Hello,

I was wondering if any of you would be able to shed some light for us on an issue which came up as part of the searches on a property we are in the process of buying. We are nearing exchange but the search result has thrown a spanner in the works for us.

The property is on Woolstone Road and is just down from Houston Road. We absolutely love the place but are struggling to know what to do as it has been highlighted as at very high risk of flooding from surface water.

The report would indicate that our neighbours closer to Houston Road in fact have the higher risk as the report looks at a range of 25m, so our property would also be classified as high risk even if it less likely to flood.

According to the seller/estate agent there has not been any flooding since at least 2000, but we wondered if there has been a history if flooding nearby and if the location of a drain near Woolstone/Houston might be a contributing factor if this blocks up during heavy rainfall?

Any insight or advice would be wonderful and very much appreciated.

Thank you.