Up to Low likelihood
Properties in DT6 4HD 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 band | Annual chance | Properties | Of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | greater than 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 12 | 6 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a low-likelihood area has a 2–22% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 3 m above sea level and falls 43 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-west, 3.3 m higher.
Because properties in the low likelihood band; 836 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around DT6 4HD. 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.
2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 86 warnings nearby) · Ciaran (2023, 12 warnings nearby) · Imogen (2016, 10 warnings nearby) · Chandra (2026, 8 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDPORT MAGDALEN LANE | — | 2.3 km | — | — |
| East Bridge Bridport | River Asker | 2.4 km | 0.32 m | 1.82 m |
| BRIDPORT EAST BRIDGE | — | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Jessop Avenue Bridport | River Asker | 2.8 km | 0.65 m | 1.32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bay Sluices | Bridport Harbour(west Bay)(c) | 0.1 km | 48 (2024) | 541 |
| West Bay Road Cso | River Brit | 0.9 km | 0 (2024) | 0 |
| Bridport Sewage Treatment Works | Lyme Bay(c) | 1.5 km | 86 (2024) | 705 |
| Bridport Water Recycling Centre Ps | Lyme Bay (c) | 1.5 km | 17 (2024) | 75 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
28 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~80 m (beach, wall, flood gate, demountable defence). 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 DT6 4HD — all in the DT6 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 DT6 district.