Does SP3 6BF flood?

Tisbury, Wiltshire

Up to High likelihood

Properties in SP3 6BF 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%	6	6
Medium	1% – 3.3%	1	1
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 around SP3 6BF

The ground here sits at about 91 m above sea level and falls 38 m across the surrounding 800 m. The ground contributing surface water to this point lies to the south.

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Inside the full report for SP3 6BF

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report

SP3 6BF

Elevated flood risk — professional assessment recommended

Because properties in the high likelihood band; 38 official warnings since 2006.

E 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: No ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···

Rivers & sea

Up to High

Surface water

···

Groundwater

Not assessed

Historic flooding

None within ~1 km

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 SP3 6BF. 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 SP3 6BF

flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2009

of them full flood warnings or severe warnings

2026

most recent warning nearby (2026-03-03)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Named storms that brought flooding here

Chandra (2026, 4 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 3 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 3 warnings nearby) · Herminia (2025, 1 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for SP3 6BF

Gauge	River	Distance	Typical high	Highest on record
Tisbury	River Nadder	0.1 km	0.92 m	3.43 m
The Terraces Fonthill	Groundwater Level	4.2 km	115.00 m	119.88 m
Ebbesbourne Wake	River Ebble	6.7 km	0.61 m	1.23 m
Oakley Industrial Estate	Groundwater Level	8.1 km	93.00 m	104.43 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
Tisbury Combined Sewer Overflow	River Nadder Via Sws	0.3 km	56 (2024)	153
Chilmark Pumping Station	Trib Of The River Nadder	4.0 km	27 (2024)	443
Hindon Wastewater Treatment Works	Groundwater Via Infilt System	4.6 km	129 (2024)	1,139
Hindon Pumping Station	Tributary Of The River Nadder	4.7 km	41 (2024)	440

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

Flood defences

4 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~56 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

SP3 6AY up to Low SP3 6BA up to Low SP3 6BY up to High SP3 6DA up to High SP3 6DZ up to Medium SP3 6EA up to Medium SP3 6EE up to High SP3 6JB up to High SP3 6JR up to High SP3 6JT up to High SP3 6LN up to Medium SP3 6LP up to Medium

At-risk postcodes near SP3 6BF — all in the SP3 district.

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