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Not in an at-risk area
CO5 0FG 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 CO5 or get the full picture below.
Because 6 recorded floods nearby; 528 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around CO5 0FG. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2013 | 2013 Flood Outline | ~67.2 km |
| Jan 2009 | 2009 Flood Outline | ~8.5 km |
| Oct 2001 | 2001 Flood Outline | ~15.7 km |
| Jan 1968 | 1968 September Flood Outline | ~28.0 km |
| Jun 1958 | 1958 Flood Outline | ~19.6 km |
| Jan 1953 | 1953 Coast Flood Outline Essex | ~12.9 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, 10 warnings nearby) · Ashley (2024, 6 warnings nearby) · Franklin (2022, 5 warnings nearby) · Lilian (2024, 5 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleford Bridge | River Blackwater | 5.8 km | 1.26 m | 2.33 m |
| GUITHAVON VALLEY FGS WITHAM | — | 8.7 km | — | — |
| Guithavon Valley | River Brain | 8.7 km | 0.61 m | 1.46 m |
| BOUNSTEAD BRIDGE FGS COLCHESTER | — | 9.1 km | — | — |
Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.
| Overflow | Discharges into | Distance | Spills | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiptree Water Recycling Centre | Virley Brook Trib Salcottcreek | 0.4 km | 26 (2024) | 231 |
| Gorse Lane Terminal Pumping Station | Trib Of The Layer Brook | 1.3 km | 7 (2024) | 25 |
| Tolleshunt Knights Forge Ps | Layer Brook | 1.4 km | 23 (2024) | 185 |
| Brook Road Ps | The Layer Brook | 1.7 km | 31 (2024) | 295 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
No mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m of the postcode centre. 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 CO5 0FG — all in the CO5 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 CO5 district.