Fulwood Flood Risk

Fulwood has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.6% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 3.9 km away.

Fulwood has 33,902 residents and 16,367 homes. Ranked 2316 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near Fulwood Right Now?

1.908 m within its typical range
Gauge
Penwortham, Lower Penwortham
Distance
3.9 km from the centre of Fulwood
Typical range
1.887 m to 6.33 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 6.055 m , reached on 9 April 2024.

All gauges on this river

When Has Fulwood Flooded Before?

The Environment Agency holds 1 recorded flood outlines covering Fulwood, the most recent dated 27 October 2000.

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 Fulwood's Flood Risk Classification Mean?

0.7% of postcodes in Fulwood 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 0.6% 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 Fulwood?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Fulwood. 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 districts covering Fulwood, 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
PR2 687 High 1,866
PR4 38 High 103
PR3 2 High 2

What Else Is Near Fulwood?

Other places on the River Ribble, nearest to Fulwood first.