Would you buy this house near floor zone / river?

jimbog

No.

Flooded nearby only recently:

http://www.tidburygreen-pc.org.uk/galleries/flooding-in-tidbury-green-may-2018/

LionelChuttleworth

Its a lot of money, its a nice area.

Yes if I had the money the "river" Colne wouldnt worry me at all.

Put https (in front of this) /en-gb.topographic-map.com/maps/b9/England/

Your property appears to be 20 feet above the river.

[Deleted User]

Personally, I wouldn't buy a house anywhere near a flood zone.   If, as seems predicted, flooding continues to be a risk near water and if the risk is increasing with predicted rise in water levels, it doesn't seem to be a very future proofed purchase.  There must be another house not near a river.  If the price is lower than generally seen, it will be low for a reason.

markin

markin said:

Lovely river views, £1,200,000

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-86354438.html

markin

LionelChuttleworth said:

Its a lot of money, its a nice area.

Yes if I had the money the "river" Colne wouldnt worry me at all.

Put https (in front of this) /en-gb.topographic-map.com/maps/b9/England/

Your property appears to be 20 feet above the river.

20ft isn't that much, So a big No, A look at google earth to see where the flood plain is may change my mind but doubtful.

thearchitect

I stay about 50m from an area marked on SEPA flood assessments as "at risk".  As others have rightly identified, however, a simple plan assessment can be misleading - one needs to look at the relative height of the property above the risk zone (which is itself likely to be above the river's normal range) and where water is diverted in severe conditions.  That's quite a complex exercise and the reason why a flood risk assessment has already been carried out.  Whether the latter document reflects worsening, wetter conditions is perhaps more of a question.   That and your attitude to risk.  But personally, I'd be cautious.

SharkMoney

20ft doesn’t sound like a lot. Very close to the property is also the sites balancing pond which is another concern

thearchitect

In all fairness, it's over 6m and therefore higher than the eaves on a modern two-storey house.

Bob23

No. There isn't enough money in the bucket to protect current houses in trouble - why risk joining them?

davidmcn

SharkMoney said:

20ft doesn’t sound like a lot. Very close to the property is also the sites balancing pond which is another concern

20ft of additional depth of water seems like a fair margin to me. That's the whole point of the flood risk maps, they've worked out what the effect of the contours etc are.