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Does Clayton West flood?

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20postcodes in the EA rivers-and-sea dataset
10river gauges within 10 km
6years with a mapped flood record within 5 km
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What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Clayton West

Ordnance Survey places 20 postcodes in Clayton West 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 146 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.

EA likelihood bandPostcodes (worst band)Properties in the EA datasetof which homes
High83114
Medium95442
Low36149
Very low000
All bands20146105

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 Clayton West

Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Clayton West watch Baildon Dyke, River Dearne, Dean Bottom Beck, River Calder, River Don, Fenay Beck, New Mill Dike.

Distances are from the middle of Clayton West'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 Clayton West

The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Dearne, about 150 m from the middle of Clayton West's at-risk postcodes. It flows into the River Don about 38 km downstream.

A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Dearne nearest the middle of Clayton West'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 Clayton West

21 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Clayton West. The EA has issued 99 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 14 Nov 2025.

Recorded floods near Clayton West

Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Clayton West, most recent first. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See them on the map →

Rainfall near Clayton West

Clayton West gets about 761 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 75 mm; driest April, 54 mm). That is 35% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.4 km from the place centre.

The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (3.3 km away), recorded 1.6 mm in the last 24 hours and 46.4 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 25 min ago).

At-risk postcodes in Clayton West

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

High likelihood (8)

HD8 9GTHD8 9NNHD8 9PZHD8 9QBHD8 9QDHD8 9QQHD8 9TRHD8 9WL

Medium likelihood (9)

HD8 9HAHD8 9HHHD8 9NBHD8 9NHHD8 9QAHD8 9QNHD8 9QWHD8 9UZHD8 9XB

Low likelihood (3)

HD8 9LUHD8 9UYHD8 9XA

Postcode districts

HD8 · 20

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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).

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.

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