Not in an at-risk area
WF16 0PR 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 WF16 or get the full picture below.
Because 3 recorded floods nearby; 304 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around WF16 0PR. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2022 | 2022 February Flood Incident -Storm Dudley, Eunice and Franklin | ~10.3 km |
| Jan 2021 | 2021 January Flood Incident - Storm Christoph | ~17.0 km |
| Feb 2020 | 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Dennis | ~47.0 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.
Ciara (2020, 23 warnings nearby) · Franklin (2022, 12 warnings nearby) · Babet (2023, 9 warnings nearby) · Angus (2016, 6 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liversedge Halifax Road | Lands Beck | 1.6 km | 0.35 m | 1.62 m |
| Northorpe | Spen Beck | 1.9 km | 0.50 m | 1.68 m |
| Dewsbury | River Calder | 2.8 km | 5.00 m | 5.89 m |
| Batley Carlinghow | Batley Beck | 2.9 km | 1.10 m | 2.63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heckmondwike No 2 Cso | River Spen | 0.3 km | 28 (2024) | 243 |
| Spenborough Sps | River Calder And River Spen | 0.4 km | 24 (2024) | 126 |
| Tbc When Permit Issued | Tbc When Permit Issued | 0.5 km | 33 (2024) | 101 |
| Morrisons Car Park Cso | River Spen | 0.7 km | 59 (2024) | 228 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
12 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~19 m (natural high ground, wall, embankment, bridge abutment). 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 WF16 0PR — all in the WF16 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 WF16 district.