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Cumbria rankings · Hazard risk

Towns with the lowest flood risk in Cumbria

Millom ranks first on flood risk among Cumbria’s 23 towns of 2,500+; none grades A− or better against UK towns; the best here is a B+.

In England and Wales the Hazard risk Grade measures flood risk: the share of the town’s homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales). The rank across England, Scotland and Wales sits beside each letter. How grades work

Millom

5,690 people

B⁺

No homes at high or medium flood risk·#630 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

Silloth

2,542 people

0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk·#892 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

Seaton

5,051 people

B⁻

0.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk·#1,155 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

All 23 towns, ranked

Flood risk grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Scotland and Wales links to the national list.

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23 towns.

#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns

1Millom5,690 peopleB⁺#630 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

2Silloth2,542 peopleB#892 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

3Seaton5,051 peopleB⁻#1,155 of 2,452 nationally0.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk

4Workington21,276 peopleC#1,596 of 2,452 nationally1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

5Penrith16,705 peopleC#1,688 of 2,452 nationally1.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

6Grange-over-Sands4,047 peopleC#1,719 of 2,452 nationally1.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk

7Carlisle77,729 peopleC⁻#1,862 of 2,452 nationally1.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk

8Ulverston11,219 peopleC⁻#1,896 of 2,452 nationally1.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk

9Brampton4,187 peopleC⁻#1,929 of 2,452 nationally2.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

10Barrow-in-Furness55,260 peopleC⁻#1,993 of 2,452 nationally2.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk

11Cleator Moor6,671 peopleC⁻#2,024 of 2,452 nationally2.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

12Maryport8,526 peopleC⁻#2,070 of 2,452 nationally3.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

13Kendal28,939 peopleD#2,086 of 2,452 nationally3.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk

14Whitehaven22,952 peopleD#2,100 of 2,452 nationally3.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk

15Windermere4,819 peopleD#2,119 of 2,452 nationally3.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

16Egremont5,791 peopleD#2,127 of 2,452 nationally3.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk

17Askam in Furness3,172 peopleD#2,140 of 2,452 nationally3.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk

18Wigton5,396 peopleD#2,200 of 2,452 nationally4.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk

19Dalton-in-Furness7,551 peopleD#2,264 of 2,452 nationally6.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

20Appleby-in-Westmorland3,233 peopleD#2,304 of 2,452 nationally7.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

21Cockermouth8,859 peopleD⁻#2,352 of 2,452 nationally10% of homes at high or medium flood risk

22Keswick4,465 peopleD⁻#2,370 of 2,452 nationally12% of homes at high or medium flood risk

23Ambleside2,624 peopleD⁻#2,413 of 2,452 nationally21% of homes at high or medium flood risk

Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which town in Cumbria has the lowest flood risk?

Millom ranks first on flood risk among 23 towns, with a B+: no homes at high or medium flood risk. Silloth and Seaton follow.

How are these towns ranked?

In England and Wales the Hazard risk Grade measures flood risk: the share of the town’s homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales). The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Cumbria’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Cumbria is on the county page.

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Best places to live23 towns · #1 Grange-over-Sands Best small towns16 towns · #1 Grange-over-Sands Most affordable towns23 towns · #1 Cleator Moor Safest towns23 towns · #1 Seaton Towns with the best schools23 towns · #1 Kendal Healthiest towns23 towns · #1 Keswick Best towns for jobs & income23 towns · #1 Windermere Most walkable towns23 towns · #1 Ambleside Best towns for the outdoors23 towns · #1 Keswick Most historic towns23 towns · #1 Appleby-in-Westmorland Towns with the most civic life23 towns · #1 Grange-over-Sands Towns with the highest household incomes23 towns · #1 CockermouthDescribed, no letters Towns with the lowest council tax23 towns · #1 CarlisleDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters23 towns · #1 WorkingtonDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers23 towns · #1 CarlisleDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers23 towns · #1 Cleator MoorDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts23 towns · #1 Barrow-in-FurnessDescribed, no letters Driest towns23 towns · #1 CarlisleDescribed, no letters Wettest towns23 towns · #1 AmblesideDescribed, no letters

Sources: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, postcodes in areas at risk (June 2026); Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Assessment Wales (May 2026); ONS Census 2021 households by postcode · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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