Does NG34 0QN flood?

Billingborough, Lincolnshire

Up to Low likelihood

Properties in NG34 0QN sit in the Environment Agency's 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 bandAnnual chancePropertiesOf which homes
Highgreater than 3.3%00
Medium1% – 3.3%00
Low0.1% – 1%2421
Very lowbelow 0.1%00

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a low-likelihood area has a 2–22% chance of flooding at least once.

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Inside the full report for NG34 0QN

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
NG34 0QN
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the low likelihood band; 2 recorded floods nearby; 85 official warnings since 2006.

C Today — indicative grade (A best → E)
··· By the 2050s — EA climate scenario (in the full report)
⚑ Official warning within 10 km: Yes ⚑ Recorded flood nearby: Yes ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
Up to Low
Surface water
···
Groundwater
Not assessed
Historic flooding
Recorded nearby
Warning history · flood map with building picker · 2050s view · insurance outlook · every dataset receipt — 18 sections

Flood-risk map of this area

Environment Agency flood-likelihood cells
High (>3.3%/yr) Medium Low Very low Marker = postcode centre Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around NG34 0QN. 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.

Official flood warnings near NG34 0QN

85
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2007
29
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-02-15)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Jan 2025 LNA_2025_01_Fluvial_Billingborough ~0.8 km
Apr 1998 LNA_1998_04_Billingborough Ousemere Lode ~0.8 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.

Named storms that brought flooding here

2007 UK floods (2007, 10 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 5 warnings nearby) · Babet (2023, 5 warnings nearby) · Ciaran (2023, 1 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for NG34 0QN

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Billingborough Ousemere South Forty Foot Drain 0.6 km 1.10 m 2.03 m
Pointon Lode Pointon Lode 2.7 km 0.56 m 2.28 m
Donington Bridge South Forty Foot Drain 5.6 km 2.59 m 3.69 m
Dowsby Fen South Forty Foot Drain 6.2 km 2.57 m 3.78 m

Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.

Flood defences

3 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~490 m (natural high ground, wall). Defences reduce risk, never remove it.

What the full property report adds

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.

Flood risk at nearby postcodes

At-risk postcodes near NG34 0QN — all in the NG34 district.

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