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Little Polgooth, Cornwall
Up to Low likelihood
Properties in PL26 7DB sit in the Environment Agency's 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 | Of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | greater than 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 2 | 2 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a low-likelihood area has a 2–22% chance of flooding at least once.
Because properties in the low likelihood band; 6 recorded floods nearby; 315 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around PL26 7DB. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2011 | CW8963 - London Apprentice | ~0.4 km |
| Nov 1997 | CW8382 - Pentewan | ~1.5 km |
| Nov 1997 | CW8189 - London Apprentice | ~0.2 km |
| Jan 1995 | CW8815 - Polgooth | ~1.0 km |
| Oct 1988 | CW8839 - Little Polgooth | ~0.1 km |
| Nov 1954 | CW8952 - London Apprentice | ~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, 25 warnings nearby) · Emma (2018, 5 warnings nearby) · Ashley (2024, 5 warnings nearby) · Chandra (2026, 4 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molingey | St Austell River | 0.6 km | 1.10 m | 1.82 m |
| MOLINGEY | — | 0.6 km | — | — |
| Trenowth | River Fal | 6.5 km | 1.50 m | 1.72 m |
| St Blazey Station Road | St Blazey Stream | 8.3 km | 0.75 m | 1.70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polgooth Combined Sewer Overflow | Polgooth Stream | 0.3 km | 2 (2024) | 0 |
| St Austell (london Apprentice) Ps | St Austell River(s) | 0.6 km | 7 (2024) | 21 |
| St Austell Wwtw (menagwins) | St Austell River | 1.4 km | 134 (2024) | 2,365 |
| Nansladron Pumping Station | Tributary Of White River | 1.7 km | 2 (2024) | 7 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
8 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~112 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 PL26 7DB — all in the PL26 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. Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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 PL26 district.