Barry (Vale of Glamorgan) Flood Risk
Barry (Vale of Glamorgan) has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 1.1% of homes in a Medium or High band.
Barry (Vale of Glamorgan) has 56,405 residents and 24,829 homes. Ranked 239 of 621 in Wales for rivers and sea flood risk.
When Has Barry (Vale of Glamorgan) Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 1 recorded flood outlines covering Barry (Vale of Glamorgan), the most recent dated 20 July 2007.
Absence of a record is not evidence that a place has never flooded — the Environment Agency states that a lack of coverage does not mean an area has never flooded.
What Does Barry (Vale of Glamorgan)'s Flood Risk Classification Mean?
4.2% of postcodes in Barry (Vale of Glamorgan) 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 Low , with 1.1% 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 Barry (Vale of Glamorgan)?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Barry (Vale of Glamorgan). 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, and the district pages linked from the checker are keyed to the town that holds most of its postcodes.
| Postcode district | Postcodes here | Rivers and sea band | Surface water addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF62 | 627 | Medium | not published for this district |
| CF63 | 443 | Low | not published for this district |
| CF64 | 87 | High | not published for this district |