Blackheath Flood Risk
Blackheath has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.6% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 2.3 km away.
Blackheath has 6,693 residents and 3,009 homes. Ranked 2265 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Blackheath Right Now?
The nearest gauge is Halesowen, 2.3 km from the centre of Blackheath, at Halesowen. Its typical range is 0.454 m to 0.786 m, and the highest level on record is 2.718 m, reached on 16 June 2016.
No current reading has been published for this gauge.
What Does Blackheath's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0.6% of postcodes in Blackheath 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 0.6% 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.
Which Postcode Districts Cover Blackheath?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Blackheath. 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 district | Postcodes here | Rivers and sea band | Surface water addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65 | 163 | Low | 574 |
What Else Is Near Blackheath?
Other places on the River Stour, nearest to Blackheath first.