City and County of the City of London Flood Risk

City and County of the City of London 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 6.6 km away.

City and County of the City of London has 7,755 residents and 6,986 homes. Ranked 3078 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near City and County of the City of London Right Now?

5.883 m within its typical range
Gauge
Lea Bridge, Stoke Newington
Distance
6.6 km from the centre of City and County of the City of London
Typical range
5.778 m to 6.1 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 6.523 m , reached on 4 January 2024.

All gauges on this river

When Has City and County of the City of London Flooded Before?

The Environment Agency holds 3 recorded flood outlines covering City and County of the City of London, the most recent dated 31 December 1928.

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 City and County of the City of London's Flood Risk Classification Mean?

4.7% of postcodes in City and County of the City of London 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 City and County of the City of London?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside City and County of the City of London. 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 districts covering City and County of the City of London, 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
EC2M 106 Low 130
EC4Y 102 Medium 292
EC4V 97 High 408
EC1A 96 Low 7
EC4A 90 High 89
EC4M 80 High 16
EC2V 77 Not mapped — no rivers-and-sea band covers this district not published for this district
EC3R 70 Low 183
EC3V 69 Not mapped — no rivers-and-sea band covers this district not published for this district
EC3N 68 Not mapped — no rivers-and-sea band covers this district not published for this district
EC3M 67 Not mapped — no rivers-and-sea band covers this district not published for this district
EC2Y 66 Low 7
EC4N 54 Low 15
EC2R 52 Low 59
EC3A 51 Not mapped — no rivers-and-sea band covers this district not published for this district
EC4R 42 Low 18
EC2N 34 Low 13
E1 25 Medium 1
EC1Y 16 Not mapped — no rivers-and-sea band covers this district not published for this district
WC2A 11 Not mapped — no rivers-and-sea band covers this district not published for this district
EC1N 10 Not mapped — no rivers-and-sea band covers this district not published for this district
EC2A 7 Low 3
WC1V 7 Not mapped — no rivers-and-sea band covers this district not published for this district

"Not mapped" is not "no risk". It means no rivers-and-sea band covers that district in the source — surface water can still flood it, and both Camden and Islington flooded from surface water in July 2021 while carrying no mapped rivers-and-sea band.

What Else Is Near City and County of the City of London?

Other places on the River Lee, nearest to City and County of the City of London first.