Up to High likelihood
Properties in YO8 3TX sit in the Environment Agency's High 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% | 4 | 0 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 5 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 5 | 1 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a high-likelihood area has at least a 57% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 9 m above sea level and falls 3 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-south-east, 0.9 m higher.
Because properties in the high likelihood band; 3 recorded floods nearby; 380 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around YO8 3TX. 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 | ~23.8 km |
| Jan 2021 | 2021 January Flood Incident - Storm Christoph | ~38.2 km |
| Feb 2020 | 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Dennis | ~14.8 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, 18 warnings nearby) · Franklin (2022, 10 warnings nearby) · Christoph (2021, 7 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 5 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Percy | River Wharfe | 4.3 km | 7.45 m | 8.32 m |
| Cock Beck Sluices | River Wharfe | 8.0 km | 7.30 m | 12.84 m |
| Tadcaster | River Wharfe | 10.3 km | 2.50 m | 4.51 m |
| Birkin Holme Washlands | River Aire | 11.1 km | 5.50 m | 5.63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson Grove Sewage Pumping Station | Unnamed Trib Of Tidal Ouse | 1.7 km | 0 (2024) | 0 |
| Bishop Dike Sewage Pumping Station | Bishop Dike | 1.8 km | 16 (2024) | 59 |
| Church End Sewage Pumping Station | River Ouse (tidal) | 2.0 km | 73 (2024) | 728 |
| Clough Dike Sewage Pumping Station | Clough Dike | 2.5 km | 1 (2024) | 1 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
No mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m of the postcode centre. 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 YO8 3TX — all in the YO8 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 YO8 district.