 m | 3.21 m |
| Eastgate | Rookhope Burn | 11.1 km | 0.82 m | 1.50 m |
Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.
| Overflow | Discharges into | Distance | Spills | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angate Street Cso | Waskerley Beck | 3.9 km | 1 (2024) | 0 |
| East End Cso | Waskerley Beck (river Wear) | 3.9 km | 31 (2024) | 45 |
| Frosterley Sewage Treatment Works | Wear | 4.3 km | 71 (2024) | 243 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
No mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m of the postcode centre. 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 DL13 3LX — all in the DL13 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 DL13 district.
