Upton (Wakefield) Flood Risk
Upton (Wakefield) has a Medium flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.1% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 2.2 km away.
Upton (Wakefield) has 6,015 residents and 2,750 homes. Ranked 2877 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Upton (Wakefield) 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 Upton (Wakefield) Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 1 recorded flood outlines covering Upton (Wakefield), the most recent dated 25 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 Upton (Wakefield)'s Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0% of postcodes in Upton (Wakefield) 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 Medium , with 0.1% 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 Upton (Wakefield)?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Upton (Wakefield). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF9 | 138 | Low | 278 |
How Does Flood Risk Affect Insurance And Buying In Upton (Wakefield)?
A Medium flood risk band can affect the price, the excess and the availability of home insurance, and it is worth checking before you buy. Flood cover is normally part of standard home insurance, and insurers set their own prices.
How insurers price flood risk, what Flood Re covers, and what to do if a standard insurer declines.
The eight statutory conditions, with an eligibility checker that gives a real verdict.
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