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Does Leicester flood?

City of Leicester
831postcodes in the EA rivers-and-sea dataset
12river gauges within 10 km
4years with a mapped flood record within 5 km
🏠 Thinking of buying in Leicester? Get the detailed Property Flood-Risk Report for any Leicester postcode — official risk band, recorded floods since 1703, warning history, river behaviour and nearby storm overflows. £19 one-off, instant. Learn more →

What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Leicester

Ordnance Survey places 831 postcodes in Leicester 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 14,271 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.

EA likelihood bandPostcodes (worst band)Properties in the EA datasetof which homes
High1451,3981,160
Medium1812,5902,047
Low4418,8117,241
Very low641,4721,241
All bands83114,27111,689

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 Leicester

Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Leicester watch Willow Brook, Evington Brook, River Soar, Melton Brook, Bushby Brook, Thorpe Astley Brook, Wash Brook, Rothley Brook, River Sence, Barkby Brook.

Distances are from the middle of Leicester'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 Leicester

The nearest watercourse on the river map is Willow Brook, about 610 m from the middle of Leicester's at-risk postcodes.

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 Willow Brook nearest the middle of Leicester'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 Leicester

33 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Leicester. The EA has issued 473 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 29 Aug 2026.

Recorded floods near Leicester

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

Leicester gets about 666 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month July, 66 mm; driest March, 41 mm). That is 43% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 3.1 km from the place centre.

The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (3.0 km away), recorded 0.0 mm in the last 24 hours and 34.4 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 44 min ago).

At-risk postcodes in Leicester

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

High likelihood (145)

LE1 2JULE1 3WULE2 7AULE2 7BULE2 9TGLE2 9TLLE2 9TRLE2 9TULE3 0ABLE3 0JSLE3 0THLE3 0TJLE3 0TLLE3 0USLE3 0UULE3 2BULE3 2FBLE3 2XDLE3 2XELE3 3EHLE3 3EJLE3 3UBLE3 5ASLE3 5DHLE3 5DLLE3 5ETLE3 5FDLE3 5FFLE3 5HALE3 5HBLE3 5HGLE3 5HHLE3 5HLLE3 5HNLE3 5HPLE3 5HSLE3 5HTLE3 5HULE3 5HWLE3 5HYLE3 5JFLE3 5JGLE3 5JHLE3 5JJLE3 5JLLE3 5JNLE3 5JQLE3 5JRLE3 5LDLE3 5LXLE3 5NGLE3 5QTLE3 5RALE3 5RBLE3 5SDLE3 5SELE3 6AALE3 6ABLE3 6AFLE3 6AGLE3 6AHLE3 6ARLE3 6AWLE3 6DDLE3 6DTLE3 6DULE3 6DWLE3 6DXLE3 6DYLE3 6DZLE3 6GELE3 8BQLE3 8BTLE3 8DGLE3 8DTLE3 8DXLE3 9DFLE3 9RBLE3 9RDLE3 9RFLE4 0AALE4 2ABLE4 5ABLE4 5AYLE4 5BELE4 5BGLE4 5ELLE4 5FTLE4 5GJLE4 5GWLE4 5GXLE4 5HHLE4 5PFLE4 5PGLE4 5PNLE4 5PPLE4 5PSLE4 5PTLE4 5PULE4 5PWLE4 6DYLE4 6DZLE4 7RNLE4 7SDLE4 7SELE4 7SLLE5 2BDLE5 2BELE5 3NXLE5 4DNLE5 4DRLE5 4JYLE5 4NXLE5 4WFLE5 4WHLE5 4WLLE5 4WRLE5 4WSLE5 4WTLE5 5DHLE5 5DJLE5 5DQLE5 5DULE5 5FBLE5 5FELE5 5FFLE5 5FGLE5 5FLLE5 5FNLE5 5FWLE5 5LFLE5 5NALE5 5NBLE5 5NDLE5 5NGLE5 5NJLE5 5NLLE5 5PHLE5 6EELE5 6TFLE5 6TLLE5 6TTLE7 9PULE7 9UALE7 9UE

Medium likelihood (181)

LE1 2LBLE1 3ULLE19 1WQLE2 1LJLE2 3WLLE2 3WPLE2 6FTLE2 6LGLE2 6LHLE2 6LULE2 6UDLE2 6UELE2 7AGLE2 7FTLE2 7NBLE2 7NELE2 7NFLE2 7NGLE2 7NHLE2 7NLLE2 7NNLE2 7NYLE2 7PALE2 7PDLE2 7PELE2 7PFLE2 7PGLE2 7PHLE2 7PJLE2 7PQLE2 7PRLE2 7PULE2 7PWLE2 7PXLE2 7QALE2 7QBLE2 7QDLE2 7QELE2 7QFLE2 7QGLE2 7QJLE2 7QTLE2 8AALE2 8LRLE2 8LTLE2 8LULE2 9TWLE3 0BGLE3 0UPLE3 1EFLE3 2FALE3 2FDLE3 2FELE3 2FFLE3 3UTLE3 5AELE3 5AGLE3 5EBLE3 5EDLE3 5EELE3 5EGLE3 5EHLE3 5EJLE3 5ELLE3 5ENLE3 5FALE3 5GELE3 5GFLE3 5RXLE3 8GNLE4 5AGLE4 5AQLE4 5BJLE4 5BNLE4 5BULE4 5BWLE4 5FDLE4 5FFLE4 5FGLE4 5FSLE4 5GBLE4 5GDLE4 5GELE4 5GGLE4 5GHLE4 5GNLE4 5GQLE4 5GRLE4 5GYLE4 5GZLE4 5HDLE4 5HLLE4 5HPLE4 5HULE4 5JELE4 5PRLE4 5PXLE4 5QALE4 5QBLE4 5QDLE4 5QELE4 5QGLE4 5QHLE4 5QJLE4 5QQLE4 5RELE4 5TLLE4 6BYLE4 6DXLE5 0BTLE5 0DALE5 0DELE5 0DFLE5 0DGLE5 0DLLE5 0DNLE5 0DPLE5 0DQLE5 0DWLE5 0EDLE5 0EELE5 0EFLE5 0ENLE5 0ERLE5 0EWLE5 0EXLE5 0FELE5 0FFLE5 0FNLE5 0JALE5 0QDLE5 0SALE5 1BQLE5 1NHLE5 2ALLE5 2DBLE5 2DELE5 2DGLE5 2DJLE5 2EDLE5 2FDLE5 2FFLE5 2GNLE5 2GPLE5 2GSLE5 2NGLE5 2NLLE5 3LDLE5 3LELE5 3LLLE5 3LNLE5 3LPLE5 3LTLE5 3NELE5 3NHLE5 3NJLE5 3NTLE5 3NULE5 3NYLE5 3PALE5 3PBLE5 3PDLE5 3PFLE5 3PGLE5 3PJLE5 3QPLE5 3TALE5 3TJLE5 4ALLE5 4APLE5 4ATLE5 4GELE5 4PHLE5 5DDLE5 5DFLE5 5FDLE5 5LHLE5 5LZLE5 5UDLE5 5WBLE7 9UD

Low likelihood (441)

LE1 2HJLE1 2HPLE1 2JWLE1 2JYLE1 2NDLE1 3EALE1 3XQLE19 1UXLE19 1WLLE19 1WPLE19 1WRLE19 1WYLE19 1WZLE2 1ASLE2 1ATLE2 1HNLE2 1LBLE2 1PRLE2 1SALE2 1SFLE2 2BDLE2 2BELE2 2EFLE2 2FWLE2 3PJLE2 3PPLE2 3WBLE2 3WDLE2 3YDLE2 3YLLE2 3YNLE2 3YQLE2 3YSLE2 6ENLE2 6FHLE2 6FPLE2 6FQLE2 6GDLE2 6GFLE2 6GGLE2 6HNLE2 6HQLE2 6HULE2 6JPLE2 6JQLE2 6LRLE2 7AYLE2 7BALE2 7BBLE2 7FLLE2 7FQLE2 7HWLE2 7JULE2 7LZLE2 7PLLE2 7QLLE2 8ARLE2 8ATLE2 8AWLE2 8BFLE2 8BHLE2 8LGLE2 8NGLE2 9JPLE3 0AJLE3 0ALLE3 0BBLE3 0GALE3 0GRLE3 0SHLE3 0SJLE3 0SLLE3 0UTLE3 0UWLE3 1AQLE3 1ASLE3 1AYLE3 1BJLE3 1EGLE3 1ELLE3 1JALE3 1JELE3 1JHLE3 1JRLE3 1LALE3 1LBLE3 1LDLE3 1LELE3 1NULE3 1NXLE3 1NYLE3 1QZLE3 2FHLE3 2FLLE3 2FXLE3 2JBLE3 2LLLE3 2UDLE3 3DNLE3 5BDLE3 5BELE3 5BJLE3 5EALE3 5EXLE3 5FBLE3 5FPLE3 5GGLE3 5GHLE3 5GRLE3 5HELE3 5HFLE3 5HQLE3 5HZLE3 5LGLE3 5LHLE3 5LJLE3 5LRLE3 5LTLE3 5LULE3 5LWLE3 5NHLE3 5NJLE3 5NQLE3 5PALE3 5PQLE3 5QGLE3 5QSLE3 5RFLE3 5RPLE3 5RQLE3 5RRLE3 5RULE3 5SALE3 5SBLE3 6AELE3 6FALE3 6FBLE3 8BRLE3 8BSLE3 8DFLE3 8DQLE4 0ABLE4 0AELE4 0ARLE4 0AWLE4 0BPLE4 0BQLE4 0BSLE4 0BTLE4 0BXLE4 0BYLE4 0BZLE4 2AALE4 2AFLE4 2AQLE4 2ARLE4 2ATLE4 2AULE4 2AWLE4 2QALE4 5AFLE4 5ASLE4 5ATLE4 5AULE4 5AWLE4 5AZLE4 5BALE4 5BBLE4 5BDLE4 5BFLE4 5BHLE4 5BLLE4 5BSLE4 5BTLE4 5FLLE4 5FRLE4 5GALE4 5GFLE4 5GLLE4 5GPLE4 5GTLE4 5GULE4 5HBLE4 5HELE4 5HFLE4 5HGLE4 5HJLE4 5HNLE4 5HSLE4 5HTLE4 5HWLE4 5HXLE4 5HYLE4 5HZLE4 5LELE4 5PYLE4 5QNLE4 5QPLE4 5RBLE4 5SPLE4 5TJLE4 6ABLE4 6ADLE4 6AELE4 6ALLE4 6ANLE4 6APLE4 6AQLE4 6ARLE4 6ASLE4 6AWLE4 6AXLE4 6AYLE4 6AZLE4 6BALE4 6BBLE4 6BELE4 6BFLE4 6BQLE4 6BRLE4 6BWLE4 6DHLE4 6DPLE4 6DRLE4 6DSLE4 6DTLE4 6DULE4 6DWLE4 6EFLE4 6EGLE4 6EHLE4 6ELLE4 6EPLE4 6ESLE4 6ETLE4 6EULE4 6EWLE4 6LELE4 6LFLE4 7ANLE4 7GALE4 7GBLE4 7GDLE4 7GLLE4 7GNLE4 7GRLE4 7GSLE4 7GTLE4 7GULE4 7GWLE4 7GXLE4 7GYLE4 7HALE4 7HBLE4 7HDLE4 7NBLE4 7NDLE4 7NELE4 7NFLE4 7NGLE4 7NHLE4 7NLLE4 7NQLE4 7NULE4 7NXLE4 7PALE4 7PBLE4 7PFLE4 7PHLE4 7PJLE4 7PTLE4 7PYLE4 7QELE4 7QWLE4 7RALE4 7RELE4 7RHLE4 7RPLE4 7RQLE4 7RRLE4 7RSLE4 7RTLE4 7RULE4 7RWLE4 7RXLE4 7RYLE4 7RZLE4 7SALE4 7SFLE4 7SGLE4 7SJLE4 7SNLE4 7SPLE4 7STLE4 7SULE4 7SWLE4 7SXLE4 7SYLE4 7SZLE4 7TPLE4 7TQLE4 7TRLE4 7WALE4 7WBLE4 7WDLE4 7WGLE4 9FWLE4 9GELE4 9HALE4 9HRLE4 9JALE4 9JHLE4 9JJLE4 9JPLE4 9JRLE4 9LALE4 9LELE4 9LFLE4 9LGLE4 9LTLE4 9LYLE4 9WZLE5 0DTLE5 0ESLE5 0EZLE5 0FBLE5 0FGLE5 0FHLE5 0JBLE5 0LALE5 0NFLE5 0PELE5 0QELE5 1DALE5 1DSLE5 1HLLE5 1HNLE5 1HXLE5 1HYLE5 1JALE5 2AALE5 2ADLE5 2AHLE5 2ANLE5 2BHLE5 2ERLE5 2FELE5 2FHLE5 2GELE5 2GGLE5 2LGLE5 2LHLE5 2NSLE5 3DFLE5 3LALE5 3LBLE5 3LJLE5 3LRLE5 3LSLE5 3LULE5 3LXLE5 3NDLE5 3NWLE5 3PELE5 3PHLE5 3QALE5 3QNLE5 3QTLE5 3RFLE5 3RHLE5 3RLLE5 3RULE5 3RWLE5 3SALE5 3SBLE5 3SDLE5 3SHLE5 3SQLE5 3STLE5 3TBLE5 3TLLE5 3TPLE5 3TQLE5 3TTLE5 4AWLE5 4GNLE5 4HFLE5 4LELE5 4LFLE5 4NYLE5 4PALE5 4QALE5 4QBLE5 4QDLE5 5ALLE5 5AYLE5 5BNLE5 5BTLE5 5BULE5 5DYLE5 5EFLE5 5ENLE5 5EULE5 5EWLE5 5FALE5 5GJLE5 5GYLE5 5HSLE5 5HTLE5 5JSLE5 5JTLE5 5JULE5 5JWLE5 5LJLE5 5LLLE5 5LNLE5 5LRLE5 5NHLE5 5NNLE5 5RFLE5 5TALE5 5TBLE5 5TDLE5 5TELE5 5TGLE5 5TRLE5 5TSLE5 5TTLE5 5TULE5 5TWLE5 5TXLE5 5UALE5 5UGLE5 6EDLE5 6SDLE5 6SELE5 6TALE5 6TBLE5 6TJLE7 9QDLE7 9SY

Very low likelihood (64)

LE3 6BPLE4 9BHLE4 9BLLE4 9DQLE4 9DRLE4 9DTLE5 0EYLE5 0HALE5 0HDLE5 0HLLE5 0HSLE5 0JPLE5 0JQLE5 0LFLE5 0LHLE5 0LJLE5 0LLLE5 0NELE5 0NHLE5 0NJLE5 0PALE5 0PLLE5 0PPLE5 0PRLE5 0PTLE5 0PULE5 0QFLE5 0QGLE5 2AQLE5 2EGLE5 3LQLE5 4ABLE5 4ADLE5 4AELE5 4AHLE5 4AQLE5 4ARLE5 4BDLE5 4BELE5 4BFLE5 4BGLE5 4BHLE5 4BJLE5 4BLLE5 4BNLE5 4BWLE5 4DALE5 4DBLE5 4DDLE5 4DELE5 4DFLE5 4DGLE5 4GBLE5 4GJLE5 4LPLE5 4NALE5 4NBLE5 4NHLE5 4NLLE5 4NNLE5 4NWLE5 4PDLE5 4QELE5 4QN

Postcode districts

LE1 · 11LE2 · 101LE3 · 173LE4 · 251LE5 · 282LE7 · 6LE19 · 7

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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