Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West Flood Risk

Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 2.4% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 1.1 km away.

Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West has 9,046 residents and 4,171 homes. Ranked 1235 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West Right Now?

0.015 m within its typical range
Gauge
Skelmanthorpe Park Gate, Skelmanthorpe Park Gate
Distance
1.1 km from the centre of Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West
Typical range
-0.01 m to 0.75 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 1.606 m , reached on 9 February 2020.

All gauges on this river

What Does Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West's Flood Risk Classification Mean?

6.7% of postcodes in Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West 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 2.4% 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 Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West. 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 Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West, 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 223 Low 145

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