Rawmarsh Flood Risk

Rawmarsh has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.1% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 3.2 km away.

Rawmarsh has 18,634 residents and 8,872 homes. Ranked 2893 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near Rawmarsh Right Now?

-0.185 m within its typical range
Gauge
Kilnhurst Lower, Kilnhurst Lower
Distance
3.2 km from the centre of Rawmarsh
Typical range
0.549 m to 4.5 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 6.142 m , reached on 8 November 2019.

All gauges on this river

When Has Rawmarsh Flooded Before?

The Environment Agency holds 8 recorded flood outlines covering Rawmarsh, 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 Rawmarsh's Flood Risk Classification Mean?

1.6% of postcodes in Rawmarsh 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 0.1% 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 Rawmarsh?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Rawmarsh. 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 Rawmarsh, 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
S62 555 Low 810
S61 6 Low 9
S60 3 High not published for this district

What Else Is Near Rawmarsh?

Other places on the River Don, nearest to Rawmarsh first.