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Flood Risk Areas (Cycle 2)

Publisher
Natural Resources Wales
Updated
16 September 2026
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Summary

The Cycle 2 Flood Risk Areas are those communities in Wales where most significant flood risks exist across all sources of flood risk. They were identified for the purpose of the second Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment under the Flood Risk Regulations 2009.

The threshold for communities at significant risk of flooding was set by Welsh Government with input from Natural Resources Wales and the Welsh Local Government Association (representing Lead Local Flood Authorities).

The Cycle 2 Flood Risk Areas were identified in December 2018 and replace the Cycle 1 Flood Risk Areas.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
19 December 2025
Harvest GUID
NRW_DS124845
Extent (Latitude)
53.513067° to 51.240829°
Extent (Longitude)
-5.777741° to -2.608865°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2022-06-29
Frequency of update
6-Yearly
Access constraints
There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Responsible party
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) (owner, custodian, originator, distributor)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng