Risk of Flooding from Surface Water Suitability Rating for England

Environment Agency mapping indicates flood risk suitability is not for property-level assessment. This GIS layer provides a suitability rating representing the appropriate scale for using Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (RoFSW) data, based on modelling confidence. The dataset is part of the superseded uFMfSW Complex Package and carries warnings against use for detailed planning without supporting evidence.

Use Cases

• Assess regional flood risk suitability based on modelling confidence ratings mentioned in the description
• Guide the appropriate scale for using surface water flood maps based on the provided suitability layer
• Inform high-level land-use planning decisions with the caveat that further studies are required

Strengths

• Produced by the UK Environment Agency, a primary authoritative source for flood data
• Includes explicit guidance on appropriate map scales (e.g., not more detailed than 1:10,000) and usage warnings

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The record has been retired and superseded by another dataset, indicating it is not the current version

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Modelling output from Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (RoFSW) mapping

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-06 07:17:37.264568; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom (likely England and Wales)