Does OL14 flood?

Yes — parts of the OL14 district carry real flood risk: 189 of its 323 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The OL14 postcode district covers Todmorden, Calder, close to Todmorden Millwood River Level, Walsden, Portsmouth, and surrounding villages in parts of West Yorkshire and Lancashire.

323 postcodes in the OL14 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 189 high, 83 medium, 51 low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

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Which OL14 postcodes are at risk?

OL14 5AJ up to High OL14 5AN up to High OL14 5AQ up to High OL14 5AW up to High OL14 5BB up to High OL14 5BE up to High OL14 5BQ up to High OL14 5BS up to High OL14 5BU up to High OL14 5BX up to High OL14 5DJ up to High OL14 5DL up to High OL14 5DN up to High OL14 5EU up to High OL14 5EY up to High OL14 5EZ up to High OL14 5HA up to High OL14 5HG up to High OL14 5HH up to High OL14 5HJ up to High OL14 5HL up to High OL14 5HN up to High OL14 5HQ up to High OL14 5HR up to High OL14 5HT up to High OL14 5HX up to High OL14 5HY up to High OL14 5HZ up to High OL14 5JT up to High OL14 5JX up to High OL14 5LH up to High OL14 5LL up to High OL14 5LP up to High OL14 5LW up to High OL14 5PX up to High OL14 5QD up to High OL14 5QE up to High OL14 5QF up to High OL14 5QG up to High OL14 5QN up to High OL14 5QR up to High OL14 5QT up to High OL14 5QU up to High OL14 5QX up to High OL14 5QY up to High OL14 5QZ up to High OL14 5RD up to High OL14 5RE up to High OL14 5RG up to High OL14 5RJ up to High OL14 5RN up to High OL14 5RP up to High OL14 5RQ up to High OL14 5RT up to High OL14 5RU up to High OL14 5RZ up to High OL14 5SA up to High OL14 5SF up to High OL14 6BL up to High OL14 6BX up to High OL14 6DN up to High OL14 6DP up to High OL14 6DQ up to High OL14 6ED up to High OL14 6EF up to High OL14 6EH up to High OL14 6EJ up to High OL14 6EQ up to High OL14 6LD up to High OL14 6LG up to High OL14 6LZ up to High OL14 6NU up to High OL14 6RN up to High OL14 6RP up to High OL14 6RR up to High OL14 6RS up to High OL14 6RW up to High OL14 6SA up to High OL14 6SD up to High OL14 6SE up to High OL14 6SF up to High OL14 6SG up to High OL14 6SW up to High OL14 6TG up to High OL14 6TL up to High OL14 6TQ up to High OL14 6TR up to High OL14 6TX up to High OL14 6TY up to High OL14 6UF up to High OL14 6UH up to High OL14 6UQ up to High OL14 7BJ up to High OL14 7BS up to High OL14 7BU up to High OL14 7BX up to High OL14 7DD up to High OL14 7DF up to High OL14 7DH up to High OL14 7DL up to High OL14 7DP up to High OL14 7DR up to High OL14 7DT up to High OL14 7DU up to High OL14 7DW up to High OL14 7DX up to High OL14 7EF up to High OL14 7ET up to High OL14 7EX up to High OL14 7HG up to High OL14 7HJ up to High OL14 7HQ up to High OL14 7HU up to High OL14 7LD up to High OL14 7LE up to High OL14 7LF up to High OL14 7LP up to High OL14 7LR up to High OL14 7LX up to High OL14 7LZ up to High OL14 7NA up to High OL14 7NB up to High OL14 7NE up to High OL14 7NR up to High OL14 7NU up to High OL14 7NZ up to High OL14 7PA up to High OL14 7PD up to High OL14 7PN up to High OL14 7PR up to High OL14 7PW up to High OL14 7QD up to High OL14 7QX up to High OL14 7SL up to High OL14 7SP up to High OL14 7SR up to High OL14 7SS up to High OL14 7SU up to High OL14 7SX up to High OL14 7TB up to High OL14 7TD up to High OL14 7TE up to High OL14 7TH up to High OL14 7TJ up to High OL14 7TP up to High OL14 7TQ up to High OL14 7UA up to High OL14 7UB up to High OL14 7UD up to High OL14 7UH up to High OL14 7UL up to High OL14 7UW up to High OL14 8AZ up to High OL14 8EA up to High OL14 8EB up to High OL14 8EE up to High OL14 8EP up to High OL14 8EQ up to High OL14 8EU up to High OL14 8EW up to High OL14 8EX up to High OL14 8HD up to High OL14 8HE up to High OL14 8HG up to High OL14 8HU up to High OL14 8HX up to High OL14 8JA up to High OL14 8JF up to High OL14 8JN up to High OL14 8JR up to High OL14 8JS up to High OL14 8LF up to High OL14 8LG up to High OL14 8LQ up to High OL14 8LS up to High OL14 8LT up to High OL14 8LU up to High OL14 8LZ up to High OL14 8NH up to High OL14 8NJ up to High OL14 8NL up to High OL14 8NQ up to High OL14 8NU up to High OL14 8NX up to High OL14 8PJ up to High OL14 8PW up to High OL14 8PZ up to High OL14 8QA up to High OL14 8ST up to High OL14 5AA up to Medium OL14 5AB up to Medium OL14 5AD up to Medium OL14 5AE up to Medium OL14 5AG up to Medium OL14 5AP up to Medium OL14 5AZ up to Medium OL14 5BA up to Medium OL14 5BH up to Medium OL14 5BJ up to Medium OL14 5BL up to Medium OL14 5BN up to Medium OL14 5BP up to Medium OL14 5BT up to Medium OL14 5BW up to Medium OL14 5BY up to Medium OL14 5BZ up to Medium OL14 5DA up to Medium OL14 5DE up to Medium OL14 5DG up to Medium OL14 5DP up to Medium OL14 5DR up to Medium OL14 5DS up to Medium OL14 5DW up to Medium OL14 5EG up to Medium OL14 5EH up to Medium OL14 5EJ up to Medium OL14 5EL up to Medium OL14 5EQ up to Medium OL14 5EX up to Medium OL14 5HE up to Medium OL14 5HF up to Medium OL14 5HP up to Medium OL14 5HS up to Medium OL14 5HU up to Medium OL14 5HW up to Medium OL14 5LB up to Medium OL14 5LE up to Medium OL14 5PU up to Medium OL14 5QA up to Medium OL14 5QB up to Medium OL14 5RA up to Medium OL14 5RB up to Medium OL14 5RF up to Medium OL14 5RS up to Medium OL14 5SQ up to Medium OL14 6AG up to Medium OL14 6DA up to Medium OL14 6DJ up to Medium OL14 6EE up to Medium OL14 6EG up to Medium OL14 6HA up to Medium OL14 6LB up to Medium OL14 6RH up to Medium OL14 6SJ up to Medium OL14 6SL up to Medium OL14 6SN up to Medium OL14 6SQ up to Medium OL14 7AH up to Medium OL14 7BZ up to Medium OL14 7DE up to Medium OL14 7HL up to Medium OL14 7HN up to Medium OL14 7LA up to Medium OL14 7LG up to Medium OL14 7LU up to Medium OL14 7ND up to Medium OL14 7NG up to Medium OL14 7NP up to Medium OL14 7NX up to Medium OL14 7PB up to Medium OL14 7PF up to Medium OL14 7PJ up to Medium OL14 7SN up to Medium OL14 7UN up to Medium OL14 8EY up to Medium OL14 8EZ up to Medium OL14 8HF up to Medium OL14 8HT up to Medium OL14 8JY up to Medium OL14 8LW up to Medium OL14 8NA up to Medium OL14 8NF up to Medium OL14 5DU up to Low OL14 5EF up to Low OL14 5EN up to Low OL14 5QW up to Low OL14 5RW up to Low OL14 6BJ up to Low OL14 6BT up to Low OL14 6BU up to Low OL14 6DB up to Low OL14 6DD up to Low OL14 6DF up to Low OL14 6DG up to Low OL14 6DH up to Low OL14 6DW up to Low OL14 6LX up to Low OL14 6RG up to Low OL14 6SB up to Low OL14 6SX up to Low OL14 7DJ up to Low OL14 7DN up to Low OL14 7EG up to Low OL14 7ER up to Low OL14 7EW up to Low OL14 7NF up to Low OL14 7PE up to Low OL14 7PS up to Low OL14 7PT up to Low OL14 7PU up to Low OL14 7PX up to Low OL14 7QF up to Low OL14 7ST up to Low OL14 7SW up to Low OL14 8ER up to Low OL14 8ES up to Low OL14 8ET up to Low OL14 8HA up to Low OL14 8HB up to Low OL14 8HQ up to Low OL14 8HW up to Low OL14 8JU up to Low OL14 8LH up to Low OL14 8LN up to Low OL14 8LP up to Low OL14 8LR up to Low OL14 8LY up to Low OL14 8PL up to Low OL14 8PN up to Low OL14 8PS up to Low OL14 8PT up to Low OL14 8PY up to Low OL14 8SP up to Low

Rivers and flooding history near OL14

The rivers that matter here, each monitored live on FloodRadar:

Todmorden Salford on the Walsden Water — 0.4 km away, highest on record 3.09m
Todmorden on the River Calder — 0.5 km away, highest on record 2.77m
Todmorden Millwood on the River Calder — 1.6 km away, highest on record 3.98m
Walsden on the Walsden Water — 2.6 km away, highest on record 0.82m

216 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (216 at warning level or above), most recently 30 November 2025. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded flood extents near the district (Environment Agency record):

2022 February Flood Incident -Storm Dudley, Eunice and Franklin (2022) — about 41.9 km from the centre
2021 January Flood Incident - Storm Christoph (2021) — about 28.2 km from the centre
2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Dennis (2020) — about 75.1 km from the centre
2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Ciara (2020) — about 0.8 km from the centre

Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

OL13 OL15 OL12 OL16 OL11 OL10 OL9 OL8

Band = the worst likelihood band of any property in that postcode (EA Risk of Flooding from Rivers & Sea, defence-adjusted, area-level). Check any postcode in detail — or get the full £19 property report — at the property flood-risk report. © 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.