Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe Flood Risk
Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.5% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 2.8 km away.
Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe has 9,621 residents and 4,634 homes. Ranked 2350 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe Right Now?
The nearest gauge is Norwood, 2.8 km from the centre of Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe, at Thorpe In Balne. Its typical range is 0.193 m to 3.2 m, and the highest level on record is 4.49 m, reached on 27 June 2007.
No current reading has been published for this gauge.
When Has Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 2 recorded flood outlines covering Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe, the most recent dated 8 November 2019.
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 Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
8.9% of postcodes in Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe 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 0.5% 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 Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DN3 | 234 | Low | 504 |
| DN2 | 1 | Low | not published for this district |
What Else Is Near Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe?
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