Does PO20 0EX flood?

Selsey, West Sussex

Up to High likelihood

Properties in PO20 0EX sit in the Environment Agency's High 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 bandAnnual chancePropertiesOf which homes
Highgreater than 3.3%11
Medium1% – 3.3%3333
Low0.1% – 1%00
Very lowbelow 0.1%00

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a high-likelihood area has at least a 57% chance of flooding at least once.

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Inside the full report for PO20 0EX

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
PO20 0EX
Elevated flood risk — professional assessment recommended

Because properties in the high likelihood band; 90 official warnings since 2006.

E Today — indicative grade (A best → E)
··· By the 2050s — EA climate scenario (in the full report)
⚑ Official warning within 10 km: Yes ⚑ Recorded flood nearby: No ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
Up to High
Surface water
···
Groundwater
Not assessed
Historic flooding
None within ~1 km
Warning history · flood map with building picker · 2050s view · insurance outlook · every dataset receipt — 18 sections

Flood-risk map of this area

Environment Agency flood-likelihood cells
High (>3.3%/yr) Medium Low Very low Marker = postcode centre Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around PO20 0EX. 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.

Official flood warnings near PO20 0EX

90
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2011
11
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-01-08)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Named storms that brought flooding here

2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 15 warnings nearby) · Franklin (2022, 3 warnings nearby) · Barra (2021, 2 warnings nearby) · Eunice (2022, 2 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for PO20 0EX

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Bognor Aldingbourne Rife 10.0 km 1.25 m 1.14 m
SHRIPNEY RL 10.1 km
Chichester Tozer Way River Lavant 11.3 km 14.20 m 14.07 m
Bosham Moreton Road Bosham Stream 12.1 km 0.75 m 1.00 m

Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.

Storm overflows within 5 km

OverflowDischarges intoDistanceSpillsHours
East Beach Road Selsey Ceo 0.3 km 2 (2024) 16
Gillingham Road Gillingham Cso 0.3 km 0 (2024) 0
East Beach Road Selsey Cso English Channel 0.3 km 0 (2024) 0
Outside 83 East Beach Selsey Ceo English Channel 0.4 km 27 (2024) 174

Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.

Flood defences

11 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~165 m (wall, flood gate, demountable defence, beach). Defences reduce risk, never remove it.

What the full property report adds

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.

Flood risk at nearby postcodes

At-risk postcodes near PO20 0EX — all in the PO20 district.

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