Does YO8 9HT flood?

Hambleton, North Yorkshire

Up to Low likelihood

Properties in YO8 9HT 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 bandAnnual chancePropertiesOf which homes
Highgreater than 3.3%00
Medium1% – 3.3%00
Low0.1% – 1%66
Very lowbelow 0.1%00

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 9HT

The ground here sits at about 9 m above sea level and falls 9 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-east, 3.7 m higher.

Shaded relief map of the ground around YO89HT, computed from Environment Agency LiDAR. The ground here sits at about 9 m above sea level and falls 9 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-east, 3.7 m higher.
Shaded relief of the bare ground within about 400 m of YO8 9HT, computed from the Environment Agency's published LiDAR terrain survey. The ring marks the postcode centre, not a property. This shows the shape of the land, not a flood map — it does not include drains, culverts, walls or kerbs, and the official likelihood band above is the authoritative figure. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.
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Inside the full report for YO8 9HT

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
YO8 9HT
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the low likelihood band; 3 recorded floods nearby; 236 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: No ⚑ 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

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around YO8 9HT. 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 9HT

236
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2011
52
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

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Feb 2022 2022 February Flood Incident -Storm Dudley, Eunice and Franklin ~20.7 km
Jan 2021 2021 January Flood Incident - Storm Christoph ~38.7 km
Feb 2020 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Dennis ~13.1 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, 10 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 8 warnings nearby) · Franklin (2022, 7 warnings nearby) · Babet (2023, 6 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for YO8 9HT

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Birkin Holme Washlands River Aire 4.6 km 5.50 m 5.63 m
Chapel Haddlesey River Aire 5.2 km 2.50 m 3.48 m
Roall Ings Roall Dyke 5.6 km 5.00 m 5.95 m
Fairburn Sluices Aire Washlands 9.2 km 2.05 m 3.92 m

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

Storm overflows within 5 km

OverflowDischarges intoDistanceSpillsHours
Sherburn In Elmet Stw Upper Fox Drain 3.4 km 33 (2024) 163
Fryston Common Lane Sps Cemetary Drain 4.6 km 3 (2024) 3
West Haddlesey Stw River Aire 4.7 km 77 (2024) 320

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

Flood defences

No mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m of the postcode centre. 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

At-risk postcodes near YO8 9HT — all in the YO8 district.

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