Water Damage Restoration in Cottingham

Flood record for Cottingham

These figures come from Environment Agency data for Cottingham and the HU16 postcode district, refreshed in September 2026. Risk bands count addresses, taking the worse of river and sea or surface water flooding: high means more than a 3.3% chance of flooding each year, medium between 1% and 3.3%, and low between 0.1% and 1%.

Cottingham at a glance	Figure
Recorded flood events within 1.5 km	3, latest February 2020
Addresses at high risk in HU16	148
Addresses at medium risk in HU16	203
Addresses at low risk in HU16	954
Postcodes where groundwater flooding is possible	0 of 483
Environment Agency flood warning areas nearby	10
Highest level at Cottingham Hallgate gauge (Broadlane Beck), 0.5 km away	0.63 m, June 2022

Recorded flooding near Cottingham

• February 2020: 2020 February Flood Incident: Storm Dennis
• June 2007: June 2007 Flood Event (Hull and East Riding)
• June 2007: June 2007 Surface Water Flooding Yorkshire

Warnings for Cottingham

Flood warnings are issued for these areas when flooding is expected:

• Beverley and Barmston Drain at Dunswell and Thearne
• Beverley and Barmston Drain at Hull, University and Orchard Park South
• Beverley and Barmston Drain at Orchard Park North
• Beverley and Barmston Drain at Orchard Park, New Village and North Moor
• Beverley and Barmston Drain at Thearne
• Broadlane Beck at Cottingham
• Creyke, Mill and Broadlane Becks at Cottingham
• River Hull and Beverley and Barmston Drain at Bricknell, Newland and Avenue
• River Hull at Deringham and Boothferry
• Setting Dike at Priory Road

Flood alerts, the earlier and wider stage, cover Humber estuary from Lords Clough to Hessle Haven, Lower River Hull, River Hull Central catchment and Setting Dike catchment.

For your own postcode, including any warnings in force right now, use our Hull flood risk checker. For a rating for your exact address, use the government's long-term flood risk service, and sign up for free warnings at gov.uk.

Contains Environment Agency data 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. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. General information only, not a flood risk assessment.