Does Hambleton flood?
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Hambleton
Ordnance Survey places 23 postcodes in Hambleton 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 267 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medium | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Low | 23 | 266 | 248 |
| Very low | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| All bands | 23 | 267 | 249 |
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 Hambleton
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Hambleton watch River Aire, Roall Dyke, Aire Washlands, Selby Dam, River Ouse, Wheelan Dyke, River Wharfe, The Fleet.
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Birkin Holme Washlands
River Aire · 4.6 km away 0.85 m
normal range · steady · 51 min ago -
Chapel Haddlesey
River Aire · 5.2 km away 0.56 m
normal range · falling · 51 min ago -
Roall Ings
Roall Dyke · 5.6 km away 0.81 m
normal range · rising · 51 min ago -
Beal Weir Bridge Structure
River Aire · 5.8 km away 0.85 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 51 min ago -
West Holme Washlands Tidal
Aire Washlands · 6.3 km away 0.48 m
rises and falls with the tide · 51 min ago -
Selby Dam Pumping Station Structure
Selby Dam · 6.4 km away 2.17 mAOD
controlled by a sluice or weir · 36 min ago -
Selby Westmill Tidal
River Ouse · 6.6 km away 2.58 mAOD
rises and falls with the tide · 36 min ago -
Cawood Tidal
River Ouse · 7.3 km away 4.81 mAOD
rises and falls with the tide · 51 min ago -
Knottingley Bank Dole Lock Structure
River Aire · 8.0 km away 1.04 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 51 min ago -
Hensall Ings Tidal
Wheelan Dyke · 8.7 km away -0.47 m
rises and falls with the tide · 51 min ago -
Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station Tidal Structure
River Wharfe · 8.9 km away 5.88 mAOD
rises and falls with the tide · 36 min ago -
Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station Structure
The Fleet · 8.9 km away 1.72 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 36 min ago
Distances are from the middle of Hambleton'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 Hambleton
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Town Dike, about 110 m from the middle of Hambleton's at-risk postcodes. It flows into Selby Dam about 2.7 km downstream.
- Next gauge downstreamSelby Dam Pumping Station on Selby Dam, about 6.9 km along the river.
Controlled by a sluice or weir · 36 min ago - Storm overflows1 storm overflow is traced upstream of Selby Dam Pumping Station on the river map. See them on its page.
- Nearest gauge upstreamNone on the river map within 30 km upstream.
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 Town Dike nearest the middle of Hambleton'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 Hambleton
32 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Hambleton. The EA has issued 236 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 23 Jan 2026.
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Hillam, Monk Fryston and Gateforth including Hillam Common Lane, Roe Lane, Hillam Road, Chancery Court and Pale Lane
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Feb 2022 2.7 km -
Birkin including Birkin Lane, Haddlesey Road and Roe Lane
3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2022 4.3 km -
River Aire from Ferrybridge to Chapel Haddlesey
32 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Nov 2025 4.4 km -
Burn including properties on West Lane and the A19 Road
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Jan 2024 4.4 km -
West Haddlesey including Main Street, Riverside Court, Old House Gardens and River Lane
10 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 4.5 km -
Brayton including properties on Brayton Lane, Doncaster Road, Meadow Croft, Holmefield Close, Moss Green Lane, Baffam Court and Baffam Lane
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Jan 2024 5.2 km -
Chapel Haddlesey including Millfield Road, Manor Farm Court, Fox Lane and Hirst Road
3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 5.4 km -
Burn including properties on the A19 Road, West Lane, Park Lane, Barff View, and Common Lane
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Jan 2024 5.4 km -
Properties adjacent to Selby Dam
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2021 5.5 km -
Kellington including Ings Lane, Marigold Terrace, Bird Lane and Water Garth. Roall including Roall Manor properties
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Feb 2020 5.7 km -
Properties along Marsh Lane and Ings Lane
no warning on record since 2006 5.7 km -
Burn including properties on Burn Lane and Whitings Lane
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 5.9 km
Recorded floods near Hambleton
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Hambleton, 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 Ordinary watercourse
- 18 Jan 2021 — 2021 January Flood Incident - Storm Christoph 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
- 25 Dec 2015 — December 2015 Flood Event Main river
- 25 Jun 2007 — June 2007 Flood Event (Ridings Area)
- 25 Jun 2007 — June 2007 Event Main river
- 15 Jun 2007 — June 2007 Surface Water Flooding Yorkshire Other
- 10 Feb 2002 — Lower Aire. Birkin / West Haddlesey Ing Main river
- 10 Feb 2002 — Lower AIre. Eggborough Ings Main river
- 10 Feb 2002 — Lower Aire Kellington Ings Main river
…and 21 earlier recorded floods on the map.
Rainfall near Hambleton
Hambleton gets about 619 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 62 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), 2.8 km from the place centre.
At-risk postcodes in Hambleton
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Hambleton that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.
Low likelihood (23)
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.