River Brue (upper) from Bruton Dam to Lovington
Gants Mill, Cole, Ansford Bridge and Alford
River Brue Somerset
Postcode district
Flood risk in BA7
How exposed the BA7 postcode district (Somerset) is to flooding from rivers, the sea and surface water, from a sample of points checked against the Environment Agency maps.
0%in Flood Zone 2 or 3
0%in Flood Zone 3
0%medium or high river and sea risk
20%some surface water risk
Based on 5 points spread across the district. An indication of the area, not a count of properties.
What the maps show around BA7
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.
0% of the sample points are in Flood Zone 2 or 3 · 20% have some surface water risk
Overall: mostly lower risk. This describes the district as a whole, not your street.
Flood zone: 0 of 5 points in Zone 3 and 0 in Zone 2.
Flood warning areas near BA7
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for these named areas within about six kilometres of the district centre.
River Brue (upper) at Bruton Town
Station Road, Patwell Lane, Silver Street, Lower Backway, Mill Lane, West End and Berkeley Gardens
River Brue Somerset
River Yeo and Parrett, Upper Reaches
River Yeo and Parrett from Yeovil to Limington and North Barrow to Somerton
River Yeo, River Parrett, River Cary Dorset Council, Somerset
River Brue and Glastonbury Millstream from Lovington to Highbridge
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
South East Somerset Rivers, Upper Reaches
River Yeo from Sherborne to Yeovil, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream and the River Cam
River Yeo, River Cam, River Wriggle, Barwick Stream, West Coker Stream Dorset Council, Somerset
Upper Stour and tributaries
Tributaries between Gillingham and Sturminster Newton
River Stour, River Lodden, River Shreen Dorset Council, Somerset, Wiltshire
You can sign up for free flood warnings for your own address on GOV.UK.
Check your own BA7 postcode
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.
Will your address flood, and can you get it insured and mortgaged?
Enter an English postcode and see free of charge its flood zone and the risk bands for rivers, the sea and surface water. What the numbers mean, which past floods were recorded around the property, which warning areas cover it and what to ask your insurer, surveyor and solicitor is in the report for that one point.
A flood is the most expensive thing that can happen to a home, and a flood zone or a surface water flow path can change the insurance terms, the mortgage offer and the resale price. The report gathers the Environment Agency data for your address before you commit; it is not a substitute for a flood search from your conveyancer.
- The flood zone and all three risk maps at your point: rivers and sea, surface water, with the annual chance in plain figures and a map of the ground around it
- Every recorded past flood and the flood warning areas that cover the address, with dates, sources and causes where the Environment Agency has them
- What it means for insurance, a mortgage and the building itself: Flood Re, questions for the surveyor and practical flood resilience measures, as a PDF you can share
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Source: Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence · not a substitute for a flood search
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is BA7 in a flood zone?
None of the 5 sample points we checked across the BA7 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.
Is surface water flooding a risk in BA7?
1 of the 5 sample points (20%) 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.
Which flood warning areas cover BA7?
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for named areas. Within about six kilometres of the centre of BA7 these include River Brue (upper) from Bruton Dam to Lovington, River Brue (upper) at Bruton Town and River Yeo and Parrett, Upper Reaches. You can sign up for free flood warnings for your address on GOV.UK.
How accurate is a postcode district summary?
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.