Not in an at-risk area
DL8 1LB 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 DL8 or get the full picture below.
Because 3 recorded floods nearby; 189 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around DL8 1LB. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2020 | 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Dennis | ~30.0 km |
| Feb 2020 | 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Ciara | ~37.5 km |
| Dec 2015 | December 2015 Flood Event | ~45.1 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.
Ciara (2020, 6 warnings nearby) · Desmond (2015, 4 warnings nearby) · Jocelyn (2024, 3 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 3 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeming | Bedale Beck | 6.6 km | 3.70 m | 4.75 m |
| Kilgram | River Ure | 6.8 km | 3.50 m | 5.64 m |
| Catterick Village | Brough Beck | 7.1 km | 1.00 m | 1.61 m |
| Catterick Brough Park | Brough Beck | 7.1 km | 0.63 m | 3.60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Crakehall Sps | Bedale Beck | 0.6 km | 23 (2024) | 78 |
| Langthorne Stw | Cobshaw Dyke | 2.2 km | 282 (2024) | 5,128 |
| Newton Le Willows Stw | Newton Beck | 2.2 km | 19 (2024) | 179 |
| Newton Le Willows Stw | Newton Beck | 2.2 km | 4 (2024) | 15 |
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 DL8 1LB — all in the DL8 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 DL8 district.