Does CT5 flood?

Yes — parts of the CT5 district carry real flood risk: 60 of its 299 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The CT5 postcode district covers Gorrell, Swalecliffe, Seasalter, Chestfield, close to West Brook, Hales Place, Canterbury, and surrounding villages in Kent.

299 postcodes in the CT5 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 60 high, 31 medium, 97 low, 111 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 CT5 postcodes are at risk?

CT5 1AB up to High CT5 1AD up to High CT5 1AF up to High CT5 1AN up to High CT5 1BA up to High CT5 1BT up to High CT5 1BU up to High CT5 1BX up to High CT5 1DY up to High CT5 1EE up to High CT5 1EF up to High CT5 1EG up to High CT5 1EH up to High CT5 1EJ up to High CT5 1EL up to High CT5 1EP up to High CT5 1EQ up to High CT5 1ET up to High CT5 1EW up to High CT5 1EY up to High CT5 1EZ up to High CT5 1FB up to High CT5 1FF up to High CT5 1FP up to High CT5 1LB up to High CT5 1LW up to High CT5 1QJ up to High CT5 1QQ up to High CT5 1RH up to High CT5 1RJ up to High CT5 1RL up to High CT5 2BJ up to High CT5 2BP up to High CT5 2FE up to High CT5 2LT up to High CT5 2NA up to High CT5 2ND up to High CT5 2NH up to High CT5 2PB up to High CT5 2QE up to High CT5 2QS up to High CT5 2RY up to High CT5 3AB up to High CT5 3AW up to High CT5 3JD up to High CT5 3JQ up to High CT5 3LN up to High CT5 3LY up to High CT5 3PZ up to High CT5 4BL up to High CT5 4BN up to High CT5 4BW up to High CT5 4ET up to High CT5 4EU up to High CT5 4FE up to High CT5 4JP up to High CT5 4JS up to High CT5 4JX up to High CT5 4LN up to High CT5 4RH up to High CT5 1HU up to Medium CT5 1HX up to Medium CT5 1HY up to Medium CT5 1HZ up to Medium CT5 1JH up to Medium CT5 1JJ up to Medium CT5 1JP up to Medium CT5 1JW up to Medium CT5 1JX up to Medium CT5 1LD up to Medium CT5 1LE up to Medium CT5 1LX up to Medium CT5 1LY up to Medium CT5 1NA up to Medium CT5 1NE up to Medium CT5 1NL up to Medium CT5 1QF up to Medium CT5 1QL up to Medium CT5 1RG up to Medium CT5 1SL up to Medium CT5 3BP up to Medium CT5 3JB up to Medium CT5 3JF up to Medium CT5 3JT up to Medium CT5 3LX up to Medium CT5 3NB up to Medium CT5 3ND up to Medium CT5 3NL up to Medium CT5 3SS up to Medium CT5 4JU up to Medium CT5 4LL up to Medium CT5 1AE up to Low CT5 1AG up to Low CT5 1AY up to Low CT5 1ER up to Low CT5 1FE up to Low CT5 1FH up to Low CT5 1FT up to Low CT5 1FY up to Low CT5 1GA up to Low CT5 1HA up to Low CT5 1HB up to Low CT5 1HD up to Low CT5 1HH up to Low CT5 1HJ up to Low CT5 1HL up to Low CT5 1HR up to Low CT5 1HT up to Low CT5 1JD up to Low CT5 1JF up to Low CT5 1JG up to Low CT5 1JL up to Low CT5 1JN up to Low CT5 1JQ up to Low CT5 1JR up to Low CT5 1JU up to Low CT5 1LF up to Low CT5 1LZ up to Low CT5 1ND up to Low CT5 1NF up to Low CT5 1NH up to Low CT5 1NJ up to Low CT5 1NN up to Low CT5 1NP up to Low CT5 1NQ up to Low CT5 1PB up to Low CT5 1QN up to Low CT5 1QP up to Low CT5 1QW up to Low CT5 1RN up to Low CT5 1RQ up to Low CT5 1SJ up to Low CT5 1WD up to Low CT5 2LQ up to Low CT5 2LR up to Low CT5 2NL up to Low CT5 2NR up to Low CT5 2NS up to Low CT5 2NT up to Low CT5 2NU up to Low CT5 2NX up to Low CT5 2NY up to Low CT5 2NZ up to Low CT5 2PA up to Low CT5 2PD up to Low CT5 2PE up to Low CT5 2QA up to Low CT5 2QD up to Low CT5 2QF up to Low CT5 2QG up to Low CT5 2QJ up to Low CT5 2QL up to Low CT5 2QT up to Low CT5 2QU up to Low CT5 2QX up to Low CT5 2QY up to Low CT5 2RA up to Low CT5 2RD up to Low CT5 2RE up to Low CT5 2RF up to Low CT5 2RG up to Low CT5 2RH up to Low CT5 2RJ up to Low CT5 2RL up to Low CT5 2RN up to Low CT5 2RP up to Low CT5 2RQ up to Low CT5 2RS up to Low CT5 2RW up to Low CT5 2RX up to Low CT5 2RZ up to Low CT5 2SA up to Low CT5 2SE up to Low CT5 2SP up to Low CT5 3BN up to Low CT5 3JE up to Low CT5 3JN up to Low CT5 3LJ up to Low CT5 3LL up to Low CT5 3LU up to Low CT5 3QT up to Low CT5 3QZ up to Low CT5 4BJ up to Low CT5 4HL up to Low CT5 4JY up to Low CT5 4RL up to Low CT5 4RX up to Low CT5 4SD up to Low CT5 1AH up to Very low CT5 1AJ up to Very low CT5 1AL up to Very low CT5 1AP up to Very low CT5 1AQ up to Very low CT5 1AR up to Very low CT5 1AU up to Very low CT5 1AW up to Very low CT5 1AX up to Very low CT5 1AZ up to Very low CT5 1BB up to Very low CT5 1BE up to Very low CT5 1BG up to Very low CT5 1BH up to Very low CT5 1BJ up to Very low CT5 1BL up to Very low CT5 1BN up to Very low CT5 1BP up to Very low CT5 1BQ up to Very low CT5 1BS up to Very low CT5 1BW up to Very low CT5 1BY up to Very low CT5 1BZ up to Very low CT5 1DA up to Very low CT5 1DB up to Very low CT5 1DD up to Very low CT5 1DE up to Very low CT5 1DF up to Very low CT5 1DN up to Very low CT5 1DP up to Very low CT5 1DR up to Very low CT5 1DS up to Very low CT5 1DT up to Very low CT5 1DU up to Very low CT5 1DW up to Very low CT5 1DX up to Very low CT5 1DZ up to Very low CT5 1EA up to Very low CT5 1EB up to Very low CT5 1ED up to Very low CT5 1EN up to Very low CT5 1ES up to Very low CT5 1EU up to Very low CT5 1EX up to Very low CT5 1FG up to Very low CT5 1FJ up to Very low CT5 1FR up to Very low CT5 1FS up to Very low CT5 1FU up to Very low CT5 1FW up to Very low CT5 1FZ up to Very low CT5 1HF up to Very low CT5 1HG up to Very low CT5 1HN up to Very low CT5 1HP up to Very low CT5 1HQ up to Very low CT5 1HS up to Very low CT5 1HW up to Very low CT5 1JA up to Very low CT5 1JB up to Very low CT5 1JE up to Very low CT5 1JS up to Very low CT5 1JT up to Very low CT5 1JY up to Very low CT5 1JZ up to Very low CT5 1LA up to Very low CT5 1LG up to Very low CT5 1LJ up to Very low CT5 1LL up to Very low CT5 1LN up to Very low CT5 1LP up to Very low CT5 1LR up to Very low CT5 1LS up to Very low CT5 1LT up to Very low CT5 1NW up to Very low CT5 1QR up to Very low CT5 1QX up to Very low CT5 1QY up to Very low CT5 1QZ up to Very low CT5 1SF up to Very low CT5 1SG up to Very low CT5 1SU up to Very low CT5 2BF up to Very low CT5 2EL up to Very low CT5 2ET up to Very low CT5 2FB up to Very low CT5 4AF up to Very low CT5 4AH up to Very low CT5 4AZ up to Very low CT5 4BA up to Very low CT5 4BB up to Very low CT5 4BD up to Very low CT5 4BE up to Very low CT5 4BG up to Very low CT5 4BH up to Very low CT5 4BP up to Very low CT5 4BQ up to Very low CT5 4BS up to Very low CT5 4BX up to Very low CT5 4BZ up to Very low CT5 4EX up to Very low CT5 4EY up to Very low CT5 4HH up to Very low CT5 4HJ up to Very low CT5 4QR up to Very low CT5 4QY up to Very low CT5 4SB up to Very low CT5 4SE up to Very low CT5 4SF up to Very low CT5 4SG up to Very low CT5 4SQ up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near CT5

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

56 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (11 at warning level or above), most recently 8 January 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 CT5? 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.