Quedgeley and Hardwicke Flood Risk
Quedgeley and Hardwicke has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.4% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 0.5 km away.
Quedgeley and Hardwicke has 21,132 residents and 9,437 homes. Ranked 2526 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Quedgeley and Hardwicke Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 1.127 m , reached on 8 July 2023.
When Has Quedgeley and Hardwicke Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 3 recorded flood outlines covering Quedgeley and Hardwicke, the most recent dated 4 April 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 Quedgeley and Hardwicke's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0.3% of postcodes in Quedgeley and Hardwicke 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 0.4% 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 Quedgeley and Hardwicke?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Quedgeley and Hardwicke. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GL2 | 372 | High | 1,392 |