No property in an EA risk band
No property in NE68 7RY 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 NE68 or get the full picture below.
Because 1 recorded flood nearby; 153 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around NE68 7RY. 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 1974 | North Sunderland | ~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.
2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 14 warnings nearby) · Emma (2018, 3 warnings nearby) · Brendan (2020, 3 warnings nearby) · Caroline (2017, 2 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waren Mill | Waren Burn | 7.8 km | 0.39 m | 1.36 m |
| Waren Ford | Waren Burn | 9.1 km | 0.60 m | 1.13 m |
| Belford | Belford Burn | 11.4 km | 0.70 m | 1.54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour Sps | The North Sea | 0.3 km | 5 (2024) | 12 |
| Southfield Cso | N. Sea & Un-named Watercourse | 0.5 km | 0 (2024) | 0 |
| King Street Sewage Pumping Station | North Sea | 0.5 km | 10 (2024) | 20 |
| Mitchell Avenue Sps | North Sea | 0.6 km | 45 (2024) | 232 |
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 NE68 7RY — all in the NE68 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 NE68 district.