Longridge (Ribble Valley) Flood Risk

Longridge (Ribble Valley) has no mapped rivers-and-sea flood risk: neither the national risk assessment nor the planning Flood Zone map covers it. That is not a statement that Longridge (Ribble Valley) cannot flood — this figure covers rivers and the sea only, and surface water flooding is not included. The nearest gauge is 4.8 km away.

Longridge (Ribble Valley) has 8,462 residents and 4,298 homes. Ranked equal 3078 of 7,114 — the places where the national risk assessment maps no rivers-and-sea exposure for any home, so the position is a tie rather than a low score.

What Is The River Level Near Longridge (Ribble Valley) Right Now?

0.076 m within its typical range
Gauge
Ribchester Sarmatian Bridge, Ribchester
Distance
4.8 km from the centre of Longridge (Ribble Valley)
Typical range
0.05 m to 1 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 1.421 m , reached on 31 December 2024.

All gauges on this river

What Does Longridge (Ribble Valley)'s Flood Risk Classification Mean?

0% of postcodes in Longridge (Ribble Valley) 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 not mapped here, which means the national assessment finds no rivers-and-sea exposure for Longridge (Ribble Valley)'s homes rather than a low amount of it. That is a statement about rivers and the sea only: surface water flooding is not included, and it is the larger source nationally.

Flood Zone versus flood risk band: the full comparison

Which Postcode Districts Cover Longridge (Ribble Valley)?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Longridge (Ribble Valley). 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 Longridge (Ribble Valley), 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
PR3 265 High 536

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