Does PR9 8HT flood?

Up to Very low likelihood

Properties in PR9 8HT sit in the Environment Agency's Very 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%	0	0
Very low	below 0.1%	49	22

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a very low-likelihood area has less than a 3% chance of flooding at least once.

The ground around PR9 8HT

The ground here sits at about 6 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, 0.8 m higher.

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Inside the full report for PR9 8HT

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PR9 8HT

Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the very low likelihood band; 2 recorded floods nearby; 53 official warnings since 2006.

B 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: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···

Rivers & sea

Up to Very low

Surface water

···

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

Rivers & sea likelihood · illustrative

Surface water (flash flooding) · illustrative

Flood Zones 2 & 3 (planning) · illustrative

2050s projection (climate) · illustrative

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around PR9 8HT. 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 PR9 8HT

flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2006

of them full flood warnings or severe warnings

2026

most recent warning nearby (2026-08-20)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

Date	Recorded flood	Approx. distance
Aug 2020	Rufford Road	~0.5 km
Sep 2017	Unnamed recorded flood	~0.9 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.

Named storms that brought flooding here

2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 12 warnings nearby) · Ashley (2024, 2 warnings nearby) · Eunice (2022, 2 warnings nearby) · Fionn (2018, 2 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for PR9 8HT

Gauge	River	Distance	Typical high	Highest on record
Castle Bridge Croston	River Yarrow	11.3 km	3.02 m	4.10 m
Littlewood Bridge	River Lostock	12.3 km	2.70 m	3.80 m
Croston	River Yarrow	12.5 km	1.30 m	2.99 m
Wanes Blades	River Douglas	12.6 km	2.75 m	3.80 m

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

Storm overflows within 5 km

Overflow	Discharges into	Distance	Spills	Hours
O/s 1 Teversham Cso	Three Pools Waterway	0.3 km	20 (2024)	22
Outs119 Rufford Rd Cso 382pz	Three Pools Waterway	0.3 km	35 (2024)	79
Balmoral Drive/north Road Cso	River Ribble	0.4 km	7 (2024)	27
The Crescent Cso (383ke)	Three Pool's Waterway	0.5 km	10 (2024)	26

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

Flood defences

8 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~268 m (natural high ground). 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

PR9 8AA up to Low PR9 8AB up to Very low PR9 8AD up to High PR9 8AE up to Low PR9 8AF up to High PR9 8AG up to High PR9 8AH up to Low PR9 8AJ up to High PR9 8AL up to Very low PR9 8AN up to Medium PR9 8AP up to Very low PR9 8AQ up to High

At-risk postcodes near PR9 8HT — all in the PR9 district.

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