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Does Kendal flood? 255 postcodes in Kendal are in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data (52 High, 36 Medium likelihood) — the breakdown is further down this page.
Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (17.2 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:33:17 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness area of Cumbria, England, just outside the Lake District. It lies within the River Kent's dale, from which its name is derived.
Ordnance Survey places 255 postcodes in Kendal 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 4,209 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 52 | 388 | 270 |
| Medium | 36 | 405 | 221 |
| Low | 108 | 1,964 | 1,442 |
| Very low | 59 | 1,452 | 1,253 |
| All bands | 255 | 4,209 | 3,186 |
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.
…and 155 more at-risk postcodes, listed on the district pages below.
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.
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.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is an unnamed stream, about 30 m from the middle of Kendal's gauges. It flows into Stock Beck about 30 m 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 an unnamed stream nearest the middle of Kendal's gauges. 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.
Kendal is monitored by 4 Environment Agency river level stations on the Blind Beck, the River Mint, the Stock Beck, in Westmorland and Furness. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Blind Beck is monitored by 1 station (Kendal Buttery Well Road). The River Mint is monitored by 1 station (Mint Bridge). The Stock Beck is monitored by 2 stations (Stock Beck, Jewsons Yard, Whitbarrow Close). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Kendal. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Stock Beck at Kendal, from Calder Drive to the River Kent, including Sandylands Road, Crag View, Broad Ing, Eastgate, Westgate, Longpool, Wildman Street, Ann Street, Gandy Street, Castle Street, Castle Garth, Castle Crescent; Appleby Road, Spital Park, Fowl Ing, Broad Ing, Mint Street, Dale Avenue, Longlands View, Copperfield Lane, Drovers Drive, Kendal Business Park areas; Stock Beck at Sandylands, from Whitbarrow Close to Calder Drive, including Sedbergh Drive, Bowland Drive, Castle Park School, Grasmere Crescent and Firbank; Properties adjacent to the River Kent at Kendal, including Mintsfeet, Beezon Road, Wildman Street, Castle Street, Castle Crescent, Stramongate, Queen Katherine Street, Parr Street, Aynam Road, Waterside, Abbot Hall, Lound Road, Lound Street, K Village.
There are 3 storm overflows within 5km of Kendal. None of the 3 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Kendal, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Kendal gets about 1,457 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 171 mm; driest April, 75 mm). That is 25% wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 0.8 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Watch. Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (17.2 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Kendal has river level monitoring on Blind Beck, River Mint, Stock Beck — 4 monitoring stations in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 16 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2015. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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