Does LA2 0BD flood?

Up to Low likelihood

Properties in LA2 0BD 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 bandAnnual chancePropertiesOf which homes
Highgreater than 3.3%00
Medium1% – 3.3%00
Low0.1% – 1%112
Very lowbelow 0.1%21

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a low-likelihood area has a 2–22% chance of flooding at least once.

The ground around LA2 0BD

The ground here sits at about 6 m above sea level and falls 26 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-south-east, 1.4 m higher.

Shaded relief map of the ground around LA20BD, computed from Environment Agency LiDAR. The ground here sits at about 6 m above sea level and falls 26 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-south-east, 1.4 m higher.
Shaded relief of the bare ground within about 400 m of LA2 0BD, computed from the Environment Agency's published LiDAR terrain survey. The ring marks the postcode centre, not a property. This shows the shape of the land, not a flood map — it does not include drains, culverts, walls or kerbs, and the official likelihood band above is the authoritative figure. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.
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Inside the full report for LA2 0BD

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
LA2 0BD
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the low likelihood band; 6 recorded floods nearby; 439 official warnings since 2006.

C Today — indicative grade (A best → E)
··· By the 2050s — EA climate scenario (in the full report)
⚑ Official warning within 10 km: Yes ⚑ Recorded flood nearby: Yes ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
Up to Low
Surface water
···
Groundwater
Not assessed
Historic flooding
Recorded nearby
Warning history · flood map with building picker · 2050s view · insurance outlook · every dataset receipt — 18 sections

Flood-risk map of this area

Environment Agency flood-likelihood cells
High (>3.3%/yr) Medium Low Very low Marker = postcode centre Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around LA2 0BD. 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.

Official flood warnings near LA2 0BD

439
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2006
99
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-04-05)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Apr 2024 9th April 2024 ~0.5 km
Nov 2017 Thurnham Mill Lane ~0.1 km
Nov 2017 Conder Green Road ~0.4 km
Nov 2017 Marina Caravan Park ~0.9 km
Feb 1990 LUNT ~1.6 km
Feb 1983 LUNT ~0.5 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.

Named storms that brought flooding here

2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 29 warnings nearby) · Ashley (2024, 20 warnings nearby) · Lilian (2024, 10 warnings nearby) · Eleanor (2018, 7 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for LA2 0BD

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Galgate River Conder 2.0 km 1.70 m 2.89 m
Stoney Lane Whitley Beck 2.3 km 0.50 m 1.09 m
Burrow Beck Burrow Beck 5.9 km 0.53 m 0.99 m
Six Arches River Wyre 7.0 km 2.52 m 2.77 m

Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.

Storm overflows within 5 km

OverflowDischarges intoDistanceSpillsHours
Railway Farm Cso 25051 River Condor 2.0 km 24 (2024) 59
Bazil Lane Pumping Station Chapel Pooltrib Lune Estuary 2.7 km 11 (2024) 7
Lancaster Wwtw Lanca Lune Estuary 3.2 km 52 (2024) 757
Overton Peddar-far Ps Lades Pool, Trib River Lune 3.7 km 23 (2024) 42

Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.

Flood defences

15 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~36 m (embankment, natural high ground, wall, flood gate). Defences reduce risk, never remove it.

What the full property report adds

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.

Flood risk at nearby postcodes

At-risk postcodes near LA2 0BD — all in the LA2 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 LA2 district.