Mildenhall (West Suffolk) Flood Risk
Mildenhall (West Suffolk) has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 2.1 km away.
Mildenhall (West Suffolk) has 9,634 residents and 4,561 homes. Ranked 3078 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Mildenhall (West Suffolk) Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 0.738 m , reached on 9 February 2014.
When Has Mildenhall (West Suffolk) Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 1 recorded flood outlines covering Mildenhall (West Suffolk), the most recent dated 31 December 1947.
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 Mildenhall (West Suffolk)'s Flood Risk Classification Mean?
2.8% of postcodes in Mildenhall (West Suffolk) 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.
Which Postcode Districts Cover Mildenhall (West Suffolk)?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Mildenhall (West Suffolk). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP28 | 213 | High | 1,249 |
What Else Is Near Mildenhall (West Suffolk)?
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