Compare towns by mapped Flood Zone 3 coverage

See towns grouped by the share of their land area in Flood Zone 3. These are coverage bands, not a safest-to-riskiest league table.

Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026 · 6,807 eligible towns

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Zero mapped coverage does not mean flood-free. This measure is about land area, not the percentage of homes at risk, and does not include surface-water flooding.

Eligibility, ordering and limitations

A published controlled Flood Map for Planning result for the town.

Flood Zone 3 includes land with a 1% or greater annual river-flood probability or a 0.5% or greater annual sea-flood probability, ignoring the presence of defences. The mapped overlap with the town boundary is grouped into four bands. Towns are listed alphabetically within the selected band, with no ordinal ranks.

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6,807 matching towns from 6,807 eligible towns. Alphabetical listing; no ranks.

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Compare towns by mapped Flood Zone 3 coverage
TownLand area in Zone 3Coverage band
WeetonLancashire0.00%0% mapped Zone 3
WeirLancashire1.41%1% to below 5%
WelbournLincolnshire0.00%0% mapped Zone 3
WeldonNorth Northamptonshire6.74%5% or more
Welford (West Berkshire)West Berkshire0.00%0% mapped Zone 3
Welford (West Northamptonshire)West Northamptonshire3.69%1% to below 5%
Welford-on-AvonWarwickshire12.16%5% or more
Welham GreenHertfordshire0.76%Above 0%, below 1%
Well HillKent0.00%0% mapped Zone 3
WellandWorcestershire5.35%5% or more
WellesbourneWarwickshire4.82%1% to below 5%
WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire1.75%1% to below 5%
Wellington (Herefordshire)Herefordshire, County of22.65%5% or more
Wellington HeathHerefordshire, County of0.00%0% mapped Zone 3
Wellington MarshHerefordshire, County of27.84%5% or more
Wellow (Bath and North East Somerset)Bath and North East Somerset0.95%Above 0%, below 1%
Wellow (Newark and Sherwood)Nottinghamshire0.00%0% mapped Zone 3
Wellpond GreenHertfordshire0.00%0% mapped Zone 3
WellsSomerset10.91%5% or more
Wells-next-the-SeaNorfolk31.73%5% or more
WelneyNorfolk57.97%5% or more
Welsh BicknorGloucestershire9.14%5% or more
WelshamptonShropshire0.04%Above 0%, below 1%
Welton (West Lindsey)Lincolnshire3.17%1% to below 5%
Welton (West Northamptonshire)West Northamptonshire0.00%0% mapped Zone 3

Environment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026. Source details

Can I use this to judge a particular property’s flood risk?

No. A town can contain low-lying land and higher ground, and surface-water flooding is a separate risk. Use the town guide as context, then check the exact address using the Environment Agency flood-risk service and professional advice.

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Data sources

Dates below distinguish the period represented by the data from when the source was collected and published here. How we use these sources

Flood Map for Planning - Flood ZonesEnvironment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Data version
Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Source published
20 May 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

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Publication reference: e315db85-8651-4532-b88f-b0f6233390a3. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.