Bedwas Flood Risk
Bedwas has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.7% of homes in a Medium or High band.
Bedwas has 6,354 residents and 2,738 homes. Ranked 269 of 621 in Wales for rivers and sea flood risk.
When Has Bedwas Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 6 recorded flood outlines covering Bedwas, the most recent dated 16 February 2020.
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 Bedwas's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
1.3% of postcodes in Bedwas 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 0.7% 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 Bedwas?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Bedwas. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF83 | 152 | Low | not published for this district |