Does BN23 flood?

Yes — parts of the BN23 district carry real flood risk: 20 of its 430 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The BN23 postcode district covers Sovereign, St Anthony's, Langney, Hampden Park, close to Eastbourne Harbour, Pevensey Bay, Hellingly, and surrounding villages in East Sussex.

430 postcodes in the BN23 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 20 high, 2 medium, 7 low, 401 very low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

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Which BN23 postcodes are at risk?

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Very low BN23 5BL up to Very low BN23 5BN up to Very low BN23 5BQ up to Very low BN23 5BS up to Very low BN23 5BT up to Very low BN23 5BU up to Very low BN23 5NA up to Very low BN23 5NB up to Very low BN23 5NE up to Very low BN23 5NF up to Very low BN23 5NH up to Very low BN23 5NJ up to Very low BN23 5NL up to Very low BN23 5NN up to Very low BN23 5NP up to Very low BN23 5PA up to Very low BN23 5PB up to Very low BN23 5PD up to Very low BN23 5PE up to Very low BN23 5PF up to Very low BN23 5PG up to Very low BN23 5PH up to Very low BN23 5PJ up to Very low BN23 5PL up to Very low BN23 5PN up to Very low BN23 5PP up to Very low BN23 5PQ up to Very low BN23 5PR up to Very low BN23 5PS up to Very low BN23 5PT up to Very low BN23 5PU up to Very low BN23 5PX up to Very low BN23 5PZ up to Very low BN23 5QA up to Very low BN23 5QB up to Very low BN23 5QD up to Very low BN23 5QE up to Very low BN23 5QF up to Very low BN23 5QG up to Very low BN23 5RA up to Very low BN23 5RB up to Very low BN23 5RD up to Very low BN23 5RH up to Very low BN23 5RJ up to Very low BN23 5RL up to Very low BN23 5RN up to Very low BN23 5RP up to Very low BN23 5RW up to Very low BN23 5SS up to Very low BN23 5ST up to Very low BN23 5SU up to Very low BN23 5SW up to Very low BN23 5SX up to Very low BN23 5SY up to Very low BN23 5SZ up to Very low BN23 5TA up to Very low BN23 5TB up to Very low BN23 5TD up to Very low BN23 5TE up to Very low BN23 5TG up to Very low BN23 5TJ up to Very low BN23 5TL up to Very low BN23 5TN up to Very low BN23 5TP up to Very low BN23 5TQ up to Very low BN23 5TR up to Very low BN23 5TS up to Very low BN23 5TT up to Very low BN23 5TU up to Very low BN23 5TW up to Very low BN23 5TX up to Very low BN23 5TY up to Very low BN23 5TZ up to Very low BN23 5UA up to Very low BN23 5UB up to Very low BN23 5UD up to Very low BN23 5UE up to Very low BN23 5UF up to Very low BN23 5UG up to Very low BN23 5UH up to Very low BN23 5UJ up to Very low BN23 5UL up to Very low BN23 5UN up to Very low BN23 5UP up to Very low BN23 5UQ up to Very low BN23 5UR up to Very low BN23 5UT up to Very low BN23 5UY up to Very low BN23 5UZ up to Very low BN23 6AA up to Very low BN23 6AB up to Very low BN23 6AD up to Very low BN23 6AE up to Very low BN23 6AF up to Very low BN23 6AG up to Very low BN23 6AH up to Very low BN23 6AJ up to Very low BN23 6AL up to Very low BN23 6AN up to Very low BN23 6AP up to Very low BN23 6AQ up to Very low BN23 6AR up to Very low BN23 6AS up to Very low BN23 6AT up to Very low BN23 6AU up to Very low BN23 6AW up to Very low BN23 6AX up to Very low BN23 6AY up to Very low BN23 6AZ up to Very low BN23 6BA up to Very low BN23 6BB up to Very low BN23 6BD up to Very low BN23 6BE up to Very low BN23 6BF up to Very low BN23 6BG up to Very low BN23 6BH up to Very low BN23 6BJ up to Very low BN23 6BL up to Very low BN23 6BN up to Very low BN23 6BP up to Very low BN23 6BQ up to Very low BN23 6BS up to Very low BN23 6BT up to Very low BN23 6BU up to Very low BN23 6BW up to Very low BN23 6BX up to Very low BN23 6BY up to Very low BN23 6BZ up to Very low BN23 6DA up to Very low BN23 6DB up to Very low BN23 6DD up to Very low BN23 6DE up to Very low BN23 6DF up to Very low BN23 6DG up to Very low BN23 6DH up to Very low BN23 6DJ up to Very low BN23 6DL up to Very low BN23 6DN up to Very low BN23 6DP up to Very low BN23 6DQ up to Very low BN23 6DR up to Very low BN23 6DS up to Very low BN23 6DT up to Very low BN23 6DU up to Very low BN23 6DW up to Very low BN23 6DX up to Very low BN23 6DY up to Very low BN23 6DZ up to Very low BN23 6EA up to Very low BN23 6EB up to Very low BN23 6ED up to Very low BN23 6EE up to Very low BN23 6EF up to Very low BN23 6EG up to Very low BN23 6EH up to Very low BN23 6EJ up to Very low BN23 6EL up to Very low BN23 6EN up to Very low BN23 6EP up to Very low BN23 6EQ up to Very low BN23 6ER up to Very low BN23 6ES up to Very low BN23 6ET up to Very low BN23 6EU up to Very low BN23 6EW up to Very low BN23 6FA up to Very low BN23 6FB up to Very low BN23 6HA up to Very low BN23 6HB up to Very low BN23 6HD up to Very low BN23 6HE up to Very low BN23 6HF up to Very low BN23 6HG up to Very low BN23 6HH up to Very low BN23 6HJ up to Very low BN23 6HL up to Very low BN23 6HN up to Very low BN23 6HP up to Very low BN23 6HQ up to Very low BN23 6HR up to Very low BN23 6HS up to Very low BN23 6HT up to Very low BN23 6HU up to Very low BN23 6HW up to Very low BN23 6HX up to Very low BN23 6HZ up to Very low BN23 6JD up to Very low BN23 6JH up to Very low BN23 6JP up to Very low BN23 6JR up to Very low BN23 6JS up to Very low BN23 6JT up to Very low BN23 6JU up to Very low BN23 6JX up to Very low BN23 6JY up to Very low BN23 6JZ up to Very low BN23 6LA up to Very low BN23 6LB up to Very low BN23 6LF up to Very low BN23 6LG up to Very low BN23 6LN up to Very low BN23 6LP up to Very low BN23 6LQ up to Very low BN23 6LR up to Very low BN23 6LS up to Very low BN23 6NB up to Very low BN23 6ND up to Very low BN23 6NE up to Very low BN23 6NG up to Very low BN23 6NH up to Very low BN23 6NJ up to Very low BN23 6NL up to Very low BN23 6NN up to Very low BN23 6NP up to Very low BN23 6NR up to Very low BN23 6NS up to Very low BN23 6PA up to Very low BN23 6PE up to Very low BN23 6PH up to Very low BN23 6PJ up to Very low BN23 6PL up to Very low BN23 6PN up to Very low BN23 6PQ up to Very low BN23 6PT up to Very low BN23 6PU up to Very low BN23 6PW up to Very low BN23 6PX up to Very low BN23 6QA up to Very low BN23 6QD up to Very low BN23 6QF up to Very low BN23 6QH up to Very low BN23 6QN up to Very low BN23 6QU up to Very low BN23 6QW up to Very low BN23 6QY up to Very low BN23 6RR up to Very low BN23 6TA up to Very low BN23 6TB up to Very low BN23 6TD up to Very low BN23 6TE up to Very low BN23 6TF up to Very low BN23 6TG up to Very low BN23 6TH up to Very low BN23 6TJ up to Very low BN23 6TL up to Very low BN23 6TN up to Very low BN23 6TP up to Very low BN23 6TQ up to Very low BN23 6TR up to Very low BN23 6TU up to Very low BN23 6TW up to Very low BN23 6TX up to Very low BN23 6TY up to Very low BN23 6TZ up to Very low BN23 6UA up to Very low BN23 6UB up to Very low BN23 6UD up to Very low BN23 6UE up to Very low BN23 6UF up to Very low BN23 6UG up to Very low BN23 6UH up to Very low BN23 6UJ up to Very low BN23 6UL up to Very low BN23 6UN up to Very low BN23 6UP up to Very low BN23 6UQ up to Very low BN23 6UW up to Very low BN23 7AA up to Very low BN23 7AD up to Very low BN23 7AF up to Very low BN23 7AG up to Very low BN23 7AN up to Very low BN23 7AP up to Very low BN23 7AW up to Very low BN23 7AX up to Very low BN23 7BA up to Very low BN23 7BB up to Very low BN23 7BD up to Very low BN23 7BE up to Very low BN23 7BG up to Very low BN23 7BH up to Very low BN23 7BJ up to Very low BN23 7BL up to Very low BN23 7BN up to Very low BN23 7BP up to Very low BN23 7BS up to Very low BN23 7BT up to Very low BN23 7BU up to Very low BN23 7DX up to Very low BN23 7DY up to Very low BN23 7EA up to Very low BN23 7EB up to Very low BN23 7EF up to Very low BN23 7ER up to Very low BN23 7ET up to Very low BN23 7EY up to Very low BN23 7HL up to Very low BN23 7HP up to Very low BN23 7HS up to Very low BN23 7HW up to Very low BN23 7JW up to Very low BN23 7JZ up to Very low BN23 7LG up to Very low BN23 7LW up to Very low BN23 7LX up to Very low BN23 7LY up to Very low BN23 7LZ up to Very low BN23 7NA up to Very low BN23 7NE up to Very low BN23 7NP up to Very low BN23 7NQ up to Very low BN23 7NR up to Very low BN23 7NW up to Very low BN23 7PP up to Very low BN23 7PR up to Very low BN23 7PS up to Very low BN23 7PT up to Very low BN23 7PU up to Very low BN23 7PX up to Very low BN23 7PY up to Very low BN23 7PZ up to Very low BN23 7QA up to Very low BN23 7QB up to Very low BN23 7QD up to Very low BN23 7QE up to Very low BN23 7QF up to Very low BN23 7QG up to Very low BN23 7QH up to Very low BN23 7QJ up to Very low BN23 7QL up to Very low BN23 7QP up to Very low BN23 7QQ up to Very low BN23 7QR up to Very low BN23 7QS up to Very low BN23 7QT up to Very low BN23 7QX up to Very low BN23 7QY up to Very low BN23 7QZ up to Very low BN23 7RA up to Very low BN23 7RU up to Very low BN23 7RX up to Very low BN23 7RY up to Very low BN23 7SA up to Very low BN23 7SB up to Very low BN23 7SD up to Very low BN23 7SG up to Very low BN23 7SH up to Very low BN23 7SJ up to Very low BN23 7SL up to Very low BN23 7SN up to Very low BN23 7SP up to Very low BN23 7SR up to Very low BN23 7SW up to Very low BN23 7TA up to Very low BN23 7TB up to Very low BN23 7TD up to Very low BN23 7TE up to Very low BN23 7TF up to Very low BN23 7TG up to Very low BN23 7TH up to Very low BN23 7TJ up to Very low BN23 7TL up to Very low BN23 7TQ up to Very low BN23 7TS up to Very low BN23 7TU up to Very low BN23 7TX up to Very low BN23 8AF up to Very low BN23 8AL up to Very low BN23 8AW up to Very low BN23 8BS up to Very low BN23 8BU up to Very low BN23 8BX up to Very low BN23 8DA up to Very low BN23 8DB up to Very low BN23 8DX up to Very low BN23 8EF up to Very low BN23 8EG up to Very low BN23 8EH up to Very low BN23 8EJ up to Very low BN23 8EY up to Very low BN23 8LA up to Very low BN23 8LB up to Very low BN23 8LT up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near BN23

The rivers that matter here, each monitored live on FloodRadar:

114 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (6 at warning level or above), most recently 27 August 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded flood extents near the district (Environment Agency record):

Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.

🏠 Buying or renting in BN23? The full property flood-risk report covers any postcode here — the official likelihood band, every recorded flood nearby with distances, warning history year by year, how the local rivers behave, and an insurance outlook, print-ready for £19. See what's in the report →

Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

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Band = the worst likelihood band of any property in that postcode (EA Risk of Flooding from Rivers & Sea, defence-adjusted, area-level). Check any postcode in detail — or get the full £19 property report — at the property flood-risk report. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. This product is produced in part from PAF® and Multiple Residence Data, the copyright in which is owned by Royal Mail Group Limited and/or Royal Mail Group plc. All rights reserved. Licence number AC0000807064.