Does Woolvershill Batch flood?
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Woolvershill Batch
Ordnance Survey places 22 postcodes in Woolvershill Batch 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 434 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 5 | 14 | 13 |
| Medium | 4 | 28 | 28 |
| Low | 4 | 134 | 123 |
| Very low | 9 | 258 | 230 |
| All bands | 22 | 434 | 394 |
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 Woolvershill Batch
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Woolvershill Batch watch Congresbury Yeo.
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Congresbury
Congresbury Yeo · 6.9 km away 5.73 mAOD
normal range · 1 h ago -
Iwood
Congresbury Yeo · 7.9 km away 0.19 m
normal range · 24 min ago
Distances are from the middle of Woolvershill Batch'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 Woolvershill Batch
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Grumblepill Rhyne, about 330 m from the middle of Woolvershill Batch's at-risk postcodes. It flows into Uphill Great Rhyne about 3.3 km downstream.
- Next gauge downstreamNone before the water reaches tidal water, about 8.8 km downstream (below that, gauges read the tide).
- 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 Grumblepill Rhyne nearest the middle of Woolvershill Batch'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 Woolvershill Batch
17 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Woolvershill Batch. The EA has issued 151 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 24 Oct 2026.
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Milton Road, Worle High Street and Ebdon Road in the north to Broadway and Locking in the south. St Georges and West Wick in the east to the A3033 Drove Road in the west including the Hutton Moor area, Weston Village and Locking Castle
no warning on record since 2006 2.4 km -
Wick St Lawrence to the west to Riverside near Banwell to the south and Station Road at Congresbury to the east including Puxton and Hewish. Horsecastle Farm and The Batch areas at Yatton to Kenn Road to the north including Kenn
no warning on record since 2006 4.9 km -
Court Road, Myrtle Tree Crescent, St Bridges Close and Sand Farm Lane in Kewstoke and Sand Bay to Kewside and Lower Norton Lane to the south and Collum Lane to the east
no warning on record since 2006 4.9 km -
Coastline between Kewstoke and Sand Point including properties and Caravan Sites along Beach Road, Crookes Lane, Southside Crescent and Sand Road
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Mar 2020 5.1 km -
Coastline between Kewstoke and Sand Point including seafront properties at Sand Point Farm area
3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Mar 2020 5.5 km -
Wrington Bridge to Withydale Farm including Beam Bridge, Moor Bridge, Weston Road and Old Weston Road
no warning on record since 2006 5.5 km -
Properties on Knightstone Road, Royal Parade, Marine Parade, Beach Road, West Street, High Street, Waterloo Street, Boulevard, Alfred Street, Meadow Street, Baker Street, Jubilee Road and George Street
no warning on record since 2006 5.6 km -
Coastline at Uphill from Links Road to Uphill Road and Grange Road to the south, the A370 to the east to Old Church Road to the north including Weston General Hospital
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Mar 2020 6.0 km -
Promenade including The Grand Pier, Tropicana and other seaward properties and the Marine Lake area, including Knightstone Island and Knightstone Causeway
16 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Apr 2024 6.0 km -
Coastline between Sand Point and Gullhouse Point including Ham Lane, Back Lane, Yeo Back Lane and Icelton
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Mar 2020 6.0 km -
Stonewell Park Road, Stonewell Grove, Stonewell Drive, The Causeway, Pauls Causeway, High Street, Broad Street, Bridge Farm Square and Station Road
no warning on record since 2006 6.7 km -
Coastline at Uphill including Slimeridge Farm Caravan Park area and the Boat Yard
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Mar 2020 6.8 km
Recorded floods near Woolvershill Batch
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Woolvershill Batch, most recent first. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See them on the map →
- 21 Nov 2016 — Flowerdown Park Drainage
- 9 Jan 2014 — Flood Extents_Winter 2013 to 2014 Main river
- 24 Nov 2012 — Hutton_Nov 2012 Drainage
- 22 Nov 2012 — Winscombe_Nov 2012 Drainage
- 21 Nov 2012 — Sandford_Nov 2012 Ordinary watercourse
- 21 Nov 2012 — Kewstoke_Nov 2012 Drainage
- 20 Nov 2012 — Nov 2012 Floods Ordinary watercourse
- 18 Jul 2007 — EA112_Weston_Super_Mare_Worle Drainage
- 13 Dec 1981 — EA112_Coastal_Wick_St_Lawrence Sea
- 13 Dec 1981 — EA112_Coastal_Kingston_Seymour_1981 Sea
- 13 Dec 1981 — EA112_Coastal_SandBay Sea
Rainfall near Woolvershill Batch
Woolvershill Batch gets about 912 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 102 mm; driest April, 56 mm). That is 22% 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 (5.5 km away), recorded 9.5 mm in the last 24 hours and 87.8 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 2 h ago).
At-risk postcodes in Woolvershill Batch
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Woolvershill Batch 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 (4)
Low likelihood (4)
Very low likelihood (9)
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.