Chipping Sodbury Flood Risk
Chipping Sodbury has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 1.6% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 0.9 km away.
Chipping Sodbury has 7,866 residents and 3,757 homes. Ranked 1556 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Chipping Sodbury Right Now?
The nearest gauge is Chipping Sodbury, 0.9 km from the centre of Chipping Sodbury, at Chipping Sodbury. Its typical range is 0.367 m to 2.1 m, and the highest level on record is 2.377 m, reached on 24 November 2024.
No current reading has been published for this gauge.
When Has Chipping Sodbury Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 3 recorded flood outlines covering Chipping Sodbury, the most recent dated 20 November 1963.
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 Chipping Sodbury's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
2.3% of postcodes in Chipping Sodbury 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 1.6% 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 Chipping Sodbury?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Chipping Sodbury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS37 | 174 | Low | 274 |
What Else Is Near Chipping Sodbury?
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