Flood risk · Much Hoole

Flood risk for Much Hoole

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

High

0.5%

Medium

1.5%

Low

1.3%

Very low

Surface water flooding

Medium

High

4.6%

Medium

1.1%

Low

2.4%

Nearest watercourse

Rakes Brook

A river, 394 m from the centre of Much Hoole

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 Much Hoole; 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.