Bradwell (Great Yarmouth) Flood Risk
Bradwell (Great Yarmouth) has a Very low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 2.7 km away.
Bradwell (Great Yarmouth) has 11,127 residents and 5,598 homes. Ranked 3007 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
When Has Bradwell (Great Yarmouth) Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 1 recorded flood outlines covering Bradwell (Great Yarmouth), the most recent dated 1 February 1953.
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 Bradwell (Great Yarmouth)'s Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0% of postcodes in Bradwell (Great Yarmouth) 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 Very low , 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 Bradwell (Great Yarmouth)?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Bradwell (Great Yarmouth). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR31 | 234 | Low | 432 |