Holywood Flood Risk
Holywood has a Very low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 4.3% of homes in a Medium or High band.
Holywood has 11,257 residents and 1 homes. Ranked 74 of 527 in Northern Ireland for rivers and sea flood risk.
Read this before relying on these figures. Northern Ireland's own flood maps are not published under an open licence, so the band above is modelled, not DfI's official mapping. The model is undefended — it does not account for flood defences, so a defended town can read as more exposed than DfI's own map shows — and it covers rivers only. For a property-level answer, use Flood Maps NI.
What Does Holywood's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
The flood risk band for rivers and the sea is Very low , with 4.3% 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.
Flood Zone versus flood risk band: the full comparison · What the Flood Zones mean
Which Postcode Districts Cover Holywood?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Holywood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BT18 | 310 | Medium | not published for this district |