Bollington Flood Risk
Bollington has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 2.3% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 3.1 km away.
Bollington has 7,192 residents and 3,687 homes. Ranked 1262 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Bollington Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 2.213 m , reached on 13 September 2016.
When Has Bollington Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 1 recorded flood outlines covering Bollington, the most recent dated 24 October 1998.
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 Bollington's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
1.7% of postcodes in Bollington 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 2.3% 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 Bollington?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Bollington. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK10 | 176 | High | 262 |
What Else Is Near Bollington?
Other places on the River Bollin, nearest to Bollington first.