Shiney Row and Penshaw Flood Risk
Shiney Row and Penshaw has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 2.9 km away.
Shiney Row and Penshaw has 13,693 residents and 6,441 homes. Ranked 3051 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Shiney Row and Penshaw Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 1.77 m , reached on 25 September 2012.
What Does Shiney Row and Penshaw's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0.3% of postcodes in Shiney Row and Penshaw 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 Shiney Row and Penshaw?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Shiney Row and Penshaw. 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 district | Postcodes here | Rivers and sea band | Surface water addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH4 | 338 | Low | 574 |
What Else Is Near Shiney Row and Penshaw?
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