How exposed the BA16 postcode district (Somerset) is to flooding from rivers, the sea and surface water, from a sample of points checked against the Environment Agency maps.
Based on 5 points spread across the district. An indication of the area, not a count of properties.
Most of the points we checked are outside the flood zones, but flood risk is local: a single street, underpass or stream can be the exception. We checked 5 points spread across the district: the centre and four points about 900 m away.
Flood zone: 0 of 5 points in Zone 3 and 0 in Zone 2.
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for these named areas within about six kilometres of the district centre.
East Lydford, West Lydford, Tuckers Lane at Baltonsborough, Street Drove, the A39 between Street and Glastonbury, Cradle Bridge, Glastonbury Heath and Street Heath
River Brue, Glastonbury Millstream Somerset
Tootle Bridge, Catsham, Church Moor at Baltonsborough, Street Drove, the B3151 Glastonbury to Meare road, Westhay Bridge and Tadham Moor
River Brue, Glastonbury Millstream Somerset
Shepton Mallet to Lower Godney including Garston Street, Leg Square, Lower Lane, Longbridge and Draycott Road in Shepton Mallet and properties in Bowlish, Darshill, Croscombe, Dulcote, Coxley, Fenny Castle, Wookey, Upper Godney and Lower Godney
River Sheppey Somerset
Rivers Brue, Sheppey, Glastonbury Millstream and North and South Drains
River Brue, River Sheppey, North Drain, South Drain Somerset
Low lying land within the Levels including Langport, Burrowbridge, Othery, Westonzoyland to the M5
River Yeo, River Parrett, Kings Sedgemoor Drain, River Sowy Somerset
River Yeo and Parrett from Yeovil to Limington and North Barrow to Somerton
River Yeo, River Parrett, River Cary Dorset Council, Somerset
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The figures above describe the district. Your home is one point in it, and that point is what the check reads.
Council area: Somerset Council.
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None of the 5 sample points we checked across the BA16 postcode district fall in Flood Zone 2 or 3. That does not rule out a zone elsewhere in the district, because the sample is a handful of points and flood zones can be narrow. Check your full postcode to be sure.
2 of the 5 sample points (40%) sit in an area the Environment Agency rates at least low risk for surface water flooding. Surface water risk is highly local: it follows dips, underpasses and the line of old streams, so look at your own postcode.
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for named areas. Within about six kilometres of the centre of BA16 these include River Brue and Glastonbury Millstream from Lovington to Highbridge, River Brue and Glastonbury Millstream from Lovington to Highbridge, low lying properties and River Sheppey. You can sign up for free flood warnings for your address on GOV.UK.
It is an indication, not a verdict on any single home. We checked 5 points around the centre of the district against the Environment Agency maps. A district can hold many streets and a flood zone can be a few metres wide. The free check on a full postcode, with a pin you can move onto your plot, is the precise answer.