Bradford Beck and tributaries at Bradford
Properties along Bradford Beck and tributaries including Bradford City Centre
Bradford Beck Bradford
Postcode district
Flood risk in BD98
How exposed the BD98 postcode district (Bradford) 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
20%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 BD98
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 BD98
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for these named areas within about six kilometres of the district centre.
River Aire at Shipley
Shipley including east of Hirst Mill extending through Roberts Park towards Baildon Bridge. Also includes the Charlestown area from Dockfield Road as far as Buck Mill Bridge
River Aire Bradford
River Aire at Branksome Drive, Nab Wood
Nab Wood including Branksome Drive and Branksome Grove
River Aire Bradford
River Aire at Cottingley
Cottingley including Backfoot School on Wagon Lane, and Ash Grove and Aire View Avenue
River Aire Bradford
River Aire at Esholt
Esholt including Esholt Lane, Cuncliffe Lane Chapel Lane to Esholt Waste Water Treatment Works and along Guiseley Beck and Gill Beck.
River Aire Bradford, Leeds
Middle River Aire catchment
River Aire from Stockbridge to Castleford, including Bradford Beck, Oulton Beck and Kippax Beck
River Aire, Bradford Beck Bradford, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Wakefield
You can sign up for free flood warnings for your own address on GOV.UK.
Check your own BD98 postcode
The figures above describe the district. Your home is one point in it, and that point is what the check reads.
Council area: City of Bradford Metropolitan District 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 BD98 in a flood zone?
None of the 5 sample points we checked across the BD98 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 BD98?
1 of the 5 sample points (20%) sit in an area the Environment Agency rates at least low risk for surface water flooding, and 1 of those at medium or high risk. 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 BD98?
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for named areas. Within about six kilometres of the centre of BD98 these include Bradford Beck and tributaries at Bradford, River Aire at Shipley and River Aire at Branksome Drive, Nab Wood. 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.