Dodworth Flood Risk
Dodworth has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.4% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 3.6 km away.
Dodworth has 5,764 residents and 2,777 homes. Ranked 2438 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Dodworth Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 2.188 m , reached on 6 July 2012.
What Does Dodworth's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0% of postcodes in Dodworth 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 0.4% 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 Dodworth?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Dodworth. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S75 | 172 | Low | 241 |
What Else Is Near Dodworth?
Other places on the River Dove, nearest to Dodworth first.