Gateshead Flood Risk
In Gateshead, 847 of 110,776 properties (0.8%) are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers and the sea — at least a 1 in 100 chance in any year — per Environment Agency data updated 6 July 2026; that ranks 191st of 296 local authorities in England by number.
By bandProperties in Gateshead by flood-risk band
| Risk band | Chance of flooding each year | All properties | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 3.3% (1 in 30) or greater chance in any year | 301 | 197 |
| Medium | between 1% and 3.3% (1 in 100 to 1 in 30) chance in any year | 546 | 240 |
| Low | between 0.1% and 1% (1 in 1,000 to 1 in 100) chance in any year | 990 | 505 |
| Very low | less than 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance in any year | 31 | 4 |
437 of the high- or medium-risk properties are homes and 359 are non-residential. 115 postcodes in Gateshead have at least one property at high or medium risk.
Postcode districtsFlood risk across Gateshead
Counts are for the part of each district inside Gateshead.
Recorded floodsPast floods mapped in Gateshead
The Environment Agency has mapped flood outlines on 16 dates in postcode districts that mostly lie in Gateshead since 1900; the most recent started on 18 Jan 2021.
1900s 1 1960s 2 1970s 3 1980s 1 2000s 6 2010s 2 2020s 1
| Started | Place / name in the record | Source of flooding | Cause | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2021 – 20 Jan 2021 | Storm Christoph, Ebchester | Ordinary watercourse | Obstruction/blockage - culvert | NE17 |
| 25 Sep 2012 | Team Valley River Team 2 outlines | Main river, drainage | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE11 |
| 28 Jun 2012 | Team Valley Retail Park 5 outlines | Ordinary watercourse, drainage | Other | DH3 NE11 NE9 |
| 18 Jul 2009 | Chester-Le-Street, Chester Burn | Main river | Not recorded | DH3 |
| 17 Jul 2009 | Rowlands Gill | Ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE39 |
| 6 Sep 2008 – 7 Sep 2008 | Derwenthaugh Road allotments, Blaydon 9 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE11 NE17 NE21 NE39 |
| 17 Jul 2008 – 20 Jul 2008 | Chester le Street fluvial | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | DH3 |
| 23 Jun 2007 | Chester-le-street | Sewer | Local drainage/surface water | DH3 |
| 6 Nov 2000 – 7 Nov 2000 | Blackhall Mill 4 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | DH3 NE17 NE9 |
| 1 Jan 1981 – 31 Dec 1981 | Lamesely | Not recorded | Not recorded | NE9 |
| 29 Mar 1979 | Low Team 2 outlines | Main river | Mechanical failure | NE11 |
| 1 Jan 1979 – 31 Dec 1979 | River Team | Main river | Not recorded | NE11 |
| 1 Jan 1975 – 31 Dec 1975 | Wylam unknown flood | Ordinary watercourse | Not recorded | NE40 |
| 1 Sep 1969 – 30 Sep 1969 | Low Teams | Sea | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE11 |
| 23 Jun 1969 | Team Valley Trading Estate | Not recorded | Not recorded | NE11 |
| 1 Jan 1900 – 31 Dec 1978 | Blackhall Mill 3 outlines | Main river | Other | DH3 NE17 |
What this page shows, and what it misses
The Environment Agency's count of properties in each postcode that sit in areas of land at very low, low, medium or high risk of flooding from rivers and the sea, allowing for flood defences and their condition, added up here by postcode district and local authority. Every property in England is counted once, so the share is of all properties in the area.
It misses: surface water (heavy rain), groundwater, sewer and reservoir flooding; Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; and anything about a single building. A band describes the land a property stands on, not its floor level or flood protection, so it is not a forecast for any one home. Past floods come from the EA's Recorded Flood Outlines and are placed in the postcode district whose centre is nearest (within 12 km), so a flood near a boundary can be listed under a neighbour. Older records are patchy, and a flood with no outline is not listed.
"Gateshead" means the local authority area (ONS code E08000037), not only the town centre.
If you live in Gateshead
- Check your own address on gov.uk; it also covers surface water.
- Sign up for free flood warnings: gov.uk/get-flood-warnings. Floodline: 0345 988 1188.
- What is in force now: flood warnings UK · river levels.
- Never walk or drive through flood water: why shallow water kills.
FAQQuestions people ask
Is Gateshead at risk of flooding?
In Gateshead, 847 of 110,776 properties (0.8%) are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers and the sea — at least a 1 in 100 chance in any year — per Environment Agency data updated 6 July 2026; that ranks 191st of 296 local authorities in England by number.
Which parts of Gateshead have the most properties at flood risk?
Postcode district NE21 has the most: 247 properties at high or medium risk (2.4% of its properties in Gateshead). The table on this page lists every district.
When did Gateshead last flood?
The Environment Agency has mapped flood outlines on 16 dates in postcode districts that mostly lie in Gateshead since 1900; the most recent started on 18 Jan 2021.
Does this include surface water flooding?
No. These counts cover flooding from rivers and the sea only. Surface water (heavy rain) flooding affects more properties in England; check it for one address on gov.uk's long-term flood risk service.
Flood risk counts: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea – Postcodes in Areas at Risk and Recorded Flood Outlines, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this information are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. This product is produced in part from PAF® and Multiple Residence Data, the copyright in which is owned by Royal Mail Group Limited and/or Royal Mail Group plc. All rights reserved. Licence number AC0000807064.
Local authority of each postcode: Office for National Statistics postcode lookup (May 2026), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. District centres and place names: postcodes.io (ONS/OS open data). Totals, ranks and grouping are Global Incident Tracker's own calculations; the Environment Agency does not endorse them.