Hi everyone in beautiful Marple!
So my situation is this: I'm looking to move and found the Water Meetings cottage on Rollins Lane, on the Goyt and Etherow - this one:
http://edwardmellor.co.uk/search/view/10066832-3-Bedroom-House---detached-In-UK.html/overviewI saw it had been on the market for a couple of years and so wondered if anything was wrong with it or the area (googling led me here, prompting me to join up and ask anyone who personally knows.) In between me registering and being accepted to post this I found out that it's in a high flood risk area - to which you're probably thinking "well,
obviously" - but I couldn't find any history of the house itself being flooded even though the high street and other areas have. I can't find much information on what constitutes a flood sufficiently to have it marked on risk maps.
So I'm probably really asking, to anyone who might know, has Water Meetings ever flooded? I checked historic water levels but obviously don't know how high off the riverbed the cottage is. The gardens getting encroached is probably unavoidable, but the building itself is the main concern. It'd likely be a nightmare for insurance, but that's another day.
(I found that it's been under offer for a couple of months, but that's no reason to give up)
Any accounts or information you can give would be much appreciated. Thanks a lot. - Dave