Does Appleton Roebuck flood?
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Appleton Roebuck
Ordnance Survey places 29 postcodes in Appleton Roebuck in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset (Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea). Each postcode is counted once, under the worst band any of its properties reaches; together they hold 238 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 7 | 39 | 36 |
| Medium | 13 | 66 | 62 |
| Low | 9 | 133 | 109 |
| Very low | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All bands | 29 | 238 | 207 |
This dataset covers flooding from rivers and the sea only — one of five flood sources. Surface water, groundwater, sewers and reservoirs are assessed separately, so a postcode missing from it is not proof that a place cannot flood. The band describes the land around properties (allowing for defences), not any single address and not today's conditions.
Rivers and live river levels near Appleton Roebuck
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Appleton Roebuck watch The Fleet, River Wharfe, River Ouse.
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Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station Structure
The Fleet · 2.4 km away 2.00 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 26 min ago -
Bolton Percy
River Wharfe · 2.4 km away 5.12 mAOD
below normal · steady · 41 min ago -
Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station Tidal Structure
River Wharfe · 2.5 km away 5.82 mAOD
rises and falls with the tide · 26 min ago -
Naburn Lock Structure
River Ouse · 4.6 km away 1.41 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 41 min ago -
Cawood Tidal
River Ouse · 4.9 km away 3.53 mAOD
rises and falls with the tide · 41 min ago -
Cock Beck Sluices
River Wharfe · 6.1 km away 8.07 mAOD
above typical high · just past its peak · 26 min ago -
Tadcaster
River Wharfe · 7.8 km away 1.77 m
normal range · falling · 26 min ago
Distances are from the middle of Appleton Roebuck's at-risk postcodes. Tidal and structure gauges are shown as readings only — the tide and sluice gates move them, not floods. A gauge with no recent reading shows no level.
The watercourse nearest Appleton Roebuck
Two mapped watercourses are about the same distance from the middle of Appleton Roebuck's at-risk postcodes: the Fleet (about 260 m) and Brumber Car Drain (about 300 m), so this page cannot say which one is nearer to you.
- The FleetFlows into the River Wharfe about 2.4 km downstream; next gauge downstream Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station, about 2.3 km along the river.
- Brumber Car DrainFlows into the Fleet about 260 m downstream; next gauge downstream Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station, about 2.4 km along the river.
Distances along the river are from the point on each watercourse nearest the middle of Appleton Roebuck's at-risk postcodes. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Flood warning areas near Appleton Roebuck
26 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Appleton Roebuck. The EA has issued 570 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 14 Mar 2026.
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Properties at Appleton Roebuck along Main Street and Bond Lane, including Holme Green and The Kennels
no warning on record since 2006 0.6 km -
Properties on Back Lane in Acaster Selby
22 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 2.6 km -
Vine Cottages, properties of Pump Alley and Thorn Cottages
3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Dec 2015 2.6 km -
The Tidal River Wharfe downstream of Tadcaster
16 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2025 2.8 km -
Properties on Main Street in Ryther and on Boggart Lane in Ozendyke
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Dec 2023 3.0 km -
Properties on Main Street, West End and Ings Road in Ulleskelf.
6 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2022 3.8 km -
Properties in Cawood Park including Ryther Road
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Jan 2024 4.2 km -
Properties along Intake Lane, Mill Lane, Yew Tree Close, Darling Lane and Hauling Lane
24 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 4.4 km -
Naburn Lock Buildings and Lock Cottages
112 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2026 4.7 km -
Properties at Kirkby Wharfe
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2022 4.8 km -
Properties in Cawood village including Fostergate, Chestnut Road, Sherburn Street, Great Close, Ryther Road, Kings Street, Church End and Wistowgate
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Dec 2015 5.2 km -
Properties on the south side of Main street in Kelfield
3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Dec 2015 5.6 km
Recorded floods near Appleton Roebuck
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Appleton Roebuck, most recent first. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See them on the map →
- 20 Feb 2022 — 2022 February Flood Incident -Storm Dudley, Eunice and Franklin Drainage
- 18 Jan 2021 — 2021 January Flood Incident - Storm Christoph Main river
- 28 Oct 2020 — 2020 Oct_Nov Flood Incident - Hurricane Epsilon Main river
- 15 Feb 2020 — 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Dennis Drainage
- 8 Feb 2020 — 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Ciara Main river
- 7 Nov 2019 — 2019 November Flood Incident Main river
- 14 Mar 2019 — 2019 March Flooding Yorkshire Main river
- 25 Dec 2015 — December 2015 Flood Event Main river
- 24 Sep 2012 — September 2012 Flood Event Main river
- 25 Jun 2007 — June 2007 Flood Event (Ridings Area) Main river
- 15 Jun 2007 — June 2007 Surface Water Flooding Yorkshire Other
- 10 Feb 2002 — February 2002 Event River
…and 7 earlier recorded floods on the map.
Rainfall near Appleton Roebuck
Appleton Roebuck gets about 616 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 63 mm; driest March, 40 mm). That is 47% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.3 km from the place centre.
At-risk postcodes in Appleton Roebuck
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Appleton Roebuck that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.
High likelihood (7)
Medium likelihood (13)
Low likelihood (9)
Postcode districts
Sources
FloodRadar summarises public flood data. It is not a flood-risk survey of any property, and it does not replace official GOV.UK flood warnings or the GOV.UK long-term flood risk service.
Flood-risk bands: © 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, flood warning areas and warning history © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
River levels and rainfall: Environment Agency real-time flood-monitoring data, updated every 15 minutes (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.