Hersham Flood Risk

Hersham has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 2.4 km away.

Hersham has 12,682 residents and 5,474 homes. Ranked 3078 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near Hersham Right Now?

1.47 m within its typical range
Gauge
Esher, Esher
Distance
2.4 km from the centre of Hersham
Typical range
1.272 m to 4.32 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 3.24 m , reached on 24 December 2013.

All gauges on this river

When Has Hersham Flooded Before?

The Environment Agency holds 2 recorded flood outlines covering Hersham, the most recent dated 31 January 2014.

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 Hersham's Flood Risk Classification Mean?

0% of postcodes in Hersham 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 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 Hersham?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Hersham. 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 districts covering Hersham, 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
KT12 298 Low 782

What Else Is Near Hersham?

Other places on the River Mole, nearest to Hersham first.