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Does Bishopthorpe flood?

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42postcodes in the EA rivers-and-sea dataset
12river gauges within 10 km
13years with a recorded flood within 5 km
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What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Bishopthorpe

Ordnance Survey places 42 postcodes in Bishopthorpe 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 543 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.

EA likelihood bandPostcodes (worst band)Properties in the EA datasetof which homes
High92514
Medium20268207
Low12249218
Very low111
All bands42543440

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 Bishopthorpe

Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Bishopthorpe watch River Ouse, Browney Dyke, River Foss, Tang Hall Beck, Holgate Beck, Blue Beck.

Distances are from the middle of Bishopthorpe'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 Bishopthorpe

38 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Bishopthorpe. The EA has issued 624 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 26 Mar 2026.

Recorded floods near Bishopthorpe

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

…and 5 earlier recorded floods on the map.

At-risk postcodes in Bishopthorpe

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

High likelihood (9)

YO23 2GEYO23 2QEYO23 2RAYO23 2SAYO23 2SBYO23 2SDYO23 2SEYO23 2XBYO23 2XD

Medium likelihood (20)

YO23 2QFYO23 2QHYO23 2QPYO23 2QQYO23 2QRYO23 2QTYO23 2RBYO23 2RDYO23 2REYO23 2RFYO23 2RGYO23 2RJYO23 2RQYO23 2RRYO23 2RUYO23 2RXYO23 2RYYO23 2SLYO23 2STYO23 2UE

Low likelihood (12)

YO23 2GFYO23 2QGYO23 2QSYO23 2RSYO23 2RZYO23 2SHYO23 2SJYO23 2SNYO23 2SPYO23 2SSYO23 2SWYO23 2UF

Very low likelihood (1)

YO23 2TD

Postcode districts

YO23 · 42

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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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