Not in an at-risk area
EN7 6PH 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 EN7 or get the full picture below.
The ground here sits at about 109 m above sea level and falls 32 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-south-east, 0.9 m higher.
Because 1 recorded flood nearby; 174 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around EN7 6PH. 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 1992 | 06SeptemberAutumn1992 | ~7.4 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, 14 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 4 warnings nearby) · St Jude storm 2013 (2013, 2 warnings nearby) · Angus (2016, 2 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshunt, Rosedale Way | Rags Brook | 2.6 km | 1.84 m | 1.69 m |
| Cheshunt, Windmill Lane | Small River Lee | 5.4 km | 2.10 m | 1.97 m |
| Waterhall | River Lee | 5.6 km | 0.60 m | 1.16 m |
| Cheshunt, Trinity Lane | Theobalds Brook | 5.8 km | 1.10 m | 1.21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brickendon Wwtw | Harmonds Brook West Arm | 3.8 km | 95 (2024) | 1,252 |
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 EN7 6PH — all in the EN7 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 EN7 district.