Oadby Flood Risk

Oadby 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 0.6 km away.

Oadby has 23,480 residents and 8,898 homes. Ranked 2334 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near Oadby Right Now?

0.092 m within its typical range
Gauge
Oadby, Oadby
Distance
0.6 km from the centre of Oadby
Typical range
0.084 m to 0.217 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 1.293 m , reached on 6 January 2025.

This river has too few gauges for its own page

What Does Oadby's Flood Risk Classification Mean?

0.7% of postcodes in Oadby 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.

Flood Zone versus flood risk band: the full comparison

Which Postcode Districts Cover Oadby?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Oadby. 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 Oadby, 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
LE2 459 Low 1,012

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