Does YO17 flood?

Yes — parts of the YO17 district carry real flood risk: 52 of its 162 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The YO17 postcode district covers Norton, Thornton Dale & Wolds, Malton, Amotherby & Ampleforth, close to Old Malton, Wykeham, Low Marishes, and surrounding villages in North Yorkshire.

162 postcodes in the YO17 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 52 high, 23 medium, 86 low, 1 very low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

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Which YO17 postcodes are at risk?

YO17 6AN up to High YO17 6AX up to High YO17 6BG up to High YO17 6PT up to High YO17 6PY up to High YO17 6PZ up to High YO17 6QA up to High YO17 6RE up to High YO17 6RF up to High YO17 6RH up to High YO17 6RJ up to High YO17 6RL up to High YO17 6RQ up to High YO17 6RZ up to High YO17 6SA up to High YO17 6TZ up to High YO17 6UE up to High YO17 6UG up to High YO17 6UJ up to High YO17 6UP up to High YO17 6UQ up to High YO17 6UU up to High YO17 6UY up to High YO17 6XD up to High YO17 6XE up to High YO17 6XF up to High YO17 6XR up to High YO17 6XT up to High YO17 6XU up to High YO17 6XY up to High YO17 6YB up to High YO17 6YF up to High YO17 7AA up to High YO17 7NP up to High YO17 8BN up to High YO17 8DB up to High YO17 8DF up to High YO17 8ED up to High YO17 8EX up to High YO17 8EY up to High YO17 8HA up to High YO17 8HF up to High YO17 8HG up to High YO17 8JU up to High YO17 8JW up to High YO17 8LA up to High YO17 8NG up to High YO17 8SR up to High YO17 8TA up to High YO17 8TG up to High YO17 8TQ up to High YO17 9EG up to High YO17 6AE up to Medium YO17 6AP up to Medium YO17 6AQ up to Medium YO17 6PR up to Medium YO17 6PS up to Medium YO17 6QG up to Medium YO17 6QJ up to Medium YO17 6RD up to Medium YO17 6RG up to Medium YO17 6RT up to Medium YO17 6RU up to Medium YO17 6SB up to Medium YO17 6TU up to Medium YO17 6TY up to Medium YO17 6UH up to Medium YO17 6UL up to Medium YO17 7EE up to Medium YO17 7FY up to Medium YO17 7HB up to Medium YO17 7HD up to Medium YO17 7HE up to Medium YO17 7HQ up to Medium YO17 8HJ up to Medium YO17 6AS up to Low YO17 6NU up to Low YO17 6PX up to Low YO17 6RX up to Low YO17 6RY up to Low YO17 6SP up to Low YO17 6UA up to Low YO17 6UZ up to Low YO17 6XB up to Low YO17 6YD up to Low YO17 7DS up to Low YO17 7DT up to Low YO17 7DU up to Low YO17 7DW up to Low YO17 7DY up to Low YO17 7DZ up to Low YO17 7EA up to Low YO17 7EB up to Low YO17 7ED up to Low YO17 7EF up to Low YO17 7NR up to Low YO17 7NT up to Low YO17 7YL up to Low YO17 8AA up to Low YO17 8AB up to Low YO17 8AD up to Low YO17 8AG up to Low YO17 8AH up to Low YO17 8AL up to Low YO17 8AQ up to Low YO17 8AR up to Low YO17 8AS up to Low YO17 8BB up to Low YO17 8BD up to Low YO17 8BU up to Low YO17 8BY up to Low YO17 8BZ up to Low YO17 8DP up to Low YO17 8DW up to Low YO17 8EA up to Low YO17 8EB up to Low YO17 8EE up to Low YO17 8EG up to Low YO17 8EL up to Low YO17 8FE up to Low YO17 8FF up to Low YO17 8HS up to Low YO17 8LN up to Low YO17 8PS up to Low YO17 8SL up to Low YO17 8SN up to Low YO17 8SP up to Low YO17 8SS up to Low YO17 8TB up to Low YO17 8TF up to Low YO17 9AG up to Low YO17 9AH up to Low YO17 9AJ up to Low YO17 9AQ up to Low YO17 9DP up to Low YO17 9DS up to Low YO17 9DX up to Low YO17 9DY up to Low YO17 9EA up to Low YO17 9EL up to Low YO17 9ER up to Low YO17 9FE up to Low YO17 9HJ up to Low YO17 9HP up to Low YO17 9HR up to Low YO17 9HS up to Low YO17 9HX up to Low YO17 9HZ up to Low YO17 9JA up to Low YO17 9NJ up to Low YO17 9PD up to Low YO17 9PF up to Low YO17 9PG up to Low YO17 9QE up to Low YO17 9QX up to Low YO17 9RA up to Low YO17 9RB up to Low YO17 9RD up to Low YO17 9RE up to Low YO17 9RF up to Low YO17 9RU up to Low YO17 8NH up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near YO17

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

117 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (13 at warning level or above), most recently 28 February 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

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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.