Does PO20 flood?

Yes — parts of the PO20 district carry real flood risk: 130 of its 373 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The PO20 postcode district covers The Witterings, Sidlesham with Selsey North, Barnham, close to Selsey, Bosham, Chichester, and surrounding villages in parts of West Sussex and Hampshire.

373 postcodes in the PO20 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 130 high, 72 medium, 121 low, 50 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 PO20 postcodes are at risk?

PO20 0BY up to High PO20 0DA up to High PO20 0DB up to High PO20 0DH up to High PO20 0DJ up to High PO20 0DL up to High PO20 0DN up to High PO20 0DP up to High PO20 0DQ up to High PO20 0DR up to High PO20 0DS up to High PO20 0DT up to High PO20 0DW up to High PO20 0DY up to High PO20 0EG up to High PO20 0EH up to High PO20 0EN up to High PO20 0EQ up to High PO20 0ER up to High PO20 0ES up to High PO20 0ET up to High PO20 0EU up to High PO20 0EW up to High PO20 0EX up to High PO20 0EY up to High PO20 0EZ up to High PO20 0HA up to High PO20 0HB up to High PO20 0HD up to High PO20 0JG up to High PO20 0NR up to High PO20 0NS up to High PO20 0NT up to High PO20 0NU up to High PO20 0NX up to High PO20 0PD up to High PO20 0PE up to High PO20 0PF up to High PO20 0PG up to High PO20 0PJ up to High PO20 0PR up to High PO20 0PW up to High PO20 0SR up to High PO20 0ST up to High PO20 0SU up to High PO20 0SX up to High PO20 0SY up to High PO20 0SZ up to High PO20 0TA up to High PO20 0TE up to High PO20 0TX up to High PO20 0UA up to High PO20 0UD up to High PO20 0UG up to High PO20 0UQ up to High PO20 1PB up to High PO20 1PD up to High PO20 2DW up to High PO20 7AA up to High PO20 7AG up to High PO20 7BB up to High PO20 7BG up to High PO20 7DL up to High PO20 7EE up to High PO20 7EJ up to High PO20 7HJ up to High PO20 7JW up to High PO20 7NB up to High PO20 7NR up to High PO20 7PA up to High PO20 7PE up to High PO20 8AJ up to High PO20 8AU up to High PO20 8DD up to High PO20 8DG up to High PO20 8DJ up to High PO20 8DN up to High PO20 8DQ up to High PO20 8DW up to High PO20 8DY up to High PO20 8DZ up to High PO20 8EB up to High PO20 8ED up to High PO20 8EE up to High PO20 8EF up to High PO20 8ET up to High PO20 8EU up to High PO20 8EX up to High PO20 8EY up to High PO20 8EZ up to High PO20 8FE up to High PO20 8FF up to High PO20 8HA up to High PO20 8HB up to High PO20 8HD up to High PO20 8HE up to High PO20 8HF up to High PO20 8HG up to High PO20 8HH up to High PO20 8HJ up to High PO20 8HQ up to High PO20 8JH up to High PO20 8JJ up to High PO20 8JP up to High PO20 8JR up to High PO20 8JW up to High PO20 8LG up to High PO20 8PF up to High PO20 8PH up to High PO20 8PP up to High PO20 8QH up to High PO20 8RH up to High PO20 8RS up to High PO20 8RX up to High PO20 8SB up to High PO20 9BF up to High PO20 9BH up to High PO20 9BJ up to High PO20 9BL up to High PO20 9BQ up to High PO20 9BS up to High PO20 9BT up to High PO20 9BX up to High PO20 9BZ up to High PO20 9DL up to High PO20 9DT up to High PO20 9EE up to High PO20 9EL up to High PO20 9HB up to High PO20 9HR up to High PO20 0BX up to Medium PO20 0BZ up to Medium PO20 0DF up to Medium PO20 0EB up to Medium PO20 0EJ up to Medium PO20 0LU up to Medium PO20 0PA up to Medium PO20 0PB up to Medium PO20 0PH up to Medium PO20 0PL up to Medium PO20 0SN up to Medium PO20 0SP up to Medium PO20 0SW up to Medium PO20 0TB up to Medium PO20 0TN up to Medium PO20 0TU up to Medium PO20 0TW up to Medium PO20 0UB up to Medium PO20 0UE up to Medium PO20 2DP up to Medium PO20 3QS up to Medium PO20 3QT up to Medium PO20 3QU up to Medium PO20 3QZ up to Medium PO20 3RH up to Medium PO20 3TL up to Medium PO20 3TP up to Medium PO20 3UD up to Medium PO20 3UH up to Medium PO20 3UN up to Medium PO20 3UQ up to Medium PO20 3XL up to Medium PO20 3YA up to Medium PO20 3YL up to Medium PO20 3YT up to Medium PO20 7AN up to Medium PO20 7AW up to Medium PO20 7DJ up to Medium PO20 8BG up to Medium PO20 8BJ up to Medium PO20 8BN up to Medium PO20 8BT up to Medium PO20 8BU up to Medium PO20 8BX up to Medium PO20 8DA up to Medium PO20 8DF up to Medium PO20 8DH up to Medium PO20 8DL up to Medium PO20 8DP up to Medium PO20 8DR up to Medium PO20 8DS up to Medium PO20 8EA up to Medium PO20 8EQ up to Medium PO20 8FB up to Medium PO20 8FY up to Medium PO20 8JN up to Medium PO20 8NT up to Medium PO20 8NU up to Medium PO20 8PB up to Medium PO20 8PD up to Medium PO20 8PE up to Medium PO20 8QR up to Medium PO20 8QU up to Medium PO20 8RA up to Medium PO20 8RE up to Medium PO20 8RR up to Medium PO20 9BG up to Medium PO20 9BY up to Medium PO20 9DF up to Medium PO20 9DP up to Medium PO20 9DR up to Medium PO20 9EJ up to Medium PO20 0AF up to Low PO20 0AY up to Low PO20 0AZ up to Low PO20 0BU up to Low PO20 0DU up to Low PO20 0DX up to Low PO20 0DZ up to Low PO20 0EA up to Low PO20 0EL up to Low PO20 0HE up to Low PO20 0HG up to Low PO20 0HH up to Low PO20 0HQ up to Low PO20 0HU up to Low PO20 0HY up to Low PO20 0HZ up to Low PO20 0JA up to Low PO20 0JB up to Low PO20 0JE up to Low PO20 0LL up to Low PO20 0LT up to Low PO20 0NY up to Low PO20 0NZ up to Low PO20 0PN up to Low PO20 0PP up to Low PO20 0PQ up to Low PO20 0SA up to Low PO20 0SE up to Low PO20 0SF up to Low PO20 0SG up to Low PO20 0SH up to Low PO20 0SJ up to Low PO20 0SL up to Low PO20 0TD up to Low PO20 0TT up to Low PO20 0TY up to Low PO20 0TZ up to Low PO20 0UF up to Low PO20 1EL up to Low PO20 2DN up to Low PO20 2DU up to Low PO20 2FH up to Low PO20 2GL up to Low PO20 3AS up to Low PO20 3GU up to Low PO20 3QJ up to Low PO20 3QX up to Low PO20 3QY up to Low PO20 3RJ up to Low PO20 3RL up to Low PO20 3RU up to Low PO20 3TJ up to Low PO20 3TR up to Low PO20 3TS up to Low PO20 3TT up to Low PO20 3UB up to Low PO20 3UG up to Low PO20 3UJ up to Low PO20 3UP up to Low PO20 3UR up to Low PO20 3US up to Low PO20 3UT up to Low PO20 3UW up to Low PO20 3WH up to Low PO20 3YX up to Low PO20 7AD up to Low PO20 7AQ up to Low PO20 7BD up to Low PO20 7BN up to Low PO20 7BP up to Low PO20 7DF up to Low PO20 7LX up to Low PO20 7NE up to Low PO20 7NN up to Low PO20 7NS up to Low PO20 7NW up to Low PO20 8AQ up to Low PO20 8BB up to Low PO20 8BH up to Low PO20 8BP up to Low PO20 8DB up to Low PO20 8DX up to Low PO20 8FH up to Low PO20 8FL up to Low PO20 8FW up to Low PO20 8FZ up to Low PO20 8HN up to Low PO20 8HP up to Low PO20 8HR up to Low PO20 8JU up to Low PO20 8JX up to Low PO20 8LA up to Low PO20 8NH up to Low PO20 8NJ up to Low PO20 8NL up to Low PO20 8NR up to Low PO20 8NS up to Low PO20 8NX up to Low PO20 8NY up to Low PO20 8NZ up to Low PO20 8PA up to Low PO20 8PG up to Low PO20 8PJ up to Low PO20 8PQ up to Low PO20 8PS up to Low PO20 8PT up to Low PO20 8PU up to Low PO20 8PY up to Low PO20 8QX up to Low PO20 8RB up to Low PO20 8RG up to Low PO20 8RL up to Low PO20 8RP up to Low PO20 8RQ up to Low PO20 8SR up to Low PO20 8UA up to Low PO20 9AY up to Low PO20 9DD up to Low PO20 9ED up to Low PO20 9EP up to Low PO20 9HA up to Low PO20 0JN up to Very low PO20 0JR up to Very low PO20 0LJ up to Very low PO20 0NQ up to Very low PO20 1LJ up to Very low PO20 1LN up to Very low PO20 1NB up to Very low PO20 1PS up to Very low PO20 1PT up to Very low PO20 1PU up to Very low PO20 1PX up to Very low PO20 1XJ up to Very low PO20 2AG up to Very low PO20 2GD up to Very low PO20 3TF up to Very low PO20 7EH up to Very low PO20 7EN up to Very low PO20 7JJ up to Very low PO20 7JP up to Very low PO20 7JS up to Very low PO20 7LR up to Very low PO20 7LT up to Very low PO20 7LU up to Very low PO20 7LW up to Very low PO20 7LZ up to Very low PO20 7NA up to Very low PO20 7ND up to Very low PO20 7NF up to Very low PO20 7NX up to Very low PO20 7NY up to Very low PO20 7QX up to Very low PO20 7RP up to Very low PO20 8AA up to Very low PO20 8AB up to Very low PO20 8AD up to Very low PO20 8AH up to Very low PO20 8AT up to Very low PO20 8AX up to Very low PO20 8FD up to Very low PO20 8HL up to Very low PO20 8HS up to Very low PO20 8HT up to Very low PO20 8JS up to Very low PO20 8JT up to Very low PO20 8JZ up to Very low PO20 8LQ up to Very low PO20 8LT up to Very low PO20 9DG up to Very low PO20 9HT up to Very low PO20 9JD up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near PO20

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

282 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (50 at warning level or above), most recently 26 February 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

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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.