Lowest Flood Risk Postcodes in North East
Postcode sectors in the lowest Environment Agency flood band, in no particular order.
What this ranks on: nothing that separates one sector from another. The Environment Agency extract behind this page places every English sector in the same band, so every score ties and the order below carries no information. Treat it as a list of sectors, not a ranking, and check an address on the official service. It is not a judgement about where is a good place to live, and AreaIQ Places does not score areas. Check long-term flood risk (Environment Agency) →
| Sector | Flood band | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| • | DH1 1Durham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH1 2Durham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH1 3Durham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH1 4Durham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH1 5Durham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH1 9 | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH2 1Chester Le Street | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH2 2Chester Le Street | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH2 3Chester Le Street | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH3 1Chester Le Street | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH3 2Chester Le Street | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH3 3Chester Le Street | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH3 4Chester Le Street | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH3 9 | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH4 4Houghton Le Spring | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH4 5Houghton Le Spring | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH4 6Houghton Le Spring | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH4 7Houghton Le Spring | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH4 9 | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH5 0Houghton Le Spring | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH5 8Houghton Le Spring | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH5 9Houghton Le Spring | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH6 1Durham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH6 2Durham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | DH6 3Durham | Not available | Open report → |
Sources are named on each sector page. Figures describe whole postcode sectors, never a single address or street.
Other rankings for North East
Lowest Flood Risk Postcodes elsewhere
Questions
Which postcodes in North East have the lowest flood risk?
We cannot answer that from the data we hold, and this page does not try to. The Environment Agency extract behind it places every English postcode sector in Zone 1, which is the value our processing starts from rather than a finding about any particular place, so every sector ties and the order of the list below carries no information. Check a specific address on the Environment Agency service, which is free and current.
How do I check flood risk for a specific property in North East?
Use the official checker at check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk for England, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA in Scotland, or the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. Flood risk is assessed per address, not per postcode sector, and a professional flood risk assessment is the right step before a purchase in a lower-lying area.