St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire
Up to High likelihood
Properties in PR3 0DA sit in the Environment Agency's High 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% | 4 | 2 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 0 | 0 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a high-likelihood area has at least a 57% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 7 m above sea level and falls 7 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-east, 2.8 m higher.
Because properties in the high likelihood band; 6 recorded floods nearby; 237 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around PR3 0DA. 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 2020 | Blackpool Lane | ~0.4 km |
| Aug 2016 | August 2016 | ~0.7 km |
| Dec 2015 | Rawcliffe Road, St Michael's & Upper Rawcliffe | ~0.3 km |
| Dec 2015 | Moss Lane, St Michael's & Upper Rawcliffe | ~0.8 km |
| Dec 2015 | Garstang Road, St Michael's & Upper Rawcliffe | ~0.4 km |
| Dec 2015 | St Michael's & Upper Rawcliffe | ~1.0 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.
Desmond (2015, 11 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 9 warnings nearby) · Ciara (2020, 8 warnings nearby) · Aiden (2020, 4 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michaels | River Wyre | 0.5 km | 4.73 m | 5.01 m |
| Catterall | River Wyre | 1.0 km | 8.80 m | 9.64 m |
| Roe Bridge | River Brock | 2.3 km | 1.50 m | 4.29 m |
| Myerscough | Old River Brock | 2.4 km | 0.79 m | 3.68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A6 Junction Of Churchtown Cso | Tidal River Wyre | 0.2 km | 49 (2024) | 213 |
| Garstang Rd/great Eccleston Ps | River Wyer Estuary | 2.6 km | 100 (2024) | 574 |
| Garstang Stw | River Wyre | 2.7 km | 87 (2024) | 1,470 |
| The Avenue (churchtown) Cso | River Wyre | 3.5 km | 15 (2024) | 90 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
9 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~37 m (embankment, engineered 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 PR3 0DA — all in the PR3 district.
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