Does SP6 flood?

Yes — parts of the SP6 district carry real flood risk: 37 of its 82 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The SP6 postcode district covers Downlands & Forest North, Ringwood North & Ellingham, Cranborne & Alderholt, close to Fordingbridge, Mockbeggar, Downton, and surrounding villages in parts of Wiltshire and Hampshire.

82 postcodes in the SP6 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 37 high, 15 medium, 30 low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

Free preview first · full report £19

Which SP6 postcodes are at risk?

SP6 1AN up to High SP6 1AS up to High SP6 1AY up to High SP6 1BB up to High SP6 1BL up to High SP6 1BQ up to High SP6 1BT up to High SP6 1HU up to High SP6 1JG up to High SP6 1JH up to High SP6 1JN up to High SP6 1JY up to High SP6 1LB up to High SP6 1LH up to High SP6 1LY up to High SP6 1RG up to High SP6 1RN up to High SP6 1RT up to High SP6 2DL up to High SP6 2ET up to High SP6 2EU up to High SP6 2EY up to High SP6 2HA up to High SP6 2HE up to High SP6 2HH up to High SP6 2JQ up to High SP6 2PG up to High SP6 2PJ up to High SP6 2PN up to High SP6 2PP up to High SP6 2PS up to High SP6 2PW up to High SP6 2PX up to High SP6 2PZ up to High SP6 3DB up to High SP6 3NA up to High SP6 3NL up to High SP6 1AH up to Medium SP6 1AP up to Medium SP6 1AR up to Medium SP6 1AW up to Medium SP6 1BN up to Medium SP6 1PU up to Medium SP6 1PX up to Medium SP6 2AF up to Medium SP6 2AY up to Medium SP6 2LP up to Medium SP6 2LR up to Medium SP6 2QA up to Medium SP6 3NE up to Medium SP6 3NT up to Medium SP6 3NU up to Medium SP6 1AF up to Low SP6 1FQ up to Low SP6 1GH up to Low SP6 1RL up to Low SP6 1RR up to Low SP6 2AG up to Low SP6 2AJ up to Low SP6 2AR up to Low SP6 2HG up to Low SP6 2JH up to Low SP6 2JS up to Low SP6 2PR up to Low SP6 2PT up to Low SP6 3BP up to Low SP6 3EG up to Low SP6 3HB up to Low SP6 3HQ up to Low SP6 3HR up to Low SP6 3HU up to Low SP6 3JR up to Low SP6 3LA up to Low SP6 3LB up to Low SP6 3LD up to Low SP6 3LN up to Low SP6 3LQ up to Low SP6 3LR up to Low SP6 3LS up to Low SP6 3NH up to Low SP6 3NN up to Low SP6 3NR up to Low

Rivers and flooding history near SP6

The rivers that matter here, each monitored live on FloodRadar:

66 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (32 at warning level or above), most recently 5 March 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded flood extents near the district (Environment Agency record):

🏠 Buying or renting in SP6? The full property flood-risk report covers any postcode here — the official likelihood band, every recorded flood nearby with distances, warning history year by year, how the local rivers behave, and an insurance outlook, print-ready for £19. See what's in the report →

Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

SP5 SP7 SP4 SP8 SP3 SP9 SP10 SP2

Band = the worst likelihood band of any property in that postcode (EA Risk of Flooding from Rivers & Sea, defence-adjusted, area-level). Check any postcode in detail — or get the full £19 property report — at the property flood-risk report. © 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.