Does LA1 flood?

Yes — parts of the LA1 district carry real flood risk: 38 of its 198 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The LA1 postcode district covers Marsh, Castle, Skerton, Scotforth East, close to Lancaster, Caton, Galgate, and surrounding villages in Lancashire.

198 postcodes in the LA1 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 38 high, 36 medium, 64 low, 60 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 LA1 postcodes are at risk?

LA1 1AY up to High LA1 2AX up to High LA1 2EA up to High LA1 2TL up to High LA1 3LA up to High LA1 3NR up to High LA1 3NX up to High LA1 3NY up to High LA1 3PA up to High LA1 3PB up to High LA1 3PE up to High LA1 3PQ up to High LA1 3QY up to High LA1 3RA up to High LA1 3SW up to High LA1 3TD up to High LA1 4AT up to High LA1 4AU up to High LA1 4AY up to High LA1 4DZ up to High LA1 4ER up to High LA1 4EW up to High LA1 4HN up to High LA1 4HP up to High LA1 4HQ up to High LA1 4HR up to High LA1 4HS up to High LA1 4HU up to High LA1 4HW up to High LA1 4JQ up to High LA1 4JR up to High LA1 4JY up to High LA1 4JZ up to High LA1 4PB up to High LA1 4RH up to High LA1 4RJ up to High LA1 4RQ up to High LA1 4XP up to High LA1 1AH up to Medium LA1 1AS up to Medium LA1 1AW up to Medium LA1 1BB up to Medium LA1 1BG up to Medium LA1 1BL up to Medium LA1 1BN up to Medium LA1 1BP up to Medium LA1 1BS up to Medium LA1 1DB up to Medium LA1 1DD up to Medium LA1 1DF up to Medium LA1 1DG up to Medium LA1 1DQ up to Medium LA1 1DT up to Medium LA1 1EL up to Medium LA1 1HD up to Medium LA1 1HF up to Medium LA1 1HH up to Medium LA1 1HJ up to Medium LA1 1NA up to Medium LA1 1NN up to Medium LA1 1NS up to Medium LA1 1NY up to Medium LA1 1NZ up to Medium LA1 1PA up to Medium LA1 1PB up to Medium LA1 1PD up to Medium LA1 1PS up to Medium LA1 2BH up to Medium LA1 2DE up to Medium LA1 2DH up to Medium LA1 2DT up to Medium LA1 4JL up to Medium LA1 4LQ up to Medium LA1 4NJ up to Medium LA1 1AD up to Low LA1 1AP up to Low LA1 1DN up to Low LA1 1EE up to Low LA1 1EZ up to Low LA1 1GA up to Low LA1 1HL up to Low LA1 1HW up to Low LA1 1LH up to Low LA1 1LP up to Low LA1 1LR up to Low LA1 1LT up to Low LA1 1LU up to Low LA1 1ND up to Low LA1 1NE up to Low LA1 1NH up to Low LA1 1NJ up to Low LA1 1NL up to Low LA1 1NP up to Low LA1 1NR up to Low LA1 1NW up to Low LA1 1NX up to Low LA1 1QD up to Low LA1 1RB up to Low LA1 1RD up to Low LA1 1SA up to Low LA1 2AA up to Low LA1 2AB up to Low LA1 2AD up to Low LA1 2AE up to Low LA1 2AF up to Low LA1 2AG up to Low LA1 2AH up to Low LA1 2AJ up to Low LA1 2AL up to Low LA1 2AN up to Low LA1 2AP up to Low LA1 2AQ up to Low LA1 2AR up to Low LA1 2AS up to Low LA1 2AT up to Low LA1 2AW up to Low LA1 2AZ up to Low LA1 2BF up to Low LA1 2BQ up to Low LA1 2DD up to Low LA1 2DF up to Low LA1 2DG up to Low LA1 2DQ up to Low LA1 2DS up to Low LA1 2RX up to Low LA1 3UA up to Low LA1 4EL up to Low LA1 4HX up to Low LA1 4LD up to Low LA1 4PD up to Low LA1 4RL up to Low LA1 5JT up to Low LA1 5JU up to Low LA1 5QT up to Low LA1 5WB up to Low LA1 5WD up to Low LA1 5WE up to Low LA1 5WF up to Low LA1 5FT up to Very low LA1 5JN up to Very low LA1 5LF up to Very low LA1 5LP up to Very low LA1 5NA up to Very low LA1 5NB up to Very low LA1 5PP up to Very low LA1 5PR up to Very low LA1 5PS up to Very low LA1 5PT up to Very low LA1 5PU up to Very low LA1 5PX up to Very low LA1 5QF up to Very low LA1 5QH up to Very low LA1 5QP up to Very low LA1 5QS up to Very low LA1 5QU up to Very low LA1 5QW up to Very low LA1 5QX up to Very low LA1 5RA up to Very low LA1 5RB up to Very low LA1 5RD up to Very low LA1 5RE up to Very low LA1 5RF up to Very low LA1 5RG up to Very low LA1 5RH up to Very low LA1 5RJ up to Very low LA1 5RL up to Very low LA1 5RN up to Very low LA1 5RP up to Very low LA1 5RR up to Very low LA1 5RS up to Very low LA1 5RT up to Very low LA1 5RU up to Very low LA1 5RW up to Very low LA1 5RX up to Very low LA1 5RY up to Very low LA1 5RZ up to Very low LA1 5SD up to Very low LA1 5SG up to Very low LA1 5SH up to Very low LA1 5SP up to Very low LA1 5SQ up to Very low LA1 5SR up to Very low LA1 5SS up to Very low LA1 5SU up to Very low LA1 5SX up to Very low LA1 5SY up to Very low LA1 5SZ up to Very low LA1 5TQ up to Very low LA1 5TR up to Very low LA1 5TS up to Very low LA1 5TT up to Very low LA1 5TW up to Very low LA1 5TY up to Very low LA1 5TZ up to Very low LA1 5US up to Very low LA1 5UY up to Very low LA1 5UZ up to Very low LA1 5XW up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near LA1

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

293 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (106 at warning level or above), most recently 5 April 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

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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.