Whiteley Flood Risk
Whiteley has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.3% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 4.1 km away.
Whiteley has 9,015 residents and 3,882 homes. Ranked 2592 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Whiteley Right Now?
Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 2.8 m , reached on 27 January 2016.
What Does Whiteley's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0% of postcodes in Whiteley 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 0.3% 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 Whiteley?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Whiteley. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PO15 | 249 | High | 317 |
| SO31 | 29 | High | 29 |
What Else Is Near Whiteley?
Other places on the River Meon, nearest to Whiteley first.