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No property in an EA risk band
No property in LA7 7BQ appears in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset. That dataset covers one of five flood sources. It is area-level, it covers rivers and the sea only, and it is never proof a place cannot flood — surface water, groundwater, sewers and reservoirs are assessed separately. See the at-risk postcodes in LA7 or get the full picture below.
The ground here sits at about 29 m above sea level and falls 50 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-west, 2.3 m higher.
Because 3 recorded floods nearby; 670 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around LA7 7BQ. 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.
| Date | Recorded flood | Approx. distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2015 | Beetham 05_12_2015 | ~0.8 km |
| Feb 2002 | Flooding 01_02_2002 | ~47.0 km |
| Feb 1997 | Flooding 01_02_1997 | ~49.6 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.
2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 12 warnings nearby) · Ashley (2024, 8 warnings nearby) · Eleanor (2018, 6 warnings nearby) · Callum (2018, 6 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High River Keer | River Keer | 7.5 km | 0.90 m | 2.93 m |
| Sedgwick | River Kent | 8.4 km | 1.70 m | 4.28 m |
| Cartmel Wheelhouse Bridge | Eea River | 12.0 km | 1.20 m | 1.35 m |
| Kendal Buttery Well Road | Blind Beck | 13.2 km | 0.80 m | 0.42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Street | Holme Beck | 1.8 km | 0 (2024) | 0 |
| Holme Road Combined Sewer Overflow | Holme Beck Via Sws | 1.9 km | 71 (2024) | 193 |
| Holme Wwtw | Holme Beck Via Sws | 1.9 km | 57 (2024) | 605 |
| Milnthorpe Sewage Ps Mlnth | River Bela | 2.4 km | 27 (2024) | 247 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
No mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m of the postcode centre. 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 LA7 7BQ — all in the LA7 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 LA7 district.