Does LE7 flood?

Yes — parts of the LE7 district carry real flood risk: 88 of its 188 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The LE7 postcode district covers Syston, Wreake Valley, Rothley Brook, Thurnby & Houghton, close to Cossington, Leicester Hamilton, Rearsby, and surrounding villages in parts of Leicestershire and City of Leicester.

188 postcodes in the LE7 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 88 high, 40 medium, 54 low, 6 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 LE7 postcodes are at risk?

LE7 1FZ up to High LE7 1GG up to High LE7 1GH up to High LE7 1GJ up to High LE7 1GL up to High LE7 1GN up to High LE7 1GS up to High LE7 1GW up to High LE7 1HF up to High LE7 1HH up to High LE7 1HL up to High LE7 1HP up to High LE7 1HT up to High LE7 1HY up to High LE7 1LB up to High LE7 1LD up to High LE7 1NG up to High LE7 1NH up to High LE7 1NL up to High LE7 1NP up to High LE7 1NR up to High LE7 1NS up to High LE7 1NU up to High LE7 1NX up to High LE7 1NY up to High LE7 1PB up to High LE7 1PD up to High LE7 1QJ up to High LE7 1QP up to High LE7 1RP up to High LE7 1RY up to High LE7 1UR up to High LE7 1XA up to High LE7 1XB up to High LE7 1YA up to High LE7 1YJ up to High LE7 1YT up to High LE7 1YU up to High LE7 1YW up to High LE7 1YX up to High LE7 1ZL up to High LE7 1ZN up to High LE7 1ZP up to High LE7 1ZQ up to High LE7 1ZS up to High LE7 2AB up to High LE7 2AD up to High LE7 2AQ up to High LE7 2AW up to High LE7 2AY up to High LE7 2HB up to High LE7 2JF up to High LE7 2JP up to High LE7 2LA up to High LE7 2LE up to High LE7 2LH up to High LE7 2LL up to High LE7 3BL up to High LE7 3QL up to High LE7 3WQ up to High LE7 4PH up to High LE7 4PJ up to High LE7 4SB up to High LE7 4SQ up to High LE7 4TH up to High LE7 4TJ up to High LE7 4UD up to High LE7 4UF up to High LE7 4UH up to High LE7 4UU up to High LE7 4UZ up to High LE7 4XF up to High LE7 4YW up to High LE7 7AT up to High LE7 7BP up to High LE7 7BQ up to High LE7 7BR up to High LE7 7GB up to High LE7 7JA up to High LE7 7NF up to High LE7 7NL up to High LE7 7RA up to High LE7 7SB up to High LE7 9DE up to High LE7 9JU up to High LE7 9PU up to High LE7 9UA up to High LE7 9UE up to High LE7 1BT up to Medium LE7 1GB up to Medium LE7 1GD up to Medium LE7 1GF up to Medium LE7 1GQ up to Medium LE7 1GU up to Medium LE7 1GY up to Medium LE7 1HN up to Medium LE7 1HU up to Medium LE7 1PH up to Medium LE7 1YE up to Medium LE7 1ZH up to Medium LE7 2AR up to Medium LE7 2BB up to Medium LE7 2BZ up to Medium LE7 2HD up to Medium LE7 2JT up to Medium LE7 2LF up to Medium LE7 2LJ up to Medium LE7 2LN up to Medium LE7 3BH up to Medium LE7 3BQ up to Medium LE7 3FN up to Medium LE7 3QG up to Medium LE7 3QH up to Medium LE7 4AD up to Medium LE7 4PF up to Medium LE7 4YA up to Medium LE7 4YB up to Medium LE7 4YE up to Medium LE7 4YN up to Medium LE7 7AE up to Medium LE7 7AR up to Medium LE7 7JU up to Medium LE7 7NN up to Medium LE7 7NU up to Medium LE7 7NW up to Medium LE7 7NY up to Medium LE7 7PD up to Medium LE7 9UD up to Medium LE7 1AE up to Low LE7 1BA up to Low LE7 1PN up to Low LE7 1YF up to Low LE7 1YG up to Low LE7 1YH up to Low LE7 1YP up to Low LE7 1YQ up to Low LE7 1YS up to Low LE7 1ZJ up to Low LE7 2BY up to Low LE7 3QD up to Low LE7 3QR up to Low LE7 3RL up to Low LE7 3RU up to Low LE7 3SL up to Low LE7 3TU up to Low LE7 3WX up to Low LE7 3XA up to Low LE7 3XD up to Low LE7 3XE up to Low LE7 3XF up to Low LE7 3XH up to Low LE7 3XY up to Low LE7 3ZD up to Low LE7 3ZE up to Low LE7 3ZG up to Low LE7 3ZH up to Low LE7 3ZJ up to Low LE7 3ZL up to Low LE7 3ZN up to Low LE7 3ZP up to Low LE7 3ZQ up to Low LE7 3ZR up to Low LE7 3ZT up to Low LE7 3ZU up to Low LE7 3ZW up to Low LE7 3ZX up to Low LE7 3ZY up to Low LE7 3ZZ up to Low LE7 4TD up to Low LE7 4WF up to Low LE7 4YG up to Low LE7 4YQ up to Low LE7 4YS up to Low LE7 7AW up to Low LE7 7GA up to Low LE7 7JT up to Low LE7 9DN up to Low LE7 9JS up to Low LE7 9JY up to Low LE7 9QD up to Low LE7 9SY up to Low LE7 9TZ up to Low LE7 7GN up to Very low LE7 7JN up to Very low LE7 7NE up to Very low LE7 7PJ up to Very low LE7 7PQ up to Very low LE7 7TS up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near LE7

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

242 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (203 at warning level or above), most recently 28 August 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.