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Does Barnoldswick flood?

Lancashire
33postcodes in the EA rivers-and-sea dataset
12river gauges within 10 km
5years with a recorded flood within 5 km
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What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Barnoldswick

Ordnance Survey places 33 postcodes in Barnoldswick 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 240 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.

EA likelihood bandPostcodes (worst band)Properties in the EA datasetof which homes
High1913191
Medium64831
Low86142
Very low000
All bands33240164

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 Barnoldswick

Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Barnoldswick watch Earby Beck, Kelbrook Beck, Colne Water, Trawden Brook, Pendle Water, Broughton Beck, River Aire, Kirk Beck, River Ribble, Hellifield Beck.

Distances are from the middle of Barnoldswick'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.

Flood warning areas near Barnoldswick

20 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Barnoldswick. The EA has issued 89 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 28 Aug 2026.

Recorded floods near Barnoldswick

Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Barnoldswick, most recent first. Absence of a record does not mean a place has never flooded. See them on the map →

…and 8 earlier recorded floods on the map.

Rainfall near Barnoldswick

The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (6.0 km away), recorded 0.5 mm in the last 24 hours and 24.5 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 34 min ago).

At-risk postcodes in Barnoldswick

Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Barnoldswick that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.

High likelihood (19)

BB18 5EDBB18 5ENBB18 5HGBB18 5HPBB18 5JUBB18 5JXBB18 5JZBB18 5LBBB18 5LDBB18 5LEBB18 5LJBB18 5LTBB18 5LUBB18 5PSBB18 5PXBB18 5QRBB18 5QWBB18 5UTBB18 6YH

Medium likelihood (6)

BB18 5ASBB18 5HBBB18 5HDBB18 5HNBB18 5QQBB18 6JA

Low likelihood (8)

BB18 5LQBB18 5NZBB18 5PABB18 6DXBB18 6DYBB18 6EABB18 6EBBB18 6FF

Postcode districts

BB18 · 33

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).

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.

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