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Does Prestbury flood?

Gloucestershire
24postcodes in the EA rivers-and-sea dataset
11river gauges within 10 km
3years with a recorded flood within 5 km
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What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Prestbury

Ordnance Survey places 24 postcodes in Prestbury 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 124 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.

EA likelihood bandPostcodes (worst band)Properties in the EA datasetof which homes
High73636
Medium11313
Low167573
Very low000
All bands24124122

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 Prestbury

Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Prestbury watch Wymans Brook, River Chelt, Lilley Brook, Hatherley Brook, Tirle Brook, River Swilgate.

Distances are from the middle of Prestbury'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.

Flood warning areas near Prestbury

8 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Prestbury. The EA has issued 49 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 18 Feb 2026.

Recorded floods near Prestbury

Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Prestbury, most recent first. Absence of a record does not mean a place has never flooded. See them on the map →

…and 38 earlier recorded floods on the map.

Rainfall near Prestbury

The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (4.7 km away), recorded 0.0 mm in the last 24 hours and 17.8 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 38 min ago).

At-risk postcodes in Prestbury

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

High likelihood (7)

GL52 3BGGL52 3DUGL52 3EHGL52 3LYGL52 5BSGL52 5BXGL52 5BY

Medium likelihood (1)

GL52 3DP

Low likelihood (16)

GL52 3DRGL52 3DSGL52 3DYGL52 3DZGL52 3EAGL52 3EBGL52 3EDGL52 3EEGL52 3LHGL52 3LJGL52 3LLGL52 3LRGL52 3LUGL52 3NEGL52 5BDGL52 5BZ

Postcode districts

GL52 · 24

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).

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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