How exposed the BB11 postcode district (Burnley) 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.
Areas close to the River Calder on and adjacent to Centenary Way, Parker Lane, Hammerton Street, St. James Street, the Shopping Centre, Curzon Street, Brown Street, Calder Vale Road and Holme Road
River Calder Lancashire
Properties on Church Street, Keirby Walk, Bank Parade, Hall Street and Bridge Street
River Brun Lancashire
Properties in Fulledge from Culshaw Street to Plumbe Street including those on and in the vicinity of Mitella Street, Lyndhurst Road, Brunshaw Road, Higgin Street, Todmorden Road, Oxford Road
River Calder Lancashire
Area closest to the River Calder at Fulledge including Unity College, Towneley Holmes Road, Holmes Street, Richard Street, Plumbe Street and Lutner Street
River Calder Lancashire
Properties in the vicinity of Printers Fold on Burns Street, Dryden Street, Shakespeare Street and Thompson Street up to Greenbridge Mill
Green Brook, Sweet Clough Lancashire
Properties in the vicinity of Bear Street, Shakespeare Street, Palmerston Street, Thompson Street and Greenbridge Mill
Green Brook, Sweet Clough Lancashire
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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: Burnley Borough Council.
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None of the 5 sample points we checked across the BB11 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.
None of the 5 sample points rate above very low for surface water flooding. Surface water risk is highly local, so check your own postcode.
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for named areas. Within about six kilometres of the centre of BB11 these include River Calder at Burnley Town Centre, Centenary Way to Holme Road, River Brun at Burnley, Church Street, Keirby Walk and River Calder at Fulledge, area surrounding Mitella Street, Lyndhurst Road and Oxford Road. 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.