Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames Flood Risk
Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames has a Very low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.7% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 7.4 km away.
Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames has 29,529 residents and 11,509 homes. Ranked 2144 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames Right Now?
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.
Why Are Parts Of Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames In Flood Zone 3 But Rated Low Risk?
14.7% of postcodes in Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames fall in Flood Zone 3, but the flood risk band for rivers and the sea is verylow. The two maps measure different things: the Flood Zone ignores defences, and the band counts them.
When Has Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 2 recorded flood outlines covering Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames, 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 Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
14.7% of postcodes in Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames 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 0.7% 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.
Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames is one of the places where they disagree most in England: a large share of its postcodes are in Flood Zone 3, yet few of its homes carry a Medium or High band. The gap is the defences — land the planning map must treat as floodplain, behind a barrier that lowers the present-day chance of flooding.
Which Postcode Districts Cover Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames. 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 district | Postcodes here | Rivers and sea band | Surface water addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| RM16 | 171 | High | 2,810 |
| RM20 | 145 | High | 2,266 |
| RM19 | 133 | High | 2,018 |
What Else Is Near Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames?
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