Halfway Bridge, West Sussex
Up to Low likelihood
Properties in GU28 9BP sit in the Environment Agency's Low flood-likelihood band (worst property). The band is the worst found in the postcode — it describes the land around properties (defence-adjusted, rivers & sea), not any single address, and not today's conditions.
| Likelihood band | Annual chance | Properties | Of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | greater than 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 2 | 0 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a low-likelihood area has a 2–22% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 22 m above sea level and falls 51 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-west, 43.6 m higher.
Because properties in the low likelihood band; 169 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around GU28 9BP. 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.
2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 19 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 9 warnings nearby) · Conall (2024, 5 warnings nearby) · Dennis (2020, 4 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway Bridge | River Lod | 0.3 km | 1.50 m | 2.93 m |
| Lodsbridge | River Rother | 0.8 km | 1.84 m | 4.59 m |
| Iping Mill | River Rother | 7.9 km | 1.10 m | 3.11 m |
| Hardham GS | — | 11.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Ambersham Wwtw | Tributary Of The River Rother | 1.3 km | 58 (2024) | 718 |
| Barnetts Bridge Graffham Ceo | Tributary Of River Rother | 3.0 km | 125 (2024) | 2,513 |
| Cso At The Wharf Ps South Ambersham | Freshwater River | 4.1 km | 1 (2024) | 7 |
| Lurgashall Wwtw | Tributary Of River Lod | 4.8 km | 18 (2024) | 164 |
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 GU28 9BP — all in the GU28 district.
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