Littlestone-on-Sea Flood Risk
Littlestone-on-Sea has a Very low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 6.5% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 14.7 km away.
Littlestone-on-Sea has 5,813 residents and 2,855 homes. Ranked 634 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Littlestone-on-Sea Right Now?
The nearest gauge is Sellindge, 14.7 km from the centre of Littlestone-on-Sea, at Sellindge. Its typical range is 0.224 m to 0.85 m, and the highest level on record is 1.983 m, reached on 5 March 2020.
No current reading has been published for this gauge.
Why Are Parts Of Littlestone-on-Sea In Flood Zone 3 But Rated Low Risk?
17.9% of postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea fall in Flood Zone 3, but the flood risk band for rivers and the sea is verylow. The two maps measure different things: the Flood Zone ignores defences, and the band counts them.
What Does Littlestone-on-Sea's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
17.9% of postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea 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 6.5% 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.
Littlestone-on-Sea is one of the places where they disagree most in England: a large share of its postcodes are in Flood Zone 3, yet few of its homes carry a Medium or High band. The gap is the defences — land the planning map must treat as floodplain, behind a barrier that lowers the present-day chance of flooding.
Which Postcode Districts Cover Littlestone-on-Sea?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Littlestone-on-Sea. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN28 | 117 | Low | 148 |
| TN29 | 23 | Low | 31 |
What Else Is Near Littlestone-on-Sea?
Other places on the East Stour Trib Great Stour, nearest to Littlestone-on-Sea first.