Broughton Astley Flood Risk
Broughton Astley has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.2% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 4.4 km away.
Broughton Astley has 9,274 residents and 4,191 homes. Ranked 2757 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Broughton Astley Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 1.96 m , reached on 6 January 2025.
When Has Broughton Astley Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 1 recorded flood outlines covering Broughton Astley, the most recent dated 28 February 1977.
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 Broughton Astley's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0% of postcodes in Broughton Astley 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 0.2% 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 Broughton Astley?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Broughton Astley. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE9 | 181 | High | 576 |
What Else Is Near Broughton Astley?
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