Havant Flood Risk
Havant has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 4% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 0.7 km away.
Havant has 46,755 residents and 20,682 homes. Ranked 931 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Havant Right Now?
The nearest gauge is Crosslands Drive, 0.7 km from the centre of Havant, at Havant. Its typical range is 0.03 m to 1.43 m, and the highest level on record is 1.43 m, reached on 30 September 2006.
No current reading has been published for this gauge.
What Does Havant's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
5% of postcodes in Havant 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 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 Havant?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Havant. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PO9 | 1,055 | High | 2,380 |
What Else Is Near Havant?
Other places on the River Lavant, nearest to Havant first.