Does GL54 flood?

Yes — parts of the GL54 district carry real flood risk: 80 of its 139 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The GL54 postcode district covers Bourton Vale, Bourton Village, Sandywell, Northleach, close to Bourton-On-The-Water, Little Rissington, Fossebridge, and surrounding villages in Gloucestershire.

139 postcodes in the GL54 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 80 high, 20 medium, 36 low, 3 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 GL54 postcodes are at risk?

GL54 1LE up to High GL54 1LF up to High GL54 2AE up to High GL54 2AP up to High GL54 2AR up to High GL54 2AS up to High GL54 2BL up to High GL54 2BP up to High GL54 2BS up to High GL54 2BT up to High GL54 2BU up to High GL54 2BX up to High GL54 2BY up to High GL54 2DA up to High GL54 2DP up to High GL54 2DR up to High GL54 2DU up to High GL54 2DW up to High GL54 2DX up to High GL54 2DY up to High GL54 2DZ up to High GL54 2EE up to High GL54 2EY up to High GL54 2FD up to High GL54 2HR up to High GL54 2HS up to High GL54 2HT up to High GL54 2HU up to High GL54 2HX up to High GL54 2JG up to High GL54 2LQ up to High GL54 2PQ up to High GL54 2PS up to High GL54 3AA up to High GL54 3AD up to High GL54 3AF up to High GL54 3AG up to High GL54 3AH up to High GL54 3AT up to High GL54 3AU up to High GL54 3HJ up to High GL54 3JH up to High GL54 3JN up to High GL54 3JU up to High GL54 3PN up to High GL54 3QJ up to High GL54 3QP up to High GL54 4BE up to High GL54 4BP up to High GL54 4DD up to High GL54 4DE up to High GL54 4GZ up to High GL54 4HB up to High GL54 4HF up to High GL54 4HG up to High GL54 4HJ up to High GL54 4HL up to High GL54 4HN up to High GL54 4HP up to High GL54 4HR up to High GL54 4HZ up to High GL54 4JA up to High GL54 4JF up to High GL54 4JW up to High GL54 4LA up to High GL54 4LB up to High GL54 4LG up to High GL54 4NB up to High GL54 5AT up to High GL54 5LT up to High GL54 5NS up to High GL54 5NT up to High GL54 5NU up to High GL54 5RT up to High GL54 5RU up to High GL54 5SL up to High GL54 5SY up to High GL54 5TH up to High GL54 5UA up to High GL54 5UE up to High GL54 1EP up to Medium GL54 2AA up to Medium GL54 2AQ up to Medium GL54 2AT up to Medium GL54 2DN up to Medium GL54 2FE up to Medium GL54 2HP up to Medium GL54 3BZ up to Medium GL54 3EJ up to Medium GL54 3EP up to Medium GL54 3EX up to Medium GL54 3JS up to Medium GL54 3LR up to Medium GL54 3QZ up to Medium GL54 4AY up to Medium GL54 4HX up to Medium GL54 5BB up to Medium GL54 5JA up to Medium GL54 5NH up to Medium GL54 5PP up to Medium GL54 1EX up to Low GL54 2AD up to Low GL54 2AJ up to Low GL54 2AN up to Low GL54 2AY up to Low GL54 2AZ up to Low GL54 2BN up to Low GL54 2DD up to Low GL54 2DH up to Low GL54 2DJ up to Low GL54 2DT up to Low GL54 2EF up to Low GL54 2EQ up to Low GL54 2EX up to Low GL54 2JA up to Low GL54 2JB up to Low GL54 2LA up to Low GL54 2PP up to Low GL54 3BG up to Low GL54 3EG up to Low GL54 3ER up to Low GL54 3EU up to Low GL54 3EY up to Low GL54 3EZ up to Low GL54 3HE up to Low GL54 3HG up to Low GL54 3HU up to Low GL54 3LB up to Low GL54 4HU up to Low GL54 4JD up to Low GL54 5AH up to Low GL54 5DW up to Low GL54 5JJ up to Low GL54 5NQ up to Low GL54 5RH up to Low GL54 5SJ up to Low GL54 2AW up to Very low GL54 2AX up to Very low GL54 2EA up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near GL54

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

Fosse Bridge on the River Coln — 9.8 km away, highest on record 0.42m
Evenlode Bridge on the River Evenlode — 13.2 km away, highest on record 2.80m
Bibury on the River Coln — 14.3 km away, highest on record 0.52m
Charlton Kings on the River Chelt — 14.7 km away, highest on record 2.66m

93 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006, most recently 14 March 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

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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.