Flood risk · Askham Richard

Flood risk for Askham Richard

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

Very low

No part of the square is in a mapped risk area.

Surface water flooding

High

6.1%

Medium

1.1%

Low

2.6%

Nearest watercourse

Healaugh Beck

A river, 2,136 m from the centre of Askham Richard

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 Askham Richard; 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.