Not in an at-risk area
NW9 8SE 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 NW9 or get the full picture below.
Because 193 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around NW9 8SE. 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.
St Jude storm 2013 (2013, 2 warnings nearby) · Dennis (2020, 2 warnings nearby) · Angus (2016, 2 warnings nearby) · Katie (2016, 2 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wembley | Wealdstone Brook | 1.6 km | 2.22 m | 1.67 m |
| Brent, Monks Park | River Brent | 2.0 km | 1.80 m | 2.56 m |
| Brent Cross | River Brent | 3.0 km | 1.14 m | 1.38 m |
| Edgware Hospital | Silk Stream | 4.4 km | 2.30 m | 2.75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/a | N/a | 1.4 km | 2 (2024) | 13 |
| N/a | N/a | 1.5 km | 2 (2024) | 1 |
| N/a | N/a | 1.9 km | 12 (2024) | 15 |
| Lindsay Drive, Falcon Way | Wealdstone Brook | 2.0 km | 31 (2024) | 63 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
11 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~35 m (natural high ground, embankment). 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 NW9 8SE — all in the NW9 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 NW9 district.