Does PE7 4AB flood?

Not in an at-risk area

PE7 4AB 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 PE7 or get the full picture below.

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Inside the full report for PE7 4AB

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
PE7 4AB
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because 3 recorded floods nearby; 11 official warnings since 2006.

A 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: No ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
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Surface water
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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 PE7 4AB. 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 PE7 4AB

11
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2012
11
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2024
most recent warning nearby (2024-11-29)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Apr 1998 LNA_1998_April_River Welland ~19.6 km
Apr 1998 LNA_1998_April_River Nene_d/s Northampton ~24.9 km
Mar 1947 LNA_1947_March_River Nene_d/s Northampton ~24.7 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

Conall (2024, 3 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 1 warnings nearby) · Bella (2020, 1 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for PE7 4AB

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Wansford River Nene 6.2 km 1.38 m 2.94 m
Fotheringhay Willow Brook 6.3 km 0.50 m 1.94 m
FOTHERINGHAY GS 6.3 km
Tallington River Welland 12.9 km 1.37 m 2.05 m

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

Storm overflows within 5 km

OverflowDischarges intoDistanceSpillsHours
Alwalton Mill Lane Pumping Station Trib River Nene 1.0 km 5 (2024) 7
Milton Ferry Ps R Nene 3.6 km 31 (2024) 316
Elton Wrc River Nene 4.1 km 28 (2024) 551
Peterborough-orton Mere Ps Trib River Nene 4.3 km 5 (2024) 33

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

Flood defences

No mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m of the postcode centre. 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 PE7 4AB — all in the PE7 district.

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