Aveley Flood Risk

Rivers and the sea Very low less than a 0.1% chance in any year

Surface water 227 addresses at risk that rivers and sea does not explain — a minimum, not a total

Groundwater Not mapped No national band is published for this source

Reservoirs Not mapped No national band is published for this source

Aveley has a Very low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.4% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 5.9 km away.

Aveley has 9,545 residents and 3,797 homes. Ranked 2473 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near Aveley Right Now?

The nearest gauge is Gaynes Park, 5.9 km from the centre of Aveley, at Upminster. Its typical range is 0.095 m to 1.15 m, and the highest level on record is 1.751 m, reached on 23 June 2016.

No current reading has been published for this gauge.

All gauges on this river

When Has Aveley Flooded Before?

The Environment Agency holds 2 recorded flood outlines covering Aveley, the most recent dated 31 December 1953.

Absence of a record is not evidence that a place has never flooded — the Environment Agency states that a lack of coverage does not mean an area has never flooded.

What Does Aveley's Flood Risk Classification Mean?

5.2% of postcodes in Aveley 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 Very low , with 0.4% 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 Aveley?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Aveley. 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: every district here overlaps another place, so the checker may name a neighbouring town for some of these postcodes.

Postcode districts covering Aveley, 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
RM15	174	Low	227

What Else Is Near Aveley?

Other places on the River Ingrebourne, nearest to Aveley first.

South Ockendon flood risk 5.8 km away · Not mapped for rivers and the sea

River Ingrebourne levels Every gauge and live reading on this river
Flood risk in England How this nation classifies flood risk, and its gaps
What each flood risk level means The annual chance behind each band word