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Not in an at-risk area
BN8 5BY has no properties in any Environment Agency recorded flood-risk band. That is good news — but it is area-level and never proof a place cannot flood (surface-water and sewer flooding are assessed separately). See the at-risk postcodes in BN8 or get the full picture below.
Because 4 recorded floods nearby; 333 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around BN8 5BY. The small panels are illustrative previews of the report's per-layer map views — the full report draws each layer for real, plus recorded extents, defences and a building picker on an interactive map.
Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.
| Date | Recorded flood | Approx. distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | 07421J701FEO_Jan2009_Middle Ouse | ~6.8 km |
| Jan 2009 | 07421J601FEO_Jan2009_LowerOuse_Lewes | ~2.8 km |
| Oct 2000 | 07421J601FEO_OCT2000_Ouse_BarcombeMills | ~1.0 km |
| Jan 1975 | 07421J601FEO_JAN1975_Barcombe_Mills | ~0.5 km |
EA Recorded Flood Outlines — absence of a record never proves a place has not flooded. The full report tests whether any extent covered the exact spot.
2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 36 warnings nearby) · Dennis (2020, 9 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 9 warnings nearby) · Bella (2020, 4 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARCOMBE GATES RL | — | 0.4 km | — | — |
| Barcombe Gates | River Ouse | 0.5 km | 5.70 m | 6.60 m |
| Anchor Gates | River Ouse | 1.3 km | 7.00 m | 8.18 m |
| Bell Lane Grill | Winterbourne Stream | 5.8 km | 5.60 m | 5.39 m |
Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.
| Overflow | Discharges into | Distance | Spills | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcombe New S.t.w. | Bevern Stream | 3.2 km | 105 (2024) | 867 |
| Neaves Lane Ringmer Wwtw | Bulldog Sewer / Glynde Reach | 3.3 km | 104 (2024) | 1,286 |
| Cooksbridge Ceo | North End Stream | 3.7 km | 28 (2024) | 209 |
| Court Road Wwps, Lewes | The River Ouse | 4.9 km | 82 (2024) | 81 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
16 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~32 m (natural high ground, embankment, engineered high ground). Defences reduce risk, never remove it.
The interactive flood-risk map with a building picker (your exact house, not the postcode), the 2050s climate view, surface-water and planning flood zones at your building, exact recorded-flood distances, year-by-year warning charts, watercourses including culverted streams, an insurance outlook with the Flood Re rules, and a printable document with every dataset receipt — start with the free preview, unlock for £19.
At-risk postcodes near BN8 5BY — all in the BN8 district.
© 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. Recorded Flood Outlines and warning history © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Storm-overflow figures: EA Event Duration Monitoring. Flood defences © Environment Agency (OGL v3). This page summarises public area-level data — it is not a flood-risk survey and not a substitute for the official GOV.UK service. All data sources & licences. More postcodes: the BN8 district.