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Does Holmfirth flood?

Kirklees
25postcodes in the EA rivers-and-sea dataset
12river gauges within 10 km
5years 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 Holmfirth

Ordnance Survey places 25 postcodes in Holmfirth 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 225 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.

EA likelihood bandPostcodes (worst band)Properties in the EA datasetof which homes
High104419
Medium82111
Low7160106
Very low000
All bands25225136

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 Holmfirth

Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Holmfirth watch River Holme, New Mill Dike, Dean Bottom Beck, River Colne, Fenay Beck, Longwood Brook, Crimble Clough, River Dearne, Grimescar Dike, Baildon Dyke.

Distances are from the middle of Holmfirth'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 Holmfirth

The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Holme, about 20 m from the middle of Holmfirth's at-risk postcodes. It flows into the River Colne about 11 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 Holme nearest the middle of Holmfirth'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 Holmfirth

30 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Holmfirth. The EA has issued 106 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 27 Aug 2026.

Recorded floods near Holmfirth

Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Holmfirth, 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 Holmfirth

Holmfirth gets about 1,322 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 165 mm; driest May, 84 mm). That is close to the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.5 km from the place centre.

The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (2.8 km away), recorded 9.2 mm in the last 24 hours and 79.6 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 29 min ago).

At-risk postcodes in Holmfirth

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

High likelihood (10)

HD9 2DGHD9 2DNHD9 2DPHD9 2JBHD9 2JUHD9 2TWHD9 2TXHD9 3AZHD9 3JHHD9 7BB

Medium likelihood (8)

HD9 1HAHD9 2DJHD9 2DRHD9 2PRHD9 2PSHD9 2TTHD9 7DAHD9 7DF

Low likelihood (7)

HD9 2DQHD9 2JNHD9 2JSHD9 2JWHD9 2TYHD9 3AYHD9 7DE

Postcode districts

HD9 · 25

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.

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