Does YO8 8DF flood?

Selby, North Yorkshire

Up to Low likelihood

Properties in YO8 8DF 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%	64	63
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 around YO8 8DF

The ground here sits at about 5 m above sea level and falls 10 m across the surrounding 800 m. The ground contributing surface water to this point lies to the west.

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Inside the full report for YO8 8DF

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report

YO8 8DF

Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the low likelihood band; 2 recorded floods nearby; 281 official warnings since 2006.

C 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 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 YO8 8DF. 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 YO8 8DF

281

flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2011

of them full flood warnings or severe warnings

2026

most recent warning nearby (2026-01-23)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

Date	Recorded flood	Approx. distance
Jan 2021	2021 January Flood Incident - Storm Christoph	~9.9 km
Feb 2020	2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Dennis	~6.6 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

Henk (2024, 12 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 11 warnings nearby) · Babet (2023, 6 warnings nearby) · Christoph (2021, 6 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for YO8 8DF

Gauge	River	Distance	Typical high	Highest on record
Barmby	River Derwent	6.7 km	3.07 m	5.48 m
Chapel Haddlesey	River Aire	7.1 km	2.50 m	3.48 m
Birkin Holme Washlands	River Aire	7.8 km	5.50 m	5.63 m
West Marsh Washlands	West Bank Pond	7.9 km	1.50 m	3.38 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
Shipyard Road	Culverted Brayton Junction	0.4 km	35 (2024)	188
Holme Lane Sps	Ouse	1.1 km	70 (2024)	822
Barlby Road Sps	River Ouse	1.4 km	35 (2024)	64
Selby Sewage Treament Works	The River Ouse (tidal)	1.4 km	43 (2024)	373

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

Flood defences

13 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~408 m (wall, flood gate). 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

YO8 8AA up to Low YO8 8AB up to Low YO8 8AD up to Low YO8 8AE up to Low YO8 8AG up to Low YO8 8AH up to Low YO8 8AJ up to Low YO8 8AL up to Low YO8 8AN up to High YO8 8AP up to High YO8 8AQ up to Low YO8 8AR up to High

At-risk postcodes near YO8 8DF — all in the YO8 district.

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