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Not in an at-risk area
PL18 9BU 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 PL18 or get the full picture below.
Because 6 recorded floods nearby; 170 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around PL18 9BU. 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.
| Date | Recorded flood | Approx. distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | Gunnislake | ~0.5 km |
| Dec 2012 | CW9213 - Gunnislake | ~0.6 km |
| Feb 2009 | CW8826 - Gunnislake | ~0.5 km |
| Feb 2009 | CW8828 - Newbridge, Gunnislake | ~0.8 km |
| Nov 2006 | CW8640 - Gunnislake | ~0.5 km |
| Oct 2000 | CW8601 - Gunnislake | ~0.5 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.
2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 22 warnings nearby) · Bram (2025, 4 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 4 warnings nearby) · Imogen (2016, 3 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnislake | River Tamar | 1.3 km | 3.00 m | 4.47 m |
| Ludbrook | River Tavy | 5.4 km | 1.80 m | 3.48 m |
| Tavistock | River Tavy | 5.9 km | 1.65 m | 3.05 m |
| Horrabridge | River Walkham | 8.2 km | 1.00 m | 1.77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood Road Pumping Station | River Tamar | 0.3 km | 1 (2024) | 4 |
| Gunnislake No.2 Cso | River Tamar Via Sws | 0.5 km | 70 (2024) | 81 |
| Gunnislake No.1 Cso | River Tamar (s) | 0.5 km | 0 (2024) | 0 |
| Gunnislake Wwtw | River Tamar (estuarine) | 0.7 km | 83 (2024) | 233 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
3 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~334 m (engineered high ground, natural high ground). 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 PL18 9BU — all in the PL18 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 PL18 district.