East Leake Flood Risk
East Leake has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.3% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 6.3 km away.
East Leake has 7,849 residents and 3,650 homes. Ranked 2640 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near East Leake Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 1.322 m , reached on 3 January 2024.
What Does East Leake's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0% of postcodes in East Leake 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 0.3% 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 East Leake?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside East Leake. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE12 | 157 | Low | 526 |
What Else Is Near East Leake?
Other places on the River Soar, nearest to East Leake first.