AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Rivers and Sea 3.3% defended flood risk extents - present day

This dataset shows the extent of land at risk of flooding to a defined annual exceedance probability (AEP) or chance of flooding each year.

This dataset represents the following scenario:

●	Defended: 3.3% AEP (1 in 30) Rivers/Sea

Defended products take into account the presence of flood defences and assume that they operate in the way they were intended (or designed) to function. This does not include any asset failure (or removal) scenarios. 

This dataset is designed to only give an indication of flood risk to an area of land and are not suitable for showing whether an individual property is at risk of flooding. This is because we cannot know all the details about each property.

Information on flood depth, speed or volume of flow is not included. 

Users of these datasets should always check they are suitable for the intended use. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Development planning, Flood Risk Management, Natural risk zones, Spatial Planning, environment, inlandWaters, oceans, planning, risk, rivers, sea 
Organization: Environment Agency
Rivers and Sea 3.3% defended flood risk extents - climate change

This dataset shows the extent of land at risk of flooding to a defined annual exceedance probability (AEP) or chance of flooding each year, taking into account the possible effects of climate change  as detailed below.

This dataset represents the following scenario:

●	Defended: 3.3% AEP (1 in 30) Rivers/Sea

The defended products take into account the presence of flood defences and assume that they operate in the way they were intended (or designed) to function. This does not include any asset failure (or removal) scenarios.

Climate change scenarios have been produced to indicate the possible impacts  of climate change on future risk. The climate change allowances are based on the latest UK Climate Projections (UKCP18) from the Met Office, using the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5.   The specific climate change scenarios shown are as follows:

●	the ‘Central’ allowance for the 2080s epoch (2070-2125) for risk of flooding from rivers  
●	the ‘Upper End’ allowance for risk of flooding from the sea, accounting for cumulative sea level rise to 2125.

For climate change scenarios, it is assumed that existing flood defences continue to function in the same way as present day. No allowance is made for any future changes to flood defence design or operation.  

These datasets are designed to only give an indication of flood risk to an area of land and are not suitable for showing whether an individual property is at risk of flooding. This is because we cannot know all the details about each property.

Information on flood depth, speed or volume of flow is not included.

Users of these datasets should always check they are suitable for the intended use. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Climate Change, Development planning, Flood Risk Management, Natural risk zones, Spatial Planning, environment, inlandWaters, oceans, planning, risk, rivers, sea 
Organization: Environment Agency
Risk of Flooding from Surface Water - Speed - Climate Change 1

Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (RoFSW) map is an assessment of where surface water flooding may occur when rainwater does not drain away through the normal drainage systems or soak into the ground, but lies on or flows over the ground instead. It is produced using national scale modelling and enhanced with compatible, locally produced modelling from lead local flood authorities (LLFAs). The RoFSW datasets include information about flooding extents, depths, speed and hazards. 

This dataset shows information about flood speed. The speed of water during a flood is an important factor in how dangerous a flood might be. 

RoFSW is a probabilistic product, meaning that it shows the overall risk, rather than the risk associated with a specific event or scenario. In externally published versions of this dataset, risk is displayed as one of three likelihood bandings:

High - greater than or equal to 3.3% (1 in 30) chance in any given year;
Medium - less than 3.3% (1 in 30) but greater than or equal to 1% (1 in 100) chance in any given year;
Low - less than 1% (1 in 100) but greater than or equal to 0.1% (1 in 1000) chance in any given year.

Note that all locations outside of mapped extents should be considered at ‘Very Low’ risk. ‘Very Low’ extents in the dataset have been explicitly modelled as below 1 in 1000 chance.

This speed dataset shows the likelihood of a flood occurring with water travelling at a given speed (or higher). There are separate layers with thresholds for speeds of 0m/s (i.e. flooding extent), 0.25m/s, 0.5m/s, 1m/s and 2m/s.

This dataset presents the risk which takes account of the following climate change allowances based on the latest UK Climate Projections (UKCP18) from the Met Office, using the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5:

- the ‘Central’ allowance for the 2050s epoch (2040-2060) for risk of flooding from surface water.

These allowances include anticipated changes to peak rainfall intensity. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Climate Change, Flood Risk Management, Natural risk zones, environment, inlandWaters, risk, surface waters
Organization: Environment Agency
Risk of Flooding from Surface Water - Speed

Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (RoFSW) map is an assessment of where surface water flooding may occur when rainwater does not drain away through the normal drainage systems or soak into the ground, but lies on or flows over the ground instead. It is produced using national scale modelling and enhanced with compatible, locally produced modelling from lead local flood authorities (LLFAs). The RoFSW datasets include information about flooding extents, depths, speed and hazards.

This dataset shows information about flood speed. The speed of water during a flood is an important factor in how dangerous a flood might be.
 
RoFSW is a probabilistic product, meaning that it shows the overall risk, rather than the risk associated with a specific event or scenario. In externally published versions of this dataset, risk is displayed as one of three likelihood bandings:

High - greater than or equal to 3.3% (1 in 30) chance in any given year;
Medium - less than 3.3% (1 in 30) but greater than or equal to 1% (1 in 100) chance in any given year;
Low - less than 1% (1 in 100) but greater than or equal to 0.1% (1 in 1000) chance in any given year.

Note that all locations outside of mapped extents should be considered at ‘Very Low’ risk. ‘Very Low’ extents in the dataset have been explicitly modelled as below 1 in 1000 chance.

This speed dataset shows the likelihood of a flood occurring with water travelling at a given speed (or higher). There are separate layers with thresholds for speeds of 0m/s (i.e. flooding extent), 0.25m/s, 0.5m/s, 1m/s and 2m/s. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Flood Risk Management, Natural risk zones, environment, inlandWaters, risk, surface waters
Organization: Environment Agency
Risk of Flooding from Surface Water - Key Summary Information

These documents provide analysis of the numbers of people and property within areas at risk of flooding from surface water.
There are 3 spreadsheets available which provide the following summary information:
 • Number of properties in areas at risk from flooding from surface water
• Number of people in areas at risk from flooding from surface water 
• Number of ground floor properties in areas at risk from flooding from surface water 

They include a breakdown of numbers and areas of land at risk of flooding from surface water within England, and the corresponding ONS Regions, River Basin Districts, Regional Flood and Coastal Committees, Environment Agency Areas, Lead Local Flood Authorities, Local Authorities and MP Constituencies.
The raw values are presented and should be rounded to an appropriate level of precision for the geographical area you choose to use the data for. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Flood Risk Management, Natural risk zones, Statistical units, environment, inlandWaters, risk, surface waters
Organization: Environment Agency
FSA Approved Cutting Plants in England, Wales & Northern Ireland, Authorised for Specified Risk Material (SRM) Removal

Under the domestic TSE Regulations, SRM which is vertebral column from over thirty month bovine carcasses must only be removed in a cutting plant which is authorised by the FSA for this activity. SRM which is spinal cord from older sheep or goats may be removed in a cutting plant which is authorised by the FSA for this activity, or in a slaughterhouse where no specific authorisation is required. The harvesting of bovine head meat must only be carried out in a cutting plant which is authorised by the FSA for this activity.

Organization: Food Standards Agency
Risk of Flooding from Surface Water - Hazard - Climate Change 1

Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (RoFSW) map is an assessment of where surface water flooding may occur when rainwater does not drain away through the normal drainage systems or soak into the ground, but lies on or flows over the ground instead. It is produced using national scale modelling and enhanced with compatible, locally produced modelling from lead local flood authorities (LLFAs). The RoFSW datasets include information about flooding extents, depths, speed and hazards. 

This dataset shows information about flood hazard ratings. Flood hazard ratings are a measure of how dangerous a flood might be. They are calculated using a combination of flood depth and speed – higher depths and speed mean more dangerous flooding and a higher flood hazard rating.

RoFSW is a probabilistic product, meaning that it shows the overall risk, rather than the risk associated with a specific event or scenario. In externally published versions of this dataset, risk is displayed as one of three likelihood bandings:

High - greater than or equal to 3.3% (1 in 30) chance in any given year;
Medium - less than 3.3% (1 in 30) but greater than or equal to 1% (1 in 100) chance in any given year;
Low - less than 1% (1 in 100) but greater than or equal to 0.1% (1 in 1000) chance in any given year.

Note that all locations outside of mapped extents should be considered at ‘Very Low’ risk. ‘Very Low’ extents in the dataset have been explicitly modelled as below 1 in 1000 chance.

This hazard dataset shows the likelihood of a flood occurring with a given flood hazard rating (or higher). There are separate layers for hazard ratings of 0 (i.e. flooding extent), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.25 and 2.

This dataset presents the risk which takes account of the following climate change allowances based on the latest UK Climate Projections (UKCP18) from the Met Office, using the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5:

- the ‘Central’ allowance for the 2050s epoch (2040-2060) for risk of flooding from surface water.

These allowances include anticipated changes to peak rainfall intensity. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Climate Change, Flood Risk Management, Natural risk zones, environment, inlandWaters, risk, surface waters
Organization: Environment Agency
Risk of Flooding from Surface Water - Hazard

Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (RoFSW) map is an assessment of where surface water flooding may occur when rainwater does not drain away through the normal drainage systems or soak into the ground, but lies on or flows over the ground instead. It is produced using national scale modelling and enhanced with compatible, locally produced modelling from lead local flood authorities (LLFAs). The RoFSW datasets include information about flooding extents, depths, speed and hazards.

This dataset shows information about flood hazard ratings. Flood hazard ratings are a measure of how dangerous a flood might be. They are calculated using a combination of flood depth and speed – higher depths and speed mean more dangerous flooding and a higher flood hazard rating.

RoFSW is a probabilistic product, meaning that it shows the overall risk, rather than the risk associated with a specific event or scenario. In externally published versions of this dataset, risk is displayed as one of three likelihood bandings:

High - greater than or equal to 3.3% (1 in 30) chance in any given year;
Medium - less than 3.3% (1 in 30) but greater than or equal to 1% (1 in 100) chance in any given year;
Low - less than 1% (1 in 100) but greater than or equal to 0.1% (1 in 1000) chance in any given year.

Note that all locations outside of mapped extents should be considered at ‘Very Low’ risk. ‘Very Low’ extents in the dataset have been explicitly modelled as below 1 in 1000 chance.

This hazard dataset shows the likelihood of a flood occurring with a given flood hazard rating (or higher). There are separate layers for hazard ratings of 0 (i.e. flooding extent), 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.25 and 2. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Flood Risk Management, Natural risk zones, environment, inlandWaters, risk, surface waters
Organization: Environment Agency
Risk of Flooding from Surface Water

Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (RoFSW) map is an assessment of where surface water flooding may occur when rainwater does not drain away through the normal drainage systems or soak into the ground, but lies on or flows over the ground instead. It is produced using national scale modelling and enhanced with compatible, locally produced modelling from lead local flood authorities (LLFAs). The RoFSW datasets include information about flooding extents, depths, speed and hazards.

This dataset shows information about flooding extents and depths. The depth of water during a flood is an important factor in how dangerous a flood might be.

RoFSW is a probabilistic product, meaning that it shows the overall risk, rather than the risk associated with a specific event or scenario. In externally published versions of this dataset, risk is displayed as one of three likelihood bandings:

High - greater than or equal to 3.3% (1 in 30) chance in any given year;
Medium - less than 3.3% (1 in 30) but greater than or equal to 1% (1 in 100) chance in any given year;
Low - less than 1% (1 in 100) but greater than or equal to 0.1% (1 in 1000) chance in any given year.

This dataset shows the likelihood of a flood occurring with water at a given depth (or higher). There are separate layers with thresholds for depths of 0m (i.e. flooding extent), 0.2m, 0.3m, 0.6m, 0.9m, and 1.2m.

NB. This is a complex dataset, with preview available only on certain zoom levels. The Web Mapping service has been set to 1:50 000 in the <MaxScaleDenominator> attribute. The services are set to be visible from the 1:50 000 scale range. There may be some variation, since end client software may interpret the request differently. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Flood Risk Management, Natural risk zones, environment, inlandWaters, risk, surface waters
Organization: Environment Agency
Recorded Flood Outlines

Recorded Flood Outlines is a GIS layer which shows all our records of historic flooding from rivers, the sea, groundwater and surface water. Each individual Recorded Flood Outline contains a consistent list of information about the recorded flood.

Records began in 1946 when predecessor bodies to the Environment Agency started collecting detailed information about flooding incidents, although we may hold limited details about flooding incidents prior to this date.

The absence of coverage by Recorded Flood Outlines for an area does not mean that the area has never flooded, only that we do not currently have records of flooding in this area.

It is also possible that the pattern of flooding in this area has changed and that this area would now flood or not flood under different circumstances.

The Recorded Flood Outlines take into account the presence of defences, structures, and other infrastructure where they existed at the time of flooding. It includes flood extents that may have been affected by overtopping, breaches or blockages.

Any flood extents shown do not necessarily indicate that properties were flooded internally.

A companion dataset Historic Flood Map contains a subset of these Recorded Flood Outlines which satisfy a certain criteria. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Tags: Recorded Flood Outlines, environment, flood, flooding, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Organization: Environment Agency
Historic Flood Map

The Historic Flood Map is a GIS layer showing the maximum extent of individual Recorded Flood Outlines from river, the sea and groundwater springs that meet a set criteria. It shows areas of land that have previously been subject to flooding in England. This excludes flooding from surface water, except in areas where it is impossible to determine whether the source is fluvial or surface water but the dominant source is fluvial. 

The majority of records began in 1946 when predecessor bodies to the Environment Agency started collecting detailed information about flooding incidents, although we hold limited details about flooding incidents prior to this date. 

If an area is not covered by the Historic Flood Map it does not mean that the area has never flooded, only that we do not currently have records of flooding in this area that meet the criteria for inclusion. It is also possible that the pattern of flooding in this area has changed and that this area would now flood or not flood under different circumstances. Outlines that don’t meet this criteria are stored in the Recorded Flood Outlines dataset.

The Historic Flood Map takes into account the presence of defences, structures, and other infrastructure where they existed at the time of flooding. It will include flood extents that may have been affected by overtopping, breaches or blockages.

Flooding is shown to the land and does not necessarily indicate that properties were flooded internally. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved

Tags: Historic Flood Map, Natural risk zones, Recorded Flood Outlines, environment, flooding, inlandWaters, risk
Organization: Environment Agency
Flood Map for Planning – Surface Water Spatial Planning Depths – Present Day

The Flood Map for Planning Service includes several layers of information. This includes Surface Water Spatial Planning Depths. These datasets show the extent of land at risk of flooding from surface water to a defined depth band for a defined annual exceedance probability (AEP), or chance of flooding each year.

These datasets include the following probability scenarios:

●	0.1% AEP (1 in 1000) 
●	1% AEP (1 in 100)
●	3.3% AEP (1 in 30)

And the following depth bands:

●	Up to 150mm
●	150 – 300mm
●	300 – 600mm
●	600 – 900mm
●	900 – 1200mm
●	1200 – 2300mm
●	Over 2300mm

These datasets are designed to only give an indication of flood risk to an area of land and are not suitable for showing whether an individual property is at risk of flooding. This is because we cannot know all the details about each property.

Users of these datasets should always check they are suitable for the intended use. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Development planning, Flood Risk Management, Natural risk zones, Spatial Planning, environment, inlandWaters, planning, risk, surface waters
Organization: Environment Agency
Flood Map for Planning - Flood Zones plus Climate Change

The Flood Map for Planning Service includes several layers of information. This includes the Flood Zones plus climate change data which shows how the combined extent of Flood Zones 2 and 3 could increase with climate change over the next century, ignoring the benefits of any existing flood defences. We have assumed no changes to flood defences or land-use that could occur in future. The effects of climate change on flood risk we may see in the future could be different to those currently considered.

Flood Zones plus climate change should be used to help planners and developers identify the need for:
•	a site-specific flood risk assessment
•	the sequential test.

The dataset can also help to inform the preparation of strategic flood risk assessments.

The Flood Zones plus climate change are a composite dataset including national and local modelled data, and information from past floods.

The Flood Zones plus climate change are designed to only give an indication of flood risk to an area of land and are not suitable for showing whether an individual property is at risk of flooding. This is because we cannot know all the details about each property.

Flood Zones plus climate change uses the following climate change allowances:
•	‘Central’ allowance for the 2080s epoch (2070-2125) for risk of flooding from rivers
•	‘Upper End’ allowance for risk of flooding from the sea, accounting for cumulative sea level rise to 2125.

Users of these datasets should always check they are suitable for the intended use. 

Please note, if downloading data for an area of interest, all polygons that intersect this area will be provided. Some polygons may be quite large and extend beyond the drawn area of interest.  Any polygons that do not intersect the area of interest will not be provided. Please check your area of interest is sufficient or use the data feeds (e.g. WMS) to view the latest available data for all of England. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Climate Change, Development planning, Flood Risk Management, Flood Zones, Natural risk zones, Rivers, Spatial Planning, environment, inlandWaters, oceans, planning, risk, sea 
Organization: Environment Agency