Shepley and Shelley Flood Risk

Shepley and Shelley has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.3% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 2.1 km away.

Shepley and Shelley has 5,062 residents and 2,253 homes. Ranked 2592 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near Shepley and Shelley Right Now?

0 m within its typical range
Gauge
Kirkburton Riley Lane, Kirkburton
Distance
2.1 km from the centre of Shepley and Shelley
Typical range
0.012 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 1.47 m , reached on 12 December 2015.

This river has too few gauges for its own page

What Does Shepley and Shelley's Flood Risk Classification Mean?

0.8% of postcodes in Shepley and Shelley 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 0.3% 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 Shepley and Shelley?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Shepley and Shelley. 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 Shepley and Shelley, 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
HD8 120 Low 26

What Else Is Near Shepley and Shelley?