River Aire at Steeton
Steeton Ings including Ings Road, Tewitt Close and the end of Thornhill Road
River Aire Bradford
Postcode district
Flood risk in BD20
How exposed the BD20 postcode district (Bradford and North Yorkshire) is to flooding from rivers, the sea and surface water, from a sample of points checked against the Environment Agency maps.
40%in Flood Zone 2 or 3
40%in Flood Zone 3
40%medium or high river and sea risk
40%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 BD20
A large part of this district is mapped as Flood Zone 2 or 3, so a flood zone check on your own postcode really matters here. We checked 5 points spread across the district: the centre and four points about 900 m away.
40% of the sample points are in Flood Zone 2 or 3 · 40% have some surface water risk
Overall: higher than most. This describes the district as a whole, not your street.
Flood zone: 2 of 5 points in Zone 3 and 0 in Zone 2.
Flood warning areas near BD20
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for these named areas within about six kilometres of the district centre.
River Aire at Skipton Road, Kildwick
South Kildwick including White House Farm on Skipton Road, Owlet Hall Farm and the sewage pumping station
River Aire North Yorkshire
Glusburn Beck Catchment
Areas at risk from Glusburn Beck in Sutton-in-Craven and Glusburn
Glusburn Beck Bradford, North Yorkshire
River Aire at Stockbridge and Keighley
Keighley, South of Stockbridge including Roydings Avenue, Bradford Road, Aireworth Road, Florist Street, Kinara Close and Aireworth Grove
River Aire Bradford
River Worth at Damems Road to Keighley Railway Station
Keighley including the area along the rail line from Damems Station to Keighley Rail Station. Includes the former Ingrow Mill site, Mills on South Street, Marriner's Walk and The Walk
River Worth Bradford
River Worth at Worth Village and Aireworth
Keighley including properties and businesses in the Worth Village area. Includes those on streets off Dalton Lane, Worth Bridge Road and Aireworth Road
River Worth Bradford
You can sign up for free flood warnings for your own address on GOV.UK.
Check your own BD20 postcode
The figures above describe the district. Your home is one point in it, and that point is what the check reads.
This district spans Bradford and North Yorkshire.
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 BD20 in a flood zone?
Part of it. Of 5 sample points spread across the BD20 postcode district, 2 (40%) fall in Flood Zone 2 or 3, 2 of them in Flood Zone 3. Flood zones follow rivers and coastlines, so whether your own home is in one depends on the exact spot. Check your full postcode to find out.
Is surface water flooding a risk in BD20?
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.
Which flood warning areas cover BD20?
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for named areas. Within about six kilometres of the centre of BD20 these include River Aire at Steeton, River Aire at Skipton Road, Kildwick and Glusburn Beck Catchment. 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.