Up to Medium likelihood
Properties in PR3 1DP sit in the Environment Agency's Medium 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% | 32 | 32 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 0 | 0 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a medium-likelihood area has a 22–57% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 16 m above sea level and falls 13 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the west, 7.1 m higher.
Because properties in the medium likelihood band; 5 recorded floods nearby; 333 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around PR3 1DP. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2016 | Garstang August 2016 | ~0.7 km |
| Aug 2016 | August 2016 | ~1.3 km |
| Dec 2015 | Garstang | ~0.8 km |
| Oct 1980 | WYRE | ~4.8 km |
| Oct 1980 | WYRE | ~3.9 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) · Ashley (2024, 8 warnings nearby) · Ciara (2020, 8 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garstang | River Wyre | 0.2 km | 3.15 m | 4.08 m |
| Kirkland Bridge | River Wyre | 1.6 km | 4.00 m | 5.10 m |
| Roe Bridge | River Brock | 3.7 km | 1.50 m | 4.29 m |
| Catterall | River Wyre | 3.8 km | 8.80 m | 9.64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepple Lane(overflow C Garstang)cso | River Wyre | 0.1 km | 84 (2024) | 450 |
| East Of Council Office | River Wyre | 1.0 km | 66 (2024) | 307 |
| The Avenue (churchtown) Cso | River Wyre | 1.7 km | 15 (2024) | 90 |
| Garstang Stw | River Wyre | 2.1 km | 87 (2024) | 1,470 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
No mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m of the postcode centre. 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 1DP — all in the PR3 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 PR3 district.