Flood risk; is there a way to tell?

clarksonwayne

I’m currently looking for to buy my first home and trying my best not to fall for any tricks. The area I live in was hit very badly by the floods, is there anyway to tell/find out if houses have flooded in the past or are located in flood risk areas?

Thanks.

poppysarah

close to a river is a big clue. Ask the neighbours as well as the owners.

Dave101t

aside from the obvious, such as nearby rivers, id also check for local lakes and resevoirs.

an internet search will show areas of flooding over the last 50 years, and i personally like living on the biggest hill in the town!

SouthCoast

I am signed up for Floodline Warnings Direct and will get text messages.

:eek:

1984ReturnsForReal_2

go to the Environment Agency website & put in the postcode of the property your interested in. If its been flooded or near it it will show up.

Mikeyorks

clarksonwayne wrote: »

is there anyway to tell/find out if houses have flooded in the past or are located in flood risk areas?

A starting point is the Environment agency flood map. Just put the prospective postcode / area in :-

http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?topic=floodmap&ep=map&lang=_e&x=265980.0&y=192860.0&scale=4&layerGroups=1,&layerGroupToQuery=1&location=Swansea

Proximity to a river isn't sound guidance. Lots of areas were flooded last year that were miles away from water courses.

Woby_Tide

Mikeyorks wrote: »

A starting point is the Environment agency flood map. Just put the prospective postcode / area in :-

http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?topic=floodmap&ep=map&lang=_e&x=265980.0&y=192860.0&scale=4&layerGroups=1,&layerGroupToQuery=1&location=Swansea

Proximity to a river isn't sound guidance. Lots of areas were flooded last year that were miles away from water courses.

and likewise lots of places can be next to water or river but many feet above it's level