River Irwell at Bury Ground
Properties at risk are in the vicinity of Bury Ground including Lower Woodhill Road, Webb Street, The Bridge Trading Estate and Wellington Street
River Irwell Bury
Postcode district
Flood risk in BL9
How exposed the BL9 postcode district (Bury and Rochdale) 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 BL9
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 BL9
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for these named areas within about six kilometres of the district centre.
River Irwell at Radcliffe and Redvales
Properties in Redvales from Milford Drive to Whitefield Road, including on and around Warth Road and Radcliffe Road. Also properties on and around Dumers Lane, York Street and Gate Lane. Properties in Radcliffe on Bridgewater View
River Irwell Bury
River Roch at Hollins
Areas at risk extend from Fletcher Fold towards White Brow, including properties on Meadway and Hendon Drive. Also at risk is the Goshen Sports Centre, and properties on Croft Lane, Croft Industrial Estate and Hollins Vale Works
River Roch Bury
River Irwell from Buckley Wells to Radcliffe
the DHL Distribution Centre, the United Utilities Sewage Works, Pioneer Mills, and Church Street West
River Irwell Bury
River Irwell at Radcliffe
Properties between Lomax Street and Milltown Street. Also properties ranging from Crompton Place to Bealey Industrial Estate, including Bealey Community Hospital, the surrounding areas and Close Park
River Irwell Bury
River Irwell at Summerseat
Properties on Hammer Terrace, Ruby Street, Holly Street, Beech Street, Thorn Street and Waterside Road. Also at risk are properties on Kay Street, Railway Street, Melrose Street, Hall Street, The Island and Riverside Drive
River Irwell Bury
You can sign up for free flood warnings for your own address on GOV.UK.
Check your own BL9 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 Bury and Rochdale and Rossendale.
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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Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is BL9 in a flood zone?
None of the 5 sample points we checked across the BL9 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 BL9?
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 BL9?
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for named areas. Within about six kilometres of the centre of BL9 these include River Irwell at Bury Ground, River Irwell at Radcliffe and Redvales and River Roch at Hollins. 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.