Is Cabra in a flood zone?

The OPW has not published modelled flood extents within 1.5 km of the centre of Cabra. That is not the same as no risk: 16 past floods are on record nearby. Check the exact house, not the town.

Will a house in Cabra be hard to insure against flooding?

Insurers price by postcode and by the OPW record. With 16 recorded events within 2 km, expect questions on the proposal form and possibly a flood exclusion on some streets. Ask the seller for their current policy schedule: if flood is excluded, you will inherit that problem.

What does the paid report add for a house in Cabra, Dublin?

It puts the Eircode point against every OPW flood extent, lists recorded floods within 500 m with dates and OPW notes, checks GSI groundwater flood maps and coastal erosion, and ranks the result against the other twenty-eight checks (radon, BER, planning, knotweed, title, sewer and more) for that one address.

Flood risk · Cabra, Dublin

Flood risk in Cabra: 16 recorded floods

The OPW register holds 16 recorded floods within 2 km of the centre of Cabra. What that means for a house here, and how to check the exact address.

recorded flood events within 2 km of the town centre (OPW)

river flood extent mapped nearby (1 in 100 year, OPW CFRAM)

coastal flood extent mapped nearby (1 in 200 year)

What the OPW record says about Cabra

The Office of Public Works keeps a register of past floods. Within 2 km of the centre of Cabra it holds 16 events, the latest in 2017. By source: river (8), coastal/estuarine waters (1). A recorded event does not mean every street went under. It means an insurer’s model knows the town.

Most recent on file:

November 2017: Flooding at Dublin City on 22/11/2017 (coastal/estuarine waters). Infirmary Road near Phoenix Park, road closed due to flooding
June 2016: Flooding at Dublin City on 15/06/2016. Roads were flooded in Phibsborough and Cabra when sewer network became overloaded.
June 2016: Flooding at Dublin City on 14/06/2016. Continuation of above event
February 2014: Flooding at Dublin City on 03/02/2014. Victoria Quay and Wolfe Tone Quay in the city centre were both flooded
January 2014: Flooding at Dublin City on 06/01/2014 (river). High tide, flooding along quays at Heuston and East Link Toll Bridge in Dublin.

What to do before bidding on a house here

Look the exact address up on the OPW map, not the town. Two houses on the same road can sit on opposite sides of an extent line. Ask the seller in writing whether the house or garden has ever flooded and whether a flood claim was made. Ask for the current insurance schedule. If the house is inside an extent, get a quote before going sale agreed: some insurers decline outright, and the bank will not lend without cover.

The free snapshot on this site flags flood for one Eircode in about a minute. The paid report adds the distance to each recorded event, which extents the point falls in, and the GSI groundwater map, all with links to the source so a solicitor can rely on them.

Check one house in Cabra

The area tells you the odds. The report tells you about the house.

Enter the Eircode. The free snapshot shows which of the twenty-nine checks flag up. The full report (€24.99, one house, no account) puts the exact Eircode point on the OPW extents, lists every recorded flood within 500 m with dates and notes, and checks groundwater and coastal erosion maps too.

Or read the sample report first: a real house, 16 pages.

Also for Cabra

Radon in Cabra · Planning applications in Cabra · BER ratings in Cabra · Flood risk across Dublin

Nearby: Dublin 7, Glasnevin, Drumcondra, Finglas, Dublin 8, Inchicore.

Questions people ask

Is Cabra in a flood zone?: The OPW has not published modelled flood extents within 1.5 km of the centre of Cabra. That is not the same as no risk: 16 past floods are on record nearby. Check the exact house, not the town.
Will a house in Cabra be hard to insure against flooding?: Insurers price by postcode and by the OPW record. With 16 recorded events within 2 km, expect questions on the proposal form and possibly a flood exclusion on some streets. Ask the seller for their current policy schedule: if flood is excluded, you will inherit that problem.
What does the paid report add for a house in Cabra, Dublin?: It puts the Eircode point against every OPW flood extent, lists recorded floods within 500 m with dates and OPW notes, checks GSI groundwater flood maps and coastal erosion, and ranks the result against the other twenty-eight checks (radon, BER, planning, knotweed, title, sewer and more) for that one address.

Sources

Area figures, compiled from public records. They describe the town or county, not any one house. The paid report checks the exact Eircode.