Waddington (North Kesteven) Flood Risk

Waddington (North Kesteven) has no mapped rivers-and-sea flood risk: neither the national risk assessment nor the planning Flood Zone map covers it. That is not a statement that Waddington (North Kesteven) cannot flood — this figure covers rivers and the sea only, and surface water flooding is not included. The nearest gauge is 1.7 km away.

Waddington (North Kesteven) has 6,588 residents and 2,835 homes. Ranked equal 3078 of 7,114 — the places where the national risk assessment maps no rivers-and-sea exposure for any home, so the position is a tie rather than a low score.

What Is The River Level Near Waddington (North Kesteven) Right Now?

0.213 m within its typical range
Gauge
North Hykeham, North Hykeham
Distance
1.7 km from the centre of Waddington (North Kesteven)
Typical range
0.159 m to 2.11 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 2.431 m , reached on 26 June 2007.

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What Does Waddington (North Kesteven)'s Flood Risk Classification Mean?

0% of postcodes in Waddington (North Kesteven) 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 not mapped here, which means the national assessment finds no rivers-and-sea exposure for Waddington (North Kesteven)'s homes rather than a low amount of it. That is a statement about rivers and the sea only: surface water flooding is not included, and it is the larger source nationally.

Flood Zone versus flood risk band: the full comparison

Which Postcode Districts Cover Waddington (North Kesteven)?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Waddington (North Kesteven). 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 Waddington (North Kesteven), 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
LN5 154 High 667

What Else Is Near Waddington (North Kesteven)?

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