Does DL8 flood?

Yes — parts of the DL8 district carry real flood risk: 79 of its 153 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The DL8 postcode district covers Upper Dales, Leyburn & Middleham, Scotton & Lower Wensleydale, Bedale, close to Grinton, Bainbridge, Fremington, and surrounding villages in North Yorkshire.

153 postcodes in the DL8 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 79 high, 23 medium, 50 low, 1 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 DL8 postcodes are at risk?

DL8 1AH up to High DL8 1AN up to High DL8 1AW up to High DL8 1HS up to High DL8 1HT up to High DL8 1JG up to High DL8 1LU up to High DL8 1LW up to High DL8 1PN up to High DL8 1PP up to High DL8 1PX up to High DL8 1QE up to High DL8 1QF up to High DL8 1QG up to High DL8 1QL up to High DL8 1RG up to High DL8 2EU up to High DL8 3AU up to High DL8 3AY up to High DL8 3DE up to High DL8 3DG up to High DL8 3DH up to High DL8 3DQ up to High DL8 3EZ up to High DL8 3HH up to High DL8 3HJ up to High DL8 3HZ up to High DL8 3JE up to High DL8 3LN up to High DL8 3LP up to High DL8 3LT up to High DL8 3LW up to High DL8 3LZ up to High DL8 3NB up to High DL8 3NH up to High DL8 3NJ up to High DL8 3NL up to High DL8 3NN up to High DL8 3NT up to High DL8 3PN up to High DL8 3PS up to High DL8 3QF up to High DL8 3QH up to High DL8 3QL up to High DL8 3QR up to High DL8 3QU up to High DL8 3QW up to High DL8 3RD up to High DL8 3RP up to High DL8 3RT up to High DL8 3RW up to High DL8 3SP up to High DL8 3SZ up to High DL8 3TG up to High DL8 3UW up to High DL8 3UZ up to High DL8 4AF up to High DL8 4AG up to High DL8 4BA up to High DL8 4DS up to High DL8 4EQ up to High DL8 4HA up to High DL8 4HJ up to High DL8 4HR up to High DL8 4HZ up to High DL8 4JS up to High DL8 4JT up to High DL8 4LF up to High DL8 4LZ up to High DL8 4PJ up to High DL8 4RT up to High DL8 4RU up to High DL8 4SR up to High DL8 4UW up to High DL8 5FA up to High DL8 5LN up to High DL8 5NQ up to High DL8 5PR up to High DL8 5RQ up to High DL8 3AT up to Medium DL8 3DF up to Medium DL8 3EQ up to Medium DL8 3HS up to Medium DL8 3JA up to Medium DL8 3JG up to Medium DL8 3LR up to Medium DL8 3LS up to Medium DL8 3LX up to Medium DL8 3LY up to Medium DL8 3PR up to Medium DL8 3QG up to Medium DL8 3QT up to Medium DL8 3QX up to Medium DL8 3RF up to Medium DL8 3SA up to Medium DL8 3SF up to Medium DL8 4PX up to Medium DL8 4SQ up to Medium DL8 5HL up to Medium DL8 5HT up to Medium DL8 5HZ up to Medium DL8 5NN up to Medium DL8 1HB up to Low DL8 1HJ up to Low DL8 1JN up to Low DL8 1QB up to Low DL8 1QX up to Low DL8 1QZ up to Low DL8 2AR up to Low DL8 2DP up to Low DL8 2DR up to Low DL8 2ET up to Low DL8 2PA up to Low DL8 3BJ up to Low DL8 3DL up to Low DL8 3DY up to Low DL8 3EE up to Low DL8 3HR up to Low DL8 3JF up to Low DL8 3QA up to Low DL8 3RS up to Low DL8 3RX up to Low DL8 3RY up to Low DL8 3RZ up to Low DL8 3SD up to Low DL8 3SG up to Low DL8 3SR up to Low DL8 4BD up to Low DL8 4DT up to Low DL8 4HS up to Low DL8 4JW up to Low DL8 4LE up to Low DL8 4LG up to Low DL8 4PL up to Low DL8 4PR up to Low DL8 4PT up to Low DL8 4PU up to Low DL8 4RY up to Low DL8 4SG up to Low DL8 4ST up to Low DL8 4TP up to Low DL8 4TS up to Low DL8 4TU up to Low DL8 4UN up to Low DL8 5HE up to Low DL8 5JX up to Low DL8 5JZ up to Low DL8 5LY up to Low DL8 5NX up to Low DL8 5PE up to Low DL8 5PG up to Low DL8 5SD up to Low DL8 2JH up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near DL8

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

131 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (14 at warning level or above), most recently 24 March 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

DL7 DL9 DL10 DL6 DL11 DL5 DL12 DL4

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.