Orrell Flood Risk
Orrell has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 4.7 km away.
Orrell has 23,224 residents and 11,030 homes. Ranked 3051 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Orrell Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 2.85 m , reached on 26 December 2015.
What Does Orrell's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0.2% of postcodes in Orrell 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% 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 Orrell?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Orrell. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WN5 | 339 | Low | 674 |
| WN8 | 119 | Low | 123 |
What Else Is Near Orrell?
Other places on the River Douglas, nearest to Orrell first.