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Flood Areas
WF5 9QL
Discover flood risk areas nearby
Discover flood-prone areas surrounding WF5 9QL and stay informed about potential risks with our interactive mapping tool.
Flood warnings in force
The following flood warnings are in force in and around the WF5 9QL postcode area.
Flood areas
The following potential flood areas are within the WF5 9QL postcode area.
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3.4MILES | Balne Beck and Alverthorpe Beck at Brooks Bank around Wakefield PrisonYorkshireThe Prison area in Wakefield including Moorhouse Avenue and adjoining roads, Alverthorpe Road, Victoria Avenue and Elder Green |
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3.4MILES | Ings Beck and Oakenshaw BeckYorkshireAlverthorpe Beck, Balne Beck, Ings Beck and Oakenshaw Beck in Wakefield |
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3.5MILES | Batley Beck from Monk Ings to Wilton ParkYorkshireBatley including Bradford Road, Bridge Street, lower section of Smithies Moor lane, Lea Road and towards Wilton Park entrance crossing Bradford Road |
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3.8MILES | Balne Beck, Alverthorpe Beck and Ings Beck at Wakefield WestgateYorkshireWakefield Westgate, Darnley including Rufford Street, Westgate Retail Park and Thornes |
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4.8MILES | River Spen and Batley Beck catchmentsYorkshireThe River Spen, Blacup Beck, Lands Beck and Canker Dyke in Cleckheaton and Liversedge, Batley Beck from Birstall to Dewsbury, and Chickenley Beck |
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5.7MILES | River Spen at Hunsworth and MoorendYorkshireHunsworth and Moorend including Whitehall Road, Hunsworth Lane, Riverside Drive, Balme Road, Brooklyn Road, Cliffe Lane and Brookfield View |
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5.8MILES | River Calder at BradleyYorkshireBradley including Lower Quarry Road and Colne Bridge Road |
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7.1MILES | River Colne at Huddersfield - Springbank Road and Queens SquareYorkshireProperties situated off the A62 and along Springbank Road, Queens Square and Woodland Road |
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7.3MILES | Wortley Beck from Pudsey Road to Butt LaneYorkshireWortley, including Hare Farm Close, Hare Farm Avenue, Corn Mill Court, Pudsey Road and Butt Lane |
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8.1MILES | River Colne and Fenay Beck CatchmentsYorkshireLand around the River Colne and Fenay Beck and its tributaries including Crowhill, Slaithwaite and Wessenden |
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8.5MILES | River Calder at Brighouse - Brookfoot Business ParkYorkshireBrookfoot area including Grove Terrace, Grove Cottages and Brookfoot Business Park |
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8.6MILES | Wyke Beck and Meanwood Beck catchmentsYorkshireTributaries of the River Aire in North and West Leeds. |
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9.3MILES | Middle River Aire catchmentYorkshireRiver Aire from Stockbridge to Castleford, including Bradford Beck, Oulton Beck and Kippax Beck |
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10.1MILES | Wyke Beck at FearnvilleYorkshireFearnville, Leeds including area bounded by Grange Park Road and Wyke Beck |
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10.3MILES | River Aire at Castleford Lock LaneYorkshireCastleford including the Aire and Calder Navigation, Navigation Road, Lock Lane, William Street, Hunt Street, Mill Lane, Aire Street, Water View and Weir View |
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13.2MILES | River Aire at FerrybridgeYorkshireFerrybridge including Kirkhaw Lane, Old Great North Road, The Square, Fishergate, High Street and Argyle Road |
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13.7MILES | River Don at Wortley Top Forge, HuthwaiteYorkshireWortley Top Forge, Huthwaite including Forge Lane |
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14.1MILES | Upper River Calder catchmentYorkshireRiver Calder and its tributaries from Todmorden to Brighouse |
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14.5MILES | Harden Beck at BeckfootYorkshireBeckfoot including Beckfoot Lane near the confluence of Harden Beck and the River Aire |
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16.4MILES | Upper River Don catchmentYorkshireRiver Don and its tributaries from Penistone to Kelham Island in Sheffield |
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17.3MILES | Bridgehouse Beck at Mills upstream of Bridgehouse Lane to Ebor LaneYorkshireHaworth including the area from Bridgehouse Mills downsteam to Ebor Lane and including Mill Hey, Station Road, Belle Isle Road, Surgery Street and the rail and sub-stations |
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17.9MILES | Lower River Aire catchmentYorkshireRiver Aire from Ferrybridge to Chapel Haddlesey |
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19.1MILES | River Worth catchmentYorkshireRiver Worth, Bridgehouse Beck and North Beck from Oxenhope to Keighley |
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19.2MILES | Ea Beck catchmentYorkshireEa Beck and the River Skell from Hemsworth to Thorpe in Balne |
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19.2MILES | River Calder from Todmorden to EastwoodYorkshireProperties along Halifax Road including Haugh Road, Shaw Wood Road and Stoodley Glen |
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Links to relevant council web pages
1 Detailed flood information can be obtained by phoning Floodline, run by the Environment Agency, allowing you to either speak to an operator or listen to a pre-recorded message. Use the quick dial codes to bypass the operator and receive the latest information about a specific flood area.
Download the Environment Agency's Flood Advice PDF leaflet, which contains information and advice on planning for flooding, what to do during a flood, and recovering after a flood.
Data is provided under the Open Government Licence by the Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta)
