Ruskington Flood Risk
Ruskington has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 1.7% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 0.6 km away.
Ruskington has 5,084 residents and 2,530 homes. Ranked 1523 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Ruskington Right Now?
The nearest gauge is Ruskington Beck, 0.6 km from the centre of Ruskington, at Ruskington. Its typical range is 0 m to 0.7 m, and the highest level on record is 1.344 m, reached on 20 October 2023.
No current reading has been published for this gauge.
When Has Ruskington Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 3 recorded flood outlines covering Ruskington, the most recent dated 9 January 2024.
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 Ruskington's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
8.1% of postcodes in Ruskington 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 1.7% 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 Ruskington?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Ruskington. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NG34 | 123 | Low | 300 |