Barnton Flood Risk
Barnton has no mapped rivers-and-sea flood risk: neither the national risk assessment nor the planning Flood Zone map covers it. That is not a statement that Barnton cannot flood — this figure covers rivers and the sea only, and surface water flooding is not included. The nearest gauge is 2.7 km away.
Barnton has 6,004 residents and 2,815 homes. Ranked equal 3078 of 7,114 — the places where the national risk assessment maps no rivers-and-sea exposure for any home, so the position is a tie rather than a low score.
What Is The River Level Near Barnton Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 3.58 m , reached on 21 January 2021.
What Does Barnton's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0% of postcodes in Barnton 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 not mapped here, which means the national assessment finds no rivers-and-sea exposure for Barnton's homes rather than a low amount of it. That is a statement about rivers and the sea only: surface water flooding is not included, and it is the larger source nationally.
Which Postcode Districts Cover Barnton?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Barnton. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CW8 | 137 | Low | 300 |
| CW9 | 13 | Medium | 39 |
What Else Is Near Barnton?
Other places on the River Weaver, nearest to Barnton first.