Ackworth Moor Top Flood Risk
Ackworth Moor Top has a High flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 5.4 km away.
Ackworth Moor Top has 5,945 residents and 2,818 homes. Ranked 3007 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Ackworth Moor Top Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 2.783 m , reached on 25 June 2007.
What Does Ackworth Moor Top's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0% of postcodes in Ackworth Moor Top sit in Flood Zone 3, the planning band for land with a 1% or greater annual chance of river flooding or 0.5% or greater of sea flooding — and the map that draws it deliberately ignores flood defences.
The flood risk band for rivers and the sea is High , with 0% of homes in a Medium or High band. Unlike the Flood Zone, the band counts the defences that are actually in place, which is why the two can describe the same street differently and both be right.
Which Postcode Districts Cover Ackworth Moor Top?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Ackworth Moor Top. The band is the one shared by most of that district's postcodes, so it describes the district rather than a single street — enter a full postcode in the checker for one address. A district can cover more than one town: every district here overlaps another place, so the checker may name a neighbouring town for some of these postcodes.
| Postcode district | Postcodes here | Rivers and sea band | Surface water addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF7 | 152 | Low | 243 |
How Does Flood Risk Affect Insurance And Buying In Ackworth Moor Top?
A High flood risk band can affect the price, the excess and the availability of home insurance, and it is worth checking before you buy. Flood cover is normally part of standard home insurance, and insurers set their own prices.
How insurers price flood risk, what Flood Re covers, and what to do if a standard insurer declines.
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What Else Is Near Ackworth Moor Top?
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