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Does DL14 9AD flood?

Up to Low likelihood

Properties in DL14 9AD sit in the Environment Agency's 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 bandAnnual chancePropertiesOf which homes
Highgreater than 3.3%00
Medium1% – 3.3%00
Low0.1% – 1%30
Very lowbelow 0.1%20

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a low-likelihood area has a 2–22% chance of flooding at least once.

The ground around DL14 9AD

The ground here sits at about 103 m above sea level and falls 16 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north, 1.2 m higher.

Shaded relief map of the ground around DL149AD, computed from Environment Agency LiDAR. The ground here sits at about 103 m above sea level and falls 16 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north, 1.2 m higher.
Shaded relief of the bare ground within about 400 m of DL14 9AD, 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 DL14 9AD

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
DL14 9AD
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the low likelihood band; 6 recorded floods nearby; 60 official warnings since 2006.

C 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: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
Up to Low
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 DL14 9AD. 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 DL14 9AD

60
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2010
5
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-02-11)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Apr 2012 Tindale Beck ~0.7 km
Jul 2007 PRICE AVENUE,WOODHOUSE CLOSE,BISHOP AUCKLAND, ~0.7 km
Jul 2007 19,PRICE AVENUE,WOODHOUSE CLOSE,BISHOP AUCKLAND, ~1.1 km
Aug 2004 Oakley Cross Beck GPS surveyed ~1.5 km
Aug 2004 Oakley Cross Beck unsurveyed ~1.0 km
Jun 2000 South Church / West Auckland ~0.2 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

Ciara (2020, 3 warnings nearby) · Ciaran (2023, 2 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 2 warnings nearby) · Chandra (2026, 1 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for DL14 9AD

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
West Auckland River Gaunless 1.4 km 1.27 m 1.63 m
Dovecote Hill River Gaunless 2.0 km 2.20 m 2.79 m
Oakley Cross Beck Oakley Cross Beck 2.0 km 0.80 m 1.02 m
South Church River Gaunless 2.7 km 1.31 m 2.47 m

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

Storm overflows within 5 km

OverflowDischarges intoDistanceSpillsHours
Wades Farm Cso Wv 010 River Gaunless 0.7 km 14 (2024) 22
Fieldon Bridge Cso Gaunless 0.9 km 49 (2024) 513
Oakley Green Combined Sewer Overflow The River Gaunless Via A Surface Water Sewer 0.9 km 23 (2024) 30
Vinovium Sso No A32river Walk Wv 12 Gaunless 1.0 km 1 (2024) 1

Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.

Flood defences

10 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~175 m (natural high ground). 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

DL14 9AN up to High DL14 9AQ up to High DL14 9AX up to Low DL14 9AZ up to Low DL14 9BB up to Medium DL14 9BD up to High DL14 9BF up to High DL14 9BG up to Medium DL14 9BN up to Medium DL14 9BP up to Medium DL14 9BW up to High DL14 9DA up to Low

At-risk postcodes near DL14 9AD — all in the DL14 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 DL14 district.