Does PE1 5BG flood?

Up to Very low likelihood

Properties in PE1 5BG sit in the Environment Agency's Very 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 band	Annual chance	Properties
High	greater than 3.3%	0
Medium	1% – 3.3%	0
Low	0.1% – 1%	0
Very low	below 0.1%	5

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a very low-likelihood area has less than a 3% chance of flooding at least once.

The ground around PE1 5BG

The ground here sits at about 5 m above sea level and falls 12 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-north-west, 2.3 m higher.

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Inside the full report for PE1 5BG

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PE1 5BG

Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the very low likelihood band; 4 recorded floods nearby; 224 official warnings since 2006.

B 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 Very 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

Rivers & sea likelihood · illustrative

Surface water (flash flooding) · illustrative

Flood Zones 2 & 3 (planning) · illustrative

2050s projection (climate) · illustrative

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around PE1 5BG. 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 PE1 5BG

224

flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2007

186

of them full flood warnings or severe warnings

2026

most recent warning nearby (2026-03-08)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

Date	Recorded flood	Approx. distance
Apr 1998	LNA_1998_April_River Welland	~27.1 km
Apr 1998	LNA_1998_April_River Nene_d/s Northampton	~32.7 km
Mar 1947	LNA_1947_March_River Nene_d/s Northampton	~1.5 km
Mar 1947	LNA_1947_March_Stanground Lode_Peterborough	~1.5 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

2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 10 warnings nearby) · Bella (2020, 3 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 3 warnings nearby) · Conall (2024, 2 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for PE1 5BG

Gauge	River	Distance	Typical high	Highest on record
Little Bridge	River Nene	6.8 km	1.35 m	2.80 m
Deeping St James	River Welland	11.1 km	1.15 m	1.86 m
Wansford	River Nene	12.3 km	1.38 m	2.94 m
Market Deeping	River Welland	12.3 km	0.19 m	0.66 m

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

Storm overflows within 5 km

Overflow	Discharges into	Distance	Spills	Hours
Peteborough North Minster Cso	The River Nene	1.0 km	3 (2024)	3
Thistle Drive Ps	Trib Kings Dyke	1.4 km	23 (2024)	182
Peterborough Oundle Road Cso	River Nene	1.6 km	48 (2024)	405
Peterborough River Lane Cso	The River Nene	1.7 km	21 (2024)	13

Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.

Flood defences

3 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~317 m (natural high ground, embankment). 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

PE1 5AH up to Very low PE1 5AZ up to Very low PE1 5BA up to Very low PE1 5BB up to Very low PE1 5BD up to High PE1 5BE up to Low PE1 5BF up to Very low PE1 5BH up to Very low PE1 5BJ up to Very low PE1 5BL up to High PE1 5BN up to Very low PE1 5BP up to Very low

At-risk postcodes near PE1 5BG — all in the PE1 district.

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