South Elmsall Flood Risk
South Elmsall has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.8% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 0.7 km away.
South Elmsall has 11,258 residents and 5,309 homes. Ranked 2104 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near South Elmsall Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 1.87 m , reached on 25 June 2007.
When Has South Elmsall Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 2 recorded flood outlines covering South Elmsall, the most recent dated 26 June 2007.
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 South Elmsall's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
1% of postcodes in South Elmsall 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 0.8% 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 South Elmsall?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside South Elmsall. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF9 | 305 | Low | 305 |
What Else Is Near South Elmsall?
Other places on the Ea Beck, nearest to South Elmsall first.