East Ardsley Flood Risk

East Ardsley has a High flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 2.3 km away.

East Ardsley has 15,074 residents and 6,937 homes. Ranked 3063 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near East Ardsley Right Now?

0.099 m within its typical range
Gauge
Fenton Dam, Fenton Dam
Distance
2.3 km from the centre of East Ardsley
Typical range
0.075 m to 1.638 m
Reading taken
20 Sept, 14:00 UTC

Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 7.097 m , reached on 6 February 2021.

This river has too few gauges for its own page

What Does East Ardsley's Flood Risk Classification Mean?

0% of postcodes in East Ardsley 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 High , 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.

Flood Zone versus flood risk band: the full comparison

Which Postcode Districts Cover East Ardsley?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside East Ardsley. 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, and the district pages linked from the checker are keyed to the town that holds most of its postcodes.

Postcode districts covering East Ardsley, with the flood risk band shared by most of each district's postcodes. A district can span more than one local area, so its band is a summary and not a property-level answer.
Postcode district Postcodes here Rivers and sea band Surface water addresses
WF3 395 Low 465

How Does Flood Risk Affect Insurance And Buying In East Ardsley?

A High flood risk band can affect the price, the excess and the availability of home insurance, and it is worth checking before you buy. Flood cover is normally part of standard home insurance, and insurers set their own prices.

Insuring a flood risk home

How insurers price flood risk, what Flood Re covers, and what to do if a standard insurer declines.

Am I eligible for Flood Re?

The eight statutory conditions, with an eligibility checker that gives a real verdict.

Protecting the property

Barriers, airbricks, pumps and non-return valves, ranked by what they protect against.

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