Not in an at-risk area
L5 9TG 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 L5 or get the full picture below.
Because 168 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around L5 9TG. 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.
Christoph (2021, 7 warnings nearby) · Eleanor (2018, 5 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 5 warnings nearby) · Babet (2023, 4 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Road | River Birket | 6.1 km | 1.19 m | 3.27 m |
| Kirkby | River Alt | 8.0 km | 1.30 m | 2.22 m |
| Greasby Road | Arrowe Brook | 8.6 km | 1.60 m | 1.38 m |
| Acton Lane | Arrowe Brook | 8.8 km | 1.20 m | 1.61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Wwtw | River Mersey Estuary | 0.5 km | 150 (2024) | 1,037 |
| Liverpool Wwtw | River Mersey Estuary | 0.5 km | 103 (2024) | 1,100 |
| Beacons Gutter Sso | River Mersey Estuary | 0.6 km | 14 (2024) | 4 |
| Battery Lane Cso | Mersey Estuary | 0.7 km | 10 (2024) | 2 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
2 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~462 m (natural high ground). 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 L5 9TG — all in the L5 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 L5 district.