Weymouth Flood Risk
Weymouth has a Very low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 1.9% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 3.8 km away.
Weymouth has 55,549 residents and 28,777 homes. Ranked 1436 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Weymouth Right Now?
The nearest gauge is Broadwey, 3.8 km from the centre of Weymouth, at Weymouth. Its typical range is 0.134 m to 0.35 m, and the highest level on record is 0.751 m, reached on 30 December 1993.
No current reading has been published for this gauge.
What Does Weymouth's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
4.7% of postcodes in Weymouth 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 1.9% 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 Weymouth?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Weymouth. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT4 | 916 | High | 2,428 |
| DT3 | 459 | High | 662 |
What Else Is Near Weymouth?
Other places on the River Wey, nearest to Weymouth first.