Does SE13 flood?

Yes — parts of the SE13 district carry real flood risk: 109 of its 173 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The SE13 postcode district covers Lewisham Central, Lee Green, Ladywell, Blackheath, close to Hither Green, Catford, Grove Park, and surrounding villages in Greater London.

173 postcodes in the SE13 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 109 high, 33 medium, 18 low, 13 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 SE13 postcodes are at risk?

SE13 5AB up to High SE13 5AD up to High SE13 5AF up to High SE13 5AG up to High SE13 5AJ up to High SE13 5AQ up to High SE13 5FH up to High SE13 5HS up to High SE13 5HT up to High SE13 5HU up to High SE13 5HY up to High SE13 5JD up to High SE13 5JH up to High SE13 5LD up to High SE13 5LF up to High SE13 5LP up to High SE13 5LQ up to High SE13 5LR up to High SE13 5LS up to High SE13 5LW up to High SE13 5LX up to High SE13 5LY up to High SE13 5LZ up to High SE13 5NA up to High SE13 5NB up to High SE13 5ND up to High SE13 5NJ up to High SE13 5NL up to High SE13 5NN up to High SE13 5NQ up to High SE13 5NS up to High SE13 5PR up to High SE13 5PT up to High SE13 5QB up to High SE13 5RH up to High SE13 5RQ up to High SE13 6BE up to High SE13 6BG up to High SE13 6EE up to High SE13 6JY up to High SE13 6NL up to High SE13 7AA up to High SE13 7AD up to High SE13 7AE up to High SE13 7AF up to High SE13 7AG up to High SE13 7BG up to High SE13 7BJ up to High SE13 7BL up to High SE13 7DP up to High SE13 7DS up to High SE13 7EP up to High SE13 7ES up to High SE13 7EX up to High SE13 7EY up to High SE13 7FX up to High SE13 7GT up to High SE13 7GU up to High SE13 7GZ up to High SE13 7HA up to High SE13 7HB up to High SE13 7HD up to High SE13 7HE up to High SE13 7HT up to High SE13 7JA up to High SE13 7JG up to High SE13 7JZ up to High SE13 7LL up to High SE13 7LW up to High SE13 7NX up to High SE13 7NZ up to High SE13 7PA up to High SE13 7QD up to High SE13 7QT up to High SE13 7RE up to High SE13 7RF up to High SE13 7RG up to High SE13 7RH up to High SE13 7RJ up to High SE13 7RL up to High SE13 7RQ up to High SE13 7RS up to High SE13 7RW up to High SE13 7SB up to High SE13 7SD up to High SE13 7SE up to High SE13 7SF up to High SE13 7SH up to High SE13 7SL up to High SE13 7SN up to High SE13 7SP up to High SE13 7TA up to High SE13 7TQ up to High SE13 7UL up to High SE13 7UN up to High SE13 7UQ up to High SE13 7UT up to High SE13 7UU up to High SE13 7UW up to High SE13 7UX up to High SE13 7XA up to High SE13 7XB up to High SE13 7XD up to High SE13 7XE up to High SE13 7XF up to High SE13 7XG up to High SE13 7XU up to High SE13 7YL up to High SE13 7YY up to High SE13 5FF up to Medium SE13 5LG up to Medium SE13 5LT up to Medium SE13 5NH up to Medium SE13 5PL up to Medium SE13 6AT up to Medium SE13 6BB up to Medium SE13 6LE up to Medium SE13 6LQ up to Medium SE13 7BB up to Medium SE13 7BN up to Medium SE13 7BQ up to Medium SE13 7DJ up to Medium SE13 7FQ up to Medium SE13 7FR up to Medium SE13 7FT up to Medium SE13 7FU up to Medium SE13 7FW up to Medium SE13 7FY up to Medium SE13 7FZ up to Medium SE13 7GA up to Medium SE13 7GD up to Medium SE13 7GE up to Medium SE13 7GG up to Medium SE13 7GH up to Medium SE13 7GP up to Medium SE13 7GR up to Medium SE13 7GS up to Medium SE13 7HP up to Medium SE13 7JX up to Medium SE13 7LN up to Medium SE13 7QU up to Medium SE13 7US up to Medium SE13 5AE up to Low SE13 5AS up to Low SE13 5AU up to Low SE13 5BF up to Low SE13 5FD up to Low SE13 5FG up to Low SE13 5HB up to Low SE13 5HX up to Low SE13 5HZ up to Low SE13 5NF up to Low SE13 5NP up to Low SE13 5PD up to Low SE13 5RG up to Low SE13 6JB up to Low SE13 6JG up to Low SE13 7BP up to Low SE13 7GB up to Low SE13 7RN up to Low SE13 5AT up to Very low SE13 5ES up to Very low SE13 5JX up to Very low SE13 5JZ up to Very low SE13 5LU up to Very low SE13 5PB up to Very low SE13 5PZ up to Very low SE13 5QP up to Very low SE13 6JZ up to Very low SE13 7BE up to Very low SE13 7DL up to Very low SE13 7NJ up to Very low SE13 7RB up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near SE13

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

219 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (13 at warning level or above), most recently 27 August 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

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

SE12 SE14 SE11 SE15 SE10 SE16 SE17 SE9

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.