Winterbourne Earls, Wiltshire
Up to Medium likelihood
Properties in SP4 6HD 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% | 1 | 0 |
| 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 56 m above sea level and falls 23 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south, 10.4 m higher.
Because properties in the medium likelihood band; 1 recorded flood nearby; 206 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around SP4 6HD. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2014 | Flood Extents_Winter 2013 to 2014 | ~7.4 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.
2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 17 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 8 warnings nearby) · Herminia (2025, 5 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 5 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon | Groundwater Level | 3.7 km | 67.00 m | 77.14 m |
| Idmiston | River Bourne | 4.0 km | 0.60 m | 0.94 m |
| Queen Manor Farm | Groundwater Level | 4.6 km | 69.00 m | 74.81 m |
| Salisbury Ashley Road | River Avon | 4.9 km | 0.48 m | 1.36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdcott Ps | River Bourne(s) | 0.7 km | 26 (2024) | 498 |
| Hurdcott Wastewater Treatment Works | River Bourne | 0.9 km | 310 (2024) | 6,466 |
| Idmiston Pumping Station | River Bourne (s) | 4.0 km | 2 (2024) | 0 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
2 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~164 m (natural 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 SP4 6HD — all in the SP4 district.
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