Is Drumcondra in a flood zone?

The OPW has not published modelled flood extents within 1.5 km of the centre of Drumcondra. That is not the same as no risk: 22 past floods are on record nearby. Check the exact house, not the town.

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

Insurers price by postcode and by the OPW record. With 22 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 Drumcondra, 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 · Drumcondra, Dublin

Flood risk in Drumcondra: 22 recorded floods

The OPW register holds 22 recorded floods within 2 km of the centre of Drumcondra. 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 Drumcondra

The Office of Public Works keeps a register of past floods. Within 2 km of the centre of Drumcondra it holds 22 events, the latest in 2016. By source: river (14). A recorded event does not mean every street went under. It means an insurer’s model knows the town.

Most recent on file:

June 2016: Flooding at Dublin City on 15/06/2016. Roads were flooded in Phibsborough and Cabra when sewer network became overloaded.
July 2013: Report of flooding at Jones Road, Dublin 3 on 26th July 2013.
July 2013: Flooding at Dublin City on 25/07/2013. Flooding across Dublin City Centre and suburbs widely reported in the media. One homeless shelter was flooded.
October 2011: Tolka River 24th Oct 2011 Botanic Gardens.
October 2011: Flooding at Bessborough Avenue, North Strand, Dublin 3 on 24th Oct 2011.

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 Drumcondra

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 Drumcondra

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

Nearby: Glasnevin, Cabra, Dublin 7, Beaumont, Santry, Artane.

Questions people ask

Is Drumcondra in a flood zone?: The OPW has not published modelled flood extents within 1.5 km of the centre of Drumcondra. That is not the same as no risk: 22 past floods are on record nearby. Check the exact house, not the town.
Will a house in Drumcondra be hard to insure against flooding?: Insurers price by postcode and by the OPW record. With 22 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 Drumcondra, 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.