Folkestone Flood Risk
Folkestone has a Medium flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 3.2% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 1 km away.
Folkestone has 51,912 residents and 25,964 homes. Ranked 1063 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Folkestone Right Now?
The nearest gauge is Black Bull Road, 1 km from the centre of Folkestone, at Folkestone. Its typical range is 0.082 m to 1.206 m, and the highest level on record is 0.767 m, reached on 5 January 2016.
No current reading has been published for this gauge.
What Does Folkestone's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
2.6% of postcodes in Folkestone 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 Medium , with 3.2% 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 Folkestone?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Folkestone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT20 | 713 | Low | 1,981 |
| CT19 | 627 | High | 1,181 |
| CT18 | 15 | High | 26 |
| CT21 | 3 | High | 5 |
How Does Flood Risk Affect Insurance And Buying In Folkestone?
A Medium flood risk band can affect the price, the excess and the availability of home insurance, and it is worth checking before you buy. Flood cover is normally part of standard home insurance, and insurers set their own prices.
How insurers price flood risk, what Flood Re covers, and what to do if a standard insurer declines.
The eight statutory conditions, with an eligibility checker that gives a real verdict.
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What Else Is Near Folkestone?
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