Is Kells in a flood zone?

The OPW has not published modelled flood extents within 1.5 km of the centre of Kells. That is not the same as no risk: 4 past floods are on record nearby. Check the exact house, not the town.

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

Insurers price by postcode and by the OPW record. With 4 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 Kells, Co. Meath?

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 · Kells, Co. Meath

Flood risk in Kells: 4 recorded floods

The OPW register holds 4 recorded floods within 2 km of the centre of Kells. 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 Kells

The Office of Public Works keeps a register of past floods. Within 2 km of the centre of Kells it holds 4 events, the latest in 2017. By source: river (2), low lying land (1). A recorded event does not mean every street went under. It means an insurer’s model knows the town.

Most recent on file:

January 2017: Flooding at Kells on 01/01/2017. Floods threatened local houses, business and Church grounds
August 2008: Blackwater Maudlin Bridge Kells 19th August 2008 (river).
undated: Kells Recurring (low lying land).
undated: Blackwater Maudlin, Kells on N52 Recurring (river).

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 Kells

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 Kells

Radon in Kells · Planning applications in Kells · BER ratings in Kells · Flood risk across Co. Meath

Nearby: Navan, Virginia, Trim, Ardee, Carrickmacross, Dunshaughlin.

Questions people ask

Is Kells in a flood zone?: The OPW has not published modelled flood extents within 1.5 km of the centre of Kells. That is not the same as no risk: 4 past floods are on record nearby. Check the exact house, not the town.
Will a house in Kells be hard to insure against flooding?: Insurers price by postcode and by the OPW record. With 4 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 Kells, Co. Meath?: 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.