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Properties in WA5 0DJ sit in the Environment Agency's 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% | 22 | 22 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a low-likelihood area has a 2–22% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 9 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-south-east, 4.7 m higher.
Because properties in the low likelihood band; 1 recorded flood nearby; 529 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around WA5 0DJ. 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 2025 | Warrington Dallam - NYE/NYD 25 | ~0.7 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, 32 warnings nearby) · Eleanor (2018, 17 warnings nearby) · Christoph (2021, 17 warnings nearby) · Ashley (2024, 7 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higham Avenue | Sankey Brook | 0.6 km | 2.80 m | 3.82 m |
| Causey Bridge | Sankey Brook | 2.7 km | 2.50 m | 3.20 m |
| Liverpool Road | Sankey Brook | 2.7 km | 3.80 m | 4.24 m |
| Westy | River Mersey | 3.1 km | 4.14 m | 5.54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Tavlin Avenue Cso | Dallam Brook Via Sws | 0.2 km | 5 (2024) | 30 |
| Longshaw Street Cso (48066) | Sankey Brook | 0.2 km | 17 (2024) | 131 |
| Athlone Road Cso 48062 | Longford Brook | 0.3 km | 21 (2024) | 127 |
| Longford Barrage Cso 48008 | Longford Brook | 0.3 km | 30 (2024) | 203 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
25 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~55 m (natural high ground, wall, embankment, engineered 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 WA5 0DJ — all in the WA5 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 WA5 district.