Does YO21 3PX flood?

Up to Very low likelihood

Properties in YO21 3PX sit in the Environment Agency's Very 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
High	greater than 3.3%	0
Medium	1% – 3.3%	0
Low	0.1% – 1%	0
Very low	below 0.1%	1

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a very low-likelihood area has less than a 3% chance of flooding at least once.

The ground around YO21 3PX

The ground here sits at about 4 m above sea level and falls 55 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the west, 45.5 m higher.

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Inside the full report for YO21 3PX

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report

YO21 3PX

Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the very low likelihood band; 6 recorded floods nearby; 310 official warnings since 2006.

B Today — indicative grade (A best → E)

··· By the 2050s — EA climate scenario (in the full report)

⚑ Official warning within 10 km: Yes ⚑ Recorded flood nearby: Yes ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···

Rivers & sea

Up to Very low

Surface water

···

Groundwater

Not assessed

Historic flooding

Recorded nearby

Warning history · flood map with building picker · 2050s view · insurance outlook · every dataset receipt — 18 sections

Flood-risk map of this area

Environment Agency flood-likelihood cells

High (>3.3%/yr) Medium Low Very low Marker = postcode centre Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors

Rivers & sea likelihood · illustrative

Surface water (flash flooding) · illustrative

Flood Zones 2 & 3 (planning) · illustrative

2050s projection (climate) · illustrative

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around YO21 3PX. 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.

Official flood warnings near YO21 3PX

310

flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2011

103

of them full flood warnings or severe warnings

2026

most recent warning nearby (2026-02-06)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

Date	Recorded flood	Approx. distance
Feb 2020	2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Dennis	~55.6 km
Feb 2020	2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Ciara	~64.8 km
Nov 2019	2019 November Flood Incident	~0.2 km
Jan 2017	East Coast Tidal Event January 2017	~0.1 km
Dec 2013	East Coast Tidal Event 5th December 2013	~0.5 km
Oct 2000	Autumn 2000 Event	~0.6 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.

Named storms that brought flooding here

2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 14 warnings nearby) · Babet (2023, 8 warnings nearby) · Darragh (2024, 5 warnings nearby) · Ashley (2024, 5 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for YO21 3PX

Gauge	River	Distance	Typical high	Highest on record
Lealholm	River Esk	14.0 km	1.80 m	3.65 m

Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.

Storm overflows within 5 km

Overflow	Discharges into	Distance	Spills	Hours
Pier Road Cso	River Esk (tidal)	0.0 km	5 (2024)	4
Royal Hotel Cso	River Esk	0.1 km	4 (2024)	6
East Crescent Cso	River Esk Tidal	0.1 km	0 (2024)	0
Crescent Terrace Cso	River Esk (tidal)	0.2 km	2 (2024)	1

Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.

Flood defences

9 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~6 m (natural high ground, wall, engineered high ground). Defences reduce risk, never remove it.

What the full property report adds

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.

Flood risk at nearby postcodes

YO21 3PR up to Very low YO21 3PU up to Low YO21 3PW up to High YO21 3PY up to High YO21 3PZ up to Very low YO21 3ST up to Low YO21 3SU up to High YO21 3SY up to Low YO21 3SZ up to High YO21 3TE up to Low

At-risk postcodes near YO21 3PX — all in the YO21 district.

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