Does New Holland flood?
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about New Holland
Ordnance Survey places 59 postcodes in New Holland 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 637 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 5 | 37 | 7 |
| Medium | 54 | 569 | 438 |
| Low | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Very low | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| All bands | 59 | 637 | 456 |
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 New Holland
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of New Holland watch River Hull, Barton Haven, Fleet Drain, Western Drain, Setting Dyke, Holderness Drain, North Sea.
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New Holland Tidal
Tide · 0.7 km away Sensor under review
reading not shown -
Hull Barrier Victoria Pier Tidal Structure
River Hull · 5.0 km away 3.22 mAOD
rises and falls with the tide · 34 min ago -
Barton on Humber Tidal
Barton Haven · 5.4 km away 0.37 m
rises and falls with the tide · 2 h ago -
Hessle Tidal Structure
Fleet Drain · 5.4 km away 1.58 m
rises and falls with the tide · 34 min ago -
Hull Hessle Astral Close
Western Drain · 6.0 km away 0.35 m
normal range · steady · 34 min ago -
Hull High Flaggs, Lincoln Street
River Hull · 6.2 km away Sensor under review
reading not shown -
Hessle Western Drain
Western Drain · 6.4 km away 0.05 m
normal range · steady · 34 min ago -
North Hull National Avenue
Setting Dyke · 7.0 km away 0.28 m
normal range · steady · 34 min ago -
East Hull Hedon Road
Holderness Drain · 7.3 km away Sensor under review
reading not shown -
North Hull Birdsall Avenue
Setting Dyke · 7.6 km away 0.14 m
normal range · steady · 34 min ago -
Stoneferry Bridge Tidal
River Hull · 7.9 km away 3.14 mAOD
rises and falls with the tide · 34 min ago -
Paull Tidal
North Sea · 8.6 km away 3.22 mAOD
rises and falls with the tide · 34 min ago
Distances are from the middle of New Holland'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 New Holland
The nearest watercourse on the river map is an unnamed stream, about 200 m from the middle of New Holland's at-risk postcodes.
- Next gauge downstreamNew Holland, about 690 m along the river.
Sensor under review, reading not shown - Storm overflowsThe river map traces no storm overflow upstream of New Holland; it leaves out small channels and cannot place every overflow. See 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 an unnamed stream nearest the middle of New Holland'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 New Holland
44 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of New Holland. The EA has issued 229 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 30 Aug 2026.
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Barrow Upon Humber including Ferry Road, The Poplars and Glanford Grove
5 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2021 1.9 km -
Tidal flooding of low-lying areas from Barton upon Humber to New Holland, including Barrow Haven
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2017 3.1 km -
The Humber Dock Basin, Riverside Quay and St Andrew's Quay, areas south of the A63 / Hessle Road as far as the railway line, and Henry Boot Way
14 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Aug 2024 3.7 km -
Area at risk from the furthest extent of tidal flooding from New Holland to East Halton, including parts of Goxhill and South End
no warning on record since 2006 3.9 km -
Groundwater Flooding in the area around Barrow upon Humber and Barton Upon Humber
5 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 3.9 km -
Groundwater flooding in Barrow and Barton Upon Humber including Orchard Close, Westoby Lane, Park View Close, Feather Lane and Wolsey Drive, Wrens Kitchen and properties on the Humber Bridge Industrial estate
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2021 3.9 km -
Areas to the west of Hull city centre
no warning on record since 2006 4.1 km -
Wider area at risk of tidal flooding in Barton Upon Humber, Barrow Upon Humber and New Holland
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Jan 2014 4.7 km -
Butts Road and Marsh Lane areas of Barton-on-Humber including Nursery Close, Lower Meadows and Harrier Road
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Nov 2019 4.9 km -
Properties at Waterside Business Park in Hessle
no warning on record since 2006 4.9 km -
Tidal flooding of low-lying areas from New Holland to Immingham Dock, including properties to the north of Goxhill
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2017 5.1 km -
Properties south of Hull Road and Hessle Road, from The Square to the Priory Way roundabout, including Saxon Way, Butterfield Road and Castle Way
3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2024 5.1 km
Recorded floods near New Holland
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of New Holland, most recent first. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See them on the map →
- 15 Feb 2020 — 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Dennis Drainage
- 8 Feb 2020 — 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Ciara Main river
- 8 Nov 2019 — LNA_2019_11_East Halton Beck Main river
- 7 Nov 2019 — 2019 November Flood Incident Main river
- 5 Dec 2013 — LNA_2013_12_Tidal_Witham_Haven Sea
- 5 Dec 2013 — East Coast Tidal Event 5th December 2013 Main river
- 25 Jun 2007 — June 2007 Flood Event (Hull and East Riding) River
- 15 Jun 2007 — June 2007 Surface Water Flooding Yorkshire Other
- 28 Sep 1969 — 123_Sept_1969_KingstonUponHull Sea
- 31 Jan 1953 — LNA_1953_01_Lincolnshire Coastline Other
Rainfall near New Holland
New Holland gets about 640 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month June, 65 mm; driest March, 39 mm). That is 45% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.4 km from the place centre.
The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (3.9 km away), recorded 2.3 mm in the last 24 hours and 21.8 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 34 min ago).
At-risk postcodes in New Holland
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in New Holland that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.
High likelihood (5)
Medium likelihood (54)
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.