Not in an at-risk area
NE5 4PF has no properties in any Environment Agency recorded flood-risk band. That is good news — but it is area-level and never proof a place cannot flood (surface-water and sewer flooding are assessed separately). See the at-risk postcodes in NE5 or get the full picture below.
Because 102 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around NE5 4PF. 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.
2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 6 warnings nearby) · Babet (2023, 4 warnings nearby) · Brendan (2020, 3 warnings nearby) · Lilian (2024, 2 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolsington | Ouse Burn | 2.8 km | 1.30 m | 1.70 m |
| Gosforth | Ouse Burn | 4.9 km | 1.46 m | 2.20 m |
| Crag Hall | Ouse Burn | 5.1 km | 1.10 m | 1.79 m |
| Callerton Lane | River Pont | 6.7 km | 1.10 m | 2.24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside Cso | Sugley Dene | 1.7 km | 5 (2024) | 1 |
| Stamfordham Road Sps | Tributary Of Ouse Burn | 2.0 km | 10 (2024) | 58 |
| Broadway Road Cso | Tidal River Tyne | 2.0 km | 4 (2024) | 0 |
| Broadway Junction Norwood Road Cso | Sugley Dene | 2.3 km | 2 (2024) | 0 |
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.
© 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 NE5 district.