Farncombe Flood Risk
Farncombe has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 2.4% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 1 km away.
Farncombe has 12,689 residents and 5,753 homes. Ranked 1256 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Farncombe Right Now?
The nearest gauge is Godalming, 1 km from the centre of Farncombe, at Farncombe. Its typical range is 0.4 m to 0.95 m, and the highest level on record is 1.56 m, reached on 17 February 2020.
No current reading has been published for this gauge.
When Has Farncombe Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 7 recorded flood outlines covering Farncombe, the most recent dated 12 December 1990.
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 Farncombe's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
3.8% of postcodes in Farncombe 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 2.4% 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 Farncombe?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Farncombe. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GU7 | 342 | Low | 330 |
What Else Is Near Farncombe?
Other places on the River Wey, nearest to Farncombe first.