Abbots Langley and Kings Langley Flood Risk

Abbots Langley and Kings Langley has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.1% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 4.8 km away.

Abbots Langley and Kings Langley has 17,852 residents and 7,987 homes. Ranked 2877 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near Abbots Langley and Kings Langley Right Now?

0.206 m within its typical range
Gauge
Hemel Hempstead, Two Waters Road, Hemel Hempstead
Distance
4.8 km from the centre of Abbots Langley and Kings Langley
Typical range
0.205 m to 0.75 m
Reading taken
20 Sept, 14:00 UTC

Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 1.188 m , reached on 22 September 1992.

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What Does Abbots Langley and Kings Langley's Flood Risk Classification Mean?

0% of postcodes in Abbots Langley and Kings Langley sit in Flood Zone 3, the planning band for land with a 1% or greater annual chance of river flooding or 0.5% or greater of sea flooding — and the map that draws it deliberately ignores flood defences.

The flood risk band for rivers and the sea is Low , with 0.1% of homes in a Medium or High band. Unlike the Flood Zone, the band counts the defences that are actually in place, which is why the two can describe the same street differently and both be right.

Flood Zone versus flood risk band: the full comparison

Which Postcode Districts Cover Abbots Langley and Kings Langley?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Abbots Langley and Kings Langley. The band is the one shared by most of that district's postcodes, so it describes the district rather than a single street — enter a full postcode in the checker for one address. A district can cover more than one town, and the district pages linked from the checker are keyed to the town that holds most of its postcodes.

Postcode districts covering Abbots Langley and Kings Langley, with the flood risk band shared by most of each district's postcodes. A district can span more than one local area, so its band is a summary and not a property-level answer.
Postcode district Postcodes here Rivers and sea band Surface water addresses
WD4 214 High 1,243
WD5 197 Low 188

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