Chadwell St Mary Flood Risk

Chadwell St Mary has a Very low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 11.9 km away.

Chadwell St Mary has 10,589 residents and 4,199 homes. Ranked 3078 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near Chadwell St Mary Right Now?

0.036 m within its typical range
Gauge
Hawley, Hawley
Distance
11.9 km from the centre of Chadwell St Mary
Typical range
0.018 m to 0.4 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 0.637 m , reached on 18 December 2013.

All gauges on this river

What Does Chadwell St Mary's Flood Risk Classification Mean?

0.6% of postcodes in Chadwell St Mary 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% 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 Chadwell St Mary?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Chadwell St Mary. 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 Chadwell St Mary, 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
RM16 174 High 2,471
RM18 1 High 2

What Else Is Near Chadwell St Mary?

Other places on the River Darent, nearest to Chadwell St Mary first.