Does LA3 flood?

Yes — parts of the LA3 district carry real flood risk: 24 of its 222 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The LA3 postcode district covers West End, Westgate, Overton, close to Lancaster, Heysham, Galgate, and surrounding villages in Lancashire.

222 postcodes in the LA3 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 24 high, 2 medium, 50 low, 146 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 LA3 postcodes are at risk?

LA3 1DA up to High LA3 1DG up to High LA3 1DH up to High LA3 1DN up to High LA3 1DP up to High LA3 1DW up to High LA3 1DX up to High LA3 1DY up to High LA3 1GW up to High LA3 1HQ up to High LA3 2RW up to High LA3 2XA up to High LA3 2XE up to High LA3 2XF up to High LA3 2XH up to High LA3 3ER up to High LA3 3ET up to High LA3 3FG up to High LA3 3HP up to High LA3 3HR up to High LA3 3HT up to High LA3 3HW up to High LA3 3JE up to High LA3 3LL up to High LA3 3EU up to Medium LA3 3HS up to Medium LA3 1BS up to Low LA3 1DR up to Low LA3 1DZ up to Low LA3 1FQ up to Low LA3 1HJ up to Low LA3 1JX up to Low LA3 1NS up to Low LA3 1QE up to Low LA3 1QG up to Low LA3 1QN up to Low LA3 1QP up to Low LA3 1QR up to Low LA3 1QT up to Low LA3 1RE up to Low LA3 1RG up to Low LA3 1RQ up to Low LA3 1RR up to Low LA3 1RS up to Low LA3 1RW up to Low LA3 1RX up to Low LA3 1RY up to Low LA3 1RZ up to Low LA3 1SA up to Low LA3 1SB up to Low LA3 1SD up to Low LA3 1SL up to Low LA3 1SN up to Low LA3 1SR up to Low LA3 1SX up to Low LA3 1TY up to Low LA3 1TZ up to Low LA3 1UQ up to Low LA3 2FT up to Low LA3 2HJ up to Low LA3 2WL up to Low LA3 3DX up to Low LA3 3EE up to Low LA3 3EF up to Low LA3 3EG up to Low LA3 3EJ up to Low LA3 3EL up to Low LA3 3EN up to Low LA3 3ES up to Low LA3 3FB up to Low LA3 3HA up to Low LA3 3JB up to Low LA3 3LH up to Low LA3 3PG up to Low LA3 3RL up to Low LA3 3RN up to Low LA3 1AA up to Very low LA3 1AB up to Very low LA3 1AG up to Very low LA3 1AH up to Very low LA3 1AJ up to Very low LA3 1AL up to Very low LA3 1AP up to Very low LA3 1AR up to Very low LA3 1AW up to Very low LA3 1AY up to Very low LA3 1AZ up to Very low LA3 1BB up to Very low LA3 1BD up to Very low LA3 1BE up to Very low LA3 1BG up to Very low LA3 1BQ up to Very low LA3 1BU up to Very low LA3 1BY up to Very low LA3 1DE up to Very low LA3 1DJ up to Very low LA3 1DQ up to Very low LA3 1DU up to Very low LA3 1EB up to Very low LA3 1ED up to Very low LA3 1EE up to Very low LA3 1EF up to Very low LA3 1EG up to Very low LA3 1EJ up to Very low LA3 1EL up to Very low LA3 1EN up to Very low LA3 1EP up to Very low LA3 1EQ up to Very low LA3 1ER up to Very low LA3 1EW up to Very low LA3 1FD up to Very low LA3 1HE up to Very low LA3 1HG up to Very low LA3 1HH up to Very low LA3 1HR up to Very low LA3 1HS up to Very low LA3 1HT up to Very low LA3 1HU up to Very low LA3 1HZ up to Very low LA3 1JA up to Very low LA3 1JB up to Very low LA3 1JN up to Very low LA3 1JW up to Very low LA3 1LX up to Very low LA3 1LY up to Very low LA3 1NA up to Very low LA3 1QF up to Very low LA3 1QQ up to Very low LA3 1QX up to Very low LA3 1QY up to Very low LA3 1RB up to Very low LA3 1RH up to Very low LA3 1RN up to Very low LA3 1RT up to Very low LA3 1RU up to Very low LA3 1SF up to Very low LA3 1SH up to Very low LA3 1SJ up to Very low LA3 1SP up to Very low LA3 1SS up to Very low LA3 1ST up to Very low LA3 1SU up to Very low LA3 1SW up to Very low LA3 1SY up to Very low LA3 1SZ up to Very low LA3 1TB up to Very low LA3 1TG up to Very low LA3 1TH up to Very low LA3 1TL up to Very low LA3 1TQ up to Very low LA3 1TS up to Very low LA3 1TT up to Very low LA3 1TU up to Very low LA3 1TW up to Very low LA3 1TX up to Very low LA3 1UA up to Very low LA3 1UB up to Very low LA3 1UD up to Very low LA3 1UE up to Very low LA3 1UG up to Very low LA3 1UH up to Very low LA3 1UL up to Very low LA3 1UN up to Very low LA3 1UP up to Very low LA3 1UR up to Very low LA3 1UU up to Very low LA3 3AU up to Very low LA3 3DD up to Very low LA3 3DE up to Very low LA3 3DF up to Very low LA3 3DG up to Very low LA3 3DJ up to Very low LA3 3DL up to Very low LA3 3DN up to Very low LA3 3DP up to Very low LA3 3DR up to Very low LA3 3DT up to Very low LA3 3DU up to Very low LA3 3DW up to Very low LA3 3EA up to Very low LA3 3ED up to Very low LA3 3EH up to Very low LA3 3EQ up to Very low LA3 3EZ up to Very low LA3 3FE up to Very low LA3 3FU up to Very low LA3 3HB up to Very low LA3 3HF up to Very low LA3 3HG up to Very low LA3 3HH up to Very low LA3 3HJ up to Very low LA3 3HL up to Very low LA3 3HN up to Very low LA3 3HQ up to Very low LA3 3HU up to Very low LA3 3JG up to Very low LA3 3JQ up to Very low LA3 3JT up to Very low LA3 3JU up to Very low LA3 3LG up to Very low LA3 3LQ up to Very low LA3 3LT up to Very low LA3 3LX up to Very low LA3 3LY up to Very low LA3 3NB up to Very low LA3 3ND up to Very low LA3 3NJ up to Very low LA3 3NL up to Very low LA3 3NN up to Very low LA3 3NP up to Very low LA3 3NR up to Very low LA3 3NS up to Very low LA3 3NW up to Very low LA3 3NX up to Very low LA3 3NZ up to Very low LA3 3PL up to Very low LA3 3PP up to Very low LA3 3QA up to Very low LA3 3QE up to Very low LA3 3QU up to Very low LA3 3RE up to Very low LA3 3RP up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near LA3

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

291 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (104 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

LA2 LA4 LA1 LA5 LA6 LA7 LA8 LA9

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.