Up to High likelihood
Properties in MK17 9DB sit in the Environment Agency's High 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% | 2 | 2 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 0 | 0 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a high-likelihood area has at least a 57% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 81 m above sea level and falls 17 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-south-west, 3.2 m higher.
Because properties in the high likelihood band; 3 recorded floods nearby; 76 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around MK17 9DB. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1992 | September 1992 | ~1.5 km |
| Jan 1980 | August 1980 | ~0.2 km |
| Jan 1947 | March 1947 | ~1.1 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.
Henk (2024, 8 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 3 warnings nearby) · Conall (2024, 2 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATERHALL BLETCHLEY FGS | — | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Bletchley | River Ouzel | 2.8 km | 0.68 m | 1.90 m |
| LEIGHTON BUZZARD GS | — | 6.2 km | — | — |
| Leighton Buzzard | River Ouzel | 6.2 km | 0.33 m | 1.70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Brickhill Stw | Brickhill Brook River Ouzel Nt | 2.2 km | 35 (2024) | 286 |
| Drayton Parslow Stw | Tributary River Ouzel | 3.7 km | 122 (2024) | 350 |
| Selbourne Avenue Pumping Station | Newton Longville Brook | 4.2 km | 23 (2024) | 101 |
| Leighton Linslade Water Recycling C | River Ouzel | 4.3 km | 47 (2024) | 557 |
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 MK17 9DB — all in the MK17 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 MK17 district.