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Flood risk · Brancepeth

Flood risk for Brancepeth

Indicative risk for the kilometre square around the centre, from the Environment Agency’s national flood risk assessment. Always check a specific property address on the official map before buying or building.

River & sea flooding
Low
High
3.8%
Medium
0.4%
Low
1.4%
Very low
0%
Surface water flooding
Very low
High
1.8%
Medium
0.2%
Low
1.3%
Nearest watercourse
Bowser's Gill
A river, 12 m from the centre of Brancepeth
For a property-specific flood risk check, use the official Environment Agency service at check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk.

Environment Agency National Flood Risk Assessment (NaFRA2, January 2025): the level shown is the highest risk that applies to at least 5% of the 1 km square centred on Brancepeth; bars show each level’s share of that square. Nearest named watercourse from OS Open Rivers. Contains Environment Agency and Ordnance Survey data, Open Government Licence.

Brancepeth, County Durham flood risk assessment