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Does SN12 6GJ flood?

Not in an at-risk area

SN12 6GJ 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 SN12 or get the full picture below.

The ground around SN12 6GJ

The ground here sits at about 38 m above sea level and falls 10 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south, 4.4 m higher.

Shaded relief map of the ground around SN126GJ, computed from Environment Agency LiDAR. The ground here sits at about 38 m above sea level and falls 10 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south, 4.4 m higher.
Shaded relief of the bare ground within about 400 m of SN12 6GJ, computed from the Environment Agency's published LiDAR terrain survey. The ring marks the postcode centre, not a property. This shows the shape of the land, not a flood map — it does not include drains, culverts, walls or kerbs, and the official likelihood band above is the authoritative figure. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.
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Inside the full report for SN12 6GJ

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
SN12 6GJ
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because 6 recorded floods nearby; 320 official warnings since 2006.

A 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
···
Surface water
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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

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around SN12 6GJ. 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 SN12 6GJ

320
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2006
76
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-03-01)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Jan 2014 Flood extent_Winter 2013 to 2014. With amendment.. ~2.2 km
Apr 2012 EA112_Avon_April_Flood Event ~5.2 km
Feb 2009 North Wessex Feb 2009 ~1.3 km
Jan 1999 EA112_Avon_Challymead Bridge_Melksham ~1.3 km
Mar 1982 EA112_Avon_Staverton_1982 ~3.6 km
Dec 1979 EA112_Avon_Melksham_Staverton ~2.3 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, 10 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 9 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 8 warnings nearby) · Herminia (2025, 5 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for SN12 6GJ

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Semington Semington Brook 1.8 km 2.00 m 3.30 m
Melksham Clackers Clackers Brook 2.1 km 0.60 m 1.47 m
Melksham Shaw South Brook 3.9 km 0.80 m 1.71 m
Trowbridge River Biss 6.5 km 1.40 m 2.10 m

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

Storm overflows within 5 km

OverflowDischarges intoDistanceSpillsHours
Semington Road Pumping Station (s) Berryfield Brook 0.1 km 16 (2024) 136
Bowerhill Wastewater Treatment Work Berryfield Stream(s) 0.1 km 29 (2024) 186
Bowerhill Wastewater Treatment Work Berryfield Stream(s) 0.1 km 66 (2024) 853
Semington Road Cso River Avon(s) 1.4 km 41 (2024) 198

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 ~74 m (engineered high ground, 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

SN12 6BG up to Low SN12 6EL up to Low SN12 6GD up to Low SN12 6LL up to Low SN12 6LN up to Low SN12 6LP up to Medium SN12 6LX up to Low SN12 6LY up to Low SN12 6PP up to Medium SN12 6PW up to Low

At-risk postcodes near SN12 6GJ — all in the SN12 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 SN12 district.