Northumberland Flood Risk
In Northumberland, 2,577 of 222,435 properties (1.2%) 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 83rd of 296 local authorities in England by number.
By bandProperties in Northumberland 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 | 1,628 | 570 |
| Medium | between 1% and 3.3% (1 in 100 to 1 in 30) chance in any year | 949 | 487 |
| Low | between 0.1% and 1% (1 in 1,000 to 1 in 100) chance in any year | 5,028 | 3,192 |
| Very low | less than 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance in any year | 1,540 | 809 |
1,057 of the high- or medium-risk properties are homes and 1,157 are non-residential. 513 postcodes in Northumberland have at least one property at high or medium risk.
Postcode districtsFlood risk across Northumberland
Counts are for the part of each district inside Northumberland.
| District | Properties | High + medium | High | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE67 | 1,993 | 372 | 350 | 18.7% |
| TD15 | 15,716 | 369 | 302 | 2.3% |
| NE65 | 18,005 | 303 | 143 | 1.7% |
| NE47 | 7,027 | 235 | 81 | 3.3% |
| NE46 | 10,560 | 169 | 93 | 1.6% |
| NE48 | 4,590 | 154 | 53 | 3.4% |
| NE64 | 3,593 | 107 | 104 | 3.0% |
| NE61 | 22,963 | 106 | 43 | 0.5% |
| NE24 | 22,075 | 98 | 55 | 0.4% |
| NE66 | 15,272 | 78 | 52 | 0.5% |
| NE20 | 7,266 | 77 | 72 | 1.1% |
| NE45 | 2,708 | 68 | 59 | 2.5% |
| NE63 | 17,207 | 60 | 40 | 0.3% |
| NE70 | 2,744 | 58 | 28 | 2.1% |
| NE19 | 2,617 | 49 | 16 | 1.9% |
| NE49 | 3,320 | 48 | 38 | 1.4% |
| CA8 | 1,402 | 48 | 9 | 3.4% |
| NE71 | 3,077 | 39 | 20 | 1.3% |
| NE42 | 6,528 | 31 | 15 | 0.5% |
| NE43 | 2,797 | 29 | 11 | 1.0% |
| TD12 | 1,620 | 27 | 14 | 1.7% |
| DH8 | 1,177 | 15 | 10 | 1.3% |
| NE44 | 674 | 15 | 5 | 2.2% |
| NE23 | 18,154 | 7 | 4 | 0.0% |
| NE62 | 4,917 | 5 | 4 | 0.1% |
| NE68 | 2,149 | 4 | 3 | 0.2% |
| NE22 | 10,303 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| NE41 | 983 | 2 | 1 | 0.2% |
| NE25 | 5,619 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| NE18 | 877 | 1 | 0 | 0.1% |
| NE26 | 2,027 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| NE15 | 1,516 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| NE69 | 944 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CA9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Recorded floodsPast floods mapped in Northumberland
The Environment Agency has mapped flood outlines on 79 dates in postcode districts that mostly lie in Northumberland since 1900; the most recent started on 21 Jan 2024.
1900s 1 1950s 1 1960s 4 1970s 13 1980s 3 1990s 3 2000s 31 2010s 17 2020s 6
| Started | Place / name in the record | Source of flooding | Cause | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2024 – 22 Jan 2024 | Otterburn | Ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE19 |
| 5 Dec 2023 – 6 Dec 2023 | Belford | Ordinary watercourse | Not recorded | NE70 |
| 4 Dec 2023 – 5 Dec 2023 | Warren Mill 2 outlines | Drainage, ordinary watercourse | Not recorded | NE70 |
| 19 Oct 2023 – 20 Oct 2023 | Warworth Storm Babet 7 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE20 NE61 NE65 |
| 18 Jan 2021 – 20 Jan 2021 | Storm Christoph, Ponteland 2 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE20 |
| 9 Feb 2020 | Storm Ciara Haydon Bridge Simple marker outline as extent not know 5 outlines | Main river, drainage | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE19 NE42 NE45 NE47 |
| 10 Aug 2019 – 11 Aug 2019 | heavy rain event 2 outlines | Drainage, main river | Local drainage/surface water | NE19 |
| 5 Jan 2016 – 7 Jan 2016 | Berwick Upon Tweed in 5 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE19 NE42 NE43 NE65 TD15 |
| 4 Jan 2016 – 7 Jan 2016 | Storm Frank in Ovingham | Ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE42 |
| 26 Dec 2015 | Storm Eva in Corbridge 3 outlines | Main river, other | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE19 NE42 NE45 |
| 5 Dec 2015 – 6 Dec 2015 | Bellingham Fluvial 13 outlines | Main river, other | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE19 NE42 NE43 NE44 NE45 NE46 NE47 NE48 NE49 |
| 4 Dec 2015 | Ovington in | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE43 |
| 15 Nov 2015 | Corbridge Fluvial | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE45 |
| 1 Jan 2014 | Warkworth Tidal at approx | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE65 |
| 5 Dec 2013 – 6 Dec 2013 | Tweedmouth -DRAFT 8 outlines | Sea | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE24 NE65 NE66 TD15 |
| 25 Sep 2012 | Rothbury in Fluvial and 4 outlines | Main river, drainage | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE20 NE61 NE65 |
| 6 Sep 2012 – 25 Sep 2012 | Hepscott in Fluvial and | Ordinary watercourse | Local drainage/surface water | NE61 |
| 4 Aug 2012 | Halton Lea Gate 2 outlines | Ordinary watercourse, main river | Obstruction/blockage - culvert | NE49 |
| 28 Jun 2012 – 17 Jul 2012 | Chathill in 17 outlines | Ordinary watercourse, drainage | Local drainage/surface water | NE19 NE42 NE46 NE49 NE63 NE65 NE66 NE67 |
| 8 Nov 2010 | Tweedmouth Tidal Surge at | Sea | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | TD15 |
| 31 Mar 2010 – 1 Apr 2010 | Felton Mill 4 outlines | Main river, drainage | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE65 NE66 NE70 |
| 29 Mar 2010 – 31 Mar 2010 | Tweedmouth Tidal Surge at | Sea | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | TD15 |
| 31 Jan 2010 – 1 Apr 2010 | Morpeth | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE61 |
| 18 Jul 2009 | Weldon, Northumberland 6 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE65 NE71 |
| 17 Jul 2009 – 20 Jul 2009 | Felton 3 outlines | Main river | Not recorded | NE61 NE65 NE70 |
| 7 Sep 2008 | Acklington Bridge, Acklington, Northumberland 21 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE20 NE43 NE61 NE65 NE66 |
| 6 Sep 2008 – 7 Sep 2008 | Ovingham , Northumberland 31 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE20 NE22 NE23 NE42 NE44 NE61 NE62 NE65 NE70 NE71 TD12 TD15 |
| 19 Aug 2008 | Sled Lane | Ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE41 |
| 14 Aug 2008 | Acomb 3 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE46 |
| 30 Apr 2008 | Callerton Court 2 outlines | Ephemeral watercourse, ordinary watercourse | Groundwater/high water table | NE20 NE41 |
| 10 Mar 2008 | Tweedmouth | Sea | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | TD15 |
| 10 Dec 2007 | Rothbury | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE65 |
| 23 Jul 2007 | Halgut Burn at Hexham | Sewer | Local drainage/surface water | NE46 |
| 20 Jul 2007 | Wydon Burn, Heham 2 outlines | Sewer, main river | Local drainage/surface water | NE46 NE49 |
| 19 Jul 2007 | Highford Lane, Hexham 3 outlines | Sewer | Local drainage/surface water | NE19 NE46 NE49 |
| 18 Jul 2007 | Mulberry Close, Blyth 2 outlines | Sewer | Local drainage/surface water | NE24 NE44 |
| 3 Jul 2007 | Belford West Street 12 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | NE70 |
| 30 Jun 2007 | Blyth | Sewer | Local drainage/surface water | NE24 |
| 23 Jun 2007 | Blyth | Sewer | Local drainage/surface water | NE24 |
| 16 Jun 2007 | Haltwhistle | Sewer | Local drainage/surface water | NE49 |
Showing the 40 most recent of 79 dates.
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.
"Northumberland" means the local authority area (ONS code E06000057), not only the town centre.
If you live in Northumberland
- 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 Northumberland at risk of flooding?
In Northumberland, 2,577 of 222,435 properties (1.2%) 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 83rd of 296 local authorities in England by number.
Which parts of Northumberland have the most properties at flood risk?
Postcode district NE67 has the most: 372 properties at high or medium risk (18.7% of its properties in Northumberland). The table on this page lists every district.
When did Northumberland last flood?
The Environment Agency has mapped flood outlines on 79 dates in postcode districts that mostly lie in Northumberland since 1900; the most recent started on 21 Jan 2024.
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.