South Woodham Ferrers Flood Risk
South Woodham Ferrers has a Very low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.1% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 7.1 km away.
South Woodham Ferrers has 15,892 residents and 7,135 homes. Ranked 2950 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near South Woodham Ferrers Right Now?
The nearest gauge is Wickford, 7.1 km from the centre of South Woodham Ferrers, at Wickford. Its typical range is 0.021 m to 1.67 m, and the highest level on record is 2.689 m, reached on 14 January 2021.
No current reading has been published for this gauge.
Why Are Parts Of South Woodham Ferrers In Flood Zone 3 But Rated Low Risk?
11.4% of postcodes in South Woodham Ferrers 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.
When Has South Woodham Ferrers Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 1 recorded flood outlines covering South Woodham Ferrers, the most recent dated 1 February 1953.
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 South Woodham Ferrers's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
11.4% of postcodes in South Woodham Ferrers 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 0.1% 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.
South Woodham Ferrers 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 South Woodham Ferrers?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside South Woodham Ferrers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CM3 | 272 | Low | 992 |
| SS11 | 1 | Low | 5 |
What Else Is Near South Woodham Ferrers?
Other places on the River Crouch, nearest to South Woodham Ferrers first.