Does SP8 4QA flood?

Up to Low likelihood

Properties in SP8 4QA 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
High	greater than 3.3%	0
Medium	1% – 3.3%	0
Low	0.1% – 1%	3
Very low	below 0.1%	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 around SP8 4QA

The ground here sits at about 73 m above sea level and falls 20 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the east, 6.7 m higher.

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Inside the full report for SP8 4QA

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SP8 4QA

Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the low likelihood band; 1 recorded flood nearby; 82 official warnings since 2006.

C 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: Yes ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···

Rivers & sea

Up to Low

Surface water

···

Groundwater

Not assessed

Historic flooding

Recorded nearby

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

Rivers & sea likelihood · illustrative

Surface water (flash flooding) · illustrative

Flood Zones 2 & 3 (planning) · illustrative

2050s projection (climate) · illustrative

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around SP8 4QA. 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 SP8 4QA

flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2006

of them full flood warnings or severe warnings

2026

most recent warning nearby (2026-02-08)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

Date	Recorded flood	Approx. distance
Oct 2021	Gillingham Oct 2021	~0.2 km

EA Recorded Flood Outlines — absence of a record never proves a place has not flooded. The full report tests whether any extent covered the exact spot.

Named storms that brought flooding here

2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 6 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 3 warnings nearby) · Chandra (2026, 1 warnings nearby) · Herminia (2025, 1 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for SP8 4QA

Gauge	River	Distance	Typical high	Highest on record
Gillingham Le Neubourg Way	River Stour	0.5 km	1.05 m	2.34 m
Lodden Bridge	River Lodden	0.5 km	1.82 m	3.46 m
Colesbrook	Shreen Water	1.6 km	0.75 m	1.83 m
Huntingford Bridge	Shreen Water	3.6 km	0.51 m	1.85 m

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

Storm overflows within 5 km

Overflow	Discharges into	Distance	Spills	Hours
Buckingham Road Pumping Station	River Stour	0.2 km	60 (2024)	368
Gillingham Water Recycling Centre	River Stour (upper)	0.4 km	76 (2024)	672
Brickyard Lane Pumping Station	River Stour	0.4 km	2 (2024)	10
Queen Street Cso	Shreen Water	0.5 km	26 (2024)	114

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

Flood defences

39 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~103 m (natural high ground, embankment, wall, flood gate). 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

SP8 4AA up to High SP8 4AD up to Medium SP8 4AG up to Medium SP8 4AJ up to Medium SP8 4AL up to Low SP8 4AN up to Low SP8 4AP up to High SP8 4AR up to High SP8 4AU up to Low SP8 4AW up to Low SP8 4AX up to High SP8 4AY up to High

At-risk postcodes near SP8 4QA — all in the SP8 district.

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