Does ME2 flood?

Yes — parts of the ME2 district carry real flood risk: 97 of its 171 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The ME2 postcode district covers Strood Rural, Strood North & Frindsbury, Cuxton, Halling & Riverside, Strood West, close to Sandling, Tilbury, and surrounding villages in parts of Kent and Essex.

171 postcodes in the ME2 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 97 high, 8 medium, 51 low, 15 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 ME2 postcodes are at risk?

ME2 1AB up to High ME2 1AJ up to High ME2 1AQ up to High ME2 1AY up to High ME2 1DB up to High ME2 1NQ up to High ME2 2AA up to High ME2 2AB up to High ME2 2AD up to High ME2 2AE up to High ME2 2AG up to High ME2 2AH up to High ME2 2AQ up to High ME2 2AU up to High ME2 2BA up to High ME2 2BH up to High ME2 2BJ up to High ME2 2BL up to High ME2 2BQ up to High ME2 2BT up to High ME2 2DE up to High ME2 2DZ up to High ME2 2EG up to High ME2 2JD up to High ME2 2JH up to High ME2 2WJ up to High ME2 2ZD up to High ME2 2ZL up to High ME2 4AB up to High ME2 4AG up to High ME2 4AH up to High ME2 4AP up to High ME2 4AR up to High ME2 4AT up to High ME2 4AU up to High ME2 4AX up to High ME2 4BA up to High ME2 4BB up to High ME2 4BD up to High ME2 4BG up to High ME2 4BJ up to High ME2 4BL up to High ME2 4BN up to High ME2 4BP up to High ME2 4BX up to High ME2 4BY up to High ME2 4DA up to High ME2 4DB up to High ME2 4DD up to High ME2 4DG up to High ME2 4DL up to High ME2 4DQ up to High ME2 4DR up to High ME2 4DT up to High ME2 4DU up to High ME2 4DW up to High ME2 4DZ up to High ME2 4EB up to High ME2 4ED up to High ME2 4EE up to High ME2 4EF up to High ME2 4EJ up to High ME2 4EQ up to High ME2 4ES up to High ME2 4EW up to High ME2 4FR up to High ME2 4GA up to High ME2 4GB up to High ME2 4GD up to High ME2 4GE up to High ME2 4GN up to High ME2 4HZ up to High ME2 4NA up to High ME2 4NS up to High ME2 4QS up to High ME2 4QT up to High ME2 4SB up to High ME2 4SF up to High ME2 4SG up to High ME2 4SH up to High ME2 4SJ up to High ME2 4SL up to High ME2 4TG up to High ME2 4TJ up to High ME2 4TN up to High ME2 4TP up to High ME2 4TR up to High ME2 4TS up to High ME2 4UN up to High ME2 4UX up to High ME2 4UZ up to High ME2 4WQ up to High ME2 4WR up to High ME2 4WS up to High ME2 4XL up to High ME2 4XS up to High ME2 4XY up to High ME2 4AZ up to Medium ME2 4DE up to Medium ME2 4DJ up to Medium ME2 4DP up to Medium ME2 4EN up to Medium ME2 4HN up to Medium ME2 4HU up to Medium ME2 4TW up to Medium ME2 1AP up to Low ME2 1FG up to Low ME2 1FJ up to Low ME2 1FL up to Low ME2 1FR up to Low ME2 1FS up to Low ME2 1GD up to Low ME2 2BD up to Low ME2 2EP up to Low ME2 2QF up to Low ME2 2WB up to Low ME2 2WD up to Low ME2 2WE up to Low ME2 2ZA up to Low ME2 2ZE up to Low ME2 2ZF up to Low ME2 2ZG up to Low ME2 2ZH up to Low ME2 2ZJ up to Low ME2 2ZP up to Low ME2 4AD up to Low ME2 4AF up to Low ME2 4BH up to Low ME2 4DF up to Low ME2 4DN up to Low ME2 4DY up to Low ME2 4ER up to Low ME2 4FA up to Low ME2 4FB up to Low ME2 4FD up to Low ME2 4FE up to Low ME2 4FN up to Low ME2 4FX up to Low ME2 4HQ up to Low ME2 4JF up to Low ME2 4JW up to Low ME2 4LF up to Low ME2 4LU up to Low ME2 4LX up to Low ME2 4LY up to Low ME2 4NP up to Low ME2 4NR up to Low ME2 4NW up to Low ME2 4SQ up to Low ME2 4TD up to Low ME2 4UY up to Low ME2 4XA up to Low ME2 4XD up to Low ME2 4XG up to Low ME2 4XH up to Low ME2 4XW up to Low ME2 4EL up to Very low ME2 4FF up to Very low ME2 4GU up to Very low ME2 4LT up to Very low ME2 4LW up to Very low ME2 4NF up to Very low ME2 4NZ up to Very low ME2 4QP up to Very low ME2 4QW up to Very low ME2 4WU up to Very low ME2 4WW up to Very low ME2 4WX up to Very low ME2 4XB up to Very low ME2 4XP up to Very low ME2 4XQ up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near ME2

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

Allington Marina on the River Medway — 11.4 km away, highest on record 1.08m
EAST FARLEIGH GS — 15.2 km away
East Farleigh Gate Upstream on the River Medway — 15.4 km away, highest on record 5.38m
Teston on the River Medway — 16.2 km away, highest on record 3.90m

306 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (52 at warning level or above), most recently 28 September 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded flood extents near the district (Environment Agency record):

07301E900/C100_FEB1953_Isle of Grain (1953) — about 9.2 km from the centre

Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.

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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.