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Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Up to Very low likelihood
Properties in LE13 0LS sit in the Environment Agency's Very 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 band | Annual chance | Properties | Of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | greater than 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 0 | 0 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 5 | 5 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a very low-likelihood area has less than a 3% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 72 m above sea level and falls 13 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-east, 0.6 m higher.
Because properties in the very low likelihood band; 5 recorded floods nearby; 184 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around LE13 0LS. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2000 | Wreake October 2000 | ~5.5 km |
| Apr 1998 | Wreake April 1998 | ~3.5 km |
| Apr 1998 | Wreake April 1998 | ~0.5 km |
| Feb 1977 | Wreake 1977 | ~4.9 km |
| Jan 1977 | 034_FEVENTS_HFM_Wreake | ~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.
2007 UK floods (2007, 9 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 6 warnings nearby) · Babet (2023, 3 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 2 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Park | River Wreake | 0.6 km | 1.26 m | 2.75 m |
| Marefield | Gaddesby Brook | 9.7 km | 2.50 m | 3.38 m |
| Rearsby | Rearsby Brook | 10.2 km | 1.23 m | 1.59 m |
| Syston Town | Barkby Brook | 13.9 km | 0.90 m | 1.76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various Cso's-melton Mowbray Area | River Wreake (eye) Trib | 0.3 km | 29 (2024) | 53 |
| Scalford Rd Combined Sewer Overflow | Trib Of River Wreake | 0.4 km | 15 (2024) | 18 |
| Melton - Leicester Road Ps (cso) | Trib Of River Eye | 0.4 km | 0 (2024) | 0 |
| Melton - Leicester Bridge O/l D (cso) | River Wreake (eye) Trib | 0.5 km | 14 (2024) | 77 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
12 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~304 m (engineered high ground, 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 LE13 0LS — all in the LE13 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. Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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 LE13 district.