Does Aldershot flood?
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Aldershot
Ordnance Survey places 54 postcodes in Aldershot in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset (Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea). Each postcode is counted once, under the worst band any of its properties reaches; together they hold 427 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 20 | 85 | 77 |
| Medium | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Low | 32 | 328 | 209 |
| Very low | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All bands | 54 | 427 | 288 |
This dataset covers flooding from rivers and the sea only — one of five flood sources. Surface water, groundwater, sewers and reservoirs are assessed separately, so a postcode missing from it is not proof that a place cannot flood. The band describes the land around properties (allowing for defences), not any single address and not today's conditions.
Rivers and live river levels near Aldershot
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Aldershot watch River Blackwater, River Wey, Cove Brook, Fleet Brook, River Hart.
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Tongham
River Blackwater · 0.8 km away 0.77 m
normal range · 35 min ago -
Farnham Structure
River Wey · 5.5 km away 0.13 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 50 min ago -
Cove Hazel Avenue
Cove Brook · 5.8 km away No recent reading
last reported 26 Oct 2026 02:00 -
Farnborough
River Blackwater · 6.1 km away 0.83 m
normal range · 35 min ago -
Tilford
River Wey · 6.7 km away 0.24 m
normal range · 35 min ago -
Mayfield Road Structure
Cove Brook · 7.3 km away 1.13 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 35 min ago -
Kings Road Bridge
Fleet Brook · 7.5 km away 68.93 mAOD
normal range · steady · 1 h ago -
Crondall Bridge
River Hart · 8.0 km away No recent reading
last reported 26 Oct 2026 00:00 -
Crondall Pond
River Hart · 8.4 km away 0.40 m
normal range · steady · 1 h ago -
Crookham Village
River Hart · 8.8 km away 0.45 m
normal range · steady · 35 min ago
Distances are from the middle of Aldershot's at-risk postcodes. Tidal and structure gauges are shown as readings only — the tide and sluice gates move them, not floods. A gauge with no recent reading shows no level.
The watercourse nearest Aldershot
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Blackwater River, about 450 m from the middle of Aldershot's at-risk postcodes. It flows into the River Loddon about 30 km downstream.
- Next gauge downstreamFarnborough, about 7.5 km along the river.
Normal · easing · 35 min ago
After that, Blackwater Bridge, about 13 km along the river. - Storm overflows3 storm overflows are traced upstream of Farnborough on the river map. See them on its page.
- Upstream on this watercourseTongham, about 520 m up the river.
Normal · easing · 35 min ago
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on Blackwater River nearest the middle of Aldershot's at-risk postcodes. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Flood warning areas near Aldershot
12 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Aldershot. The EA has issued 146 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 27 Jan 2026.
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River Blackwater at Badshot Lea
no warning on record since 2006 1.6 km -
River Blackwater at Aldershot and Farnborough including Lakeside Park, Ash Vale, Farnborough Park and Mytchett, Hampshire and Surrey
no warning on record since 2006 3.3 km -
River Wey at Farnham and Waverley Abbey, Surrey
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Feb 2020 5.2 km -
Cove Brook at West Farnborough including West Heath and Rafborough
no warning on record since 2006 6.3 km -
River Wey at Tilford, Surrey
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2020 6.5 km -
Properties near the Fleet Brook along Reading Road, Aldershot Road and north of Fleet Pond, and also properties near the Pinegrove Stream in the Pondtail area
no warning on record since 2006 7.1 km -
River Wey at Elstead and Eashing, Surrey
18 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2026 7.2 km -
Cove Brook at Farnborough including Hawley Bridge, Hampshire
no warning on record since 2006 7.7 km -
Properties off The Borough, The Withies, Redlands Lane and Pankridge Street, Crondall
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2024 8.1 km -
Communities at risk of groundwater flooding in the Crondall area
3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Mar 2024 8.4 km -
Properties at Mill Lane, Rapleys Field and Law Meadows
no warning on record since 2006 8.6 km -
Upper River Wey including Alton, Farnham, Bordon, Frensham, Tilford, Godalming, Guildford and Peasmarsh
120 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2026 9.7 km
Recorded floods near Aldershot
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Aldershot, most recent first. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See them on the map →
- 1 Jan 1990 — 06FebruaryWinter1990 Main river
- 1 Jan 1968 — 06SeptemberAutumn1968 Main river
- 1 Jan 1960 — 06JuneSummer1960 Main river
Rainfall near Aldershot
Aldershot gets about 754 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 88 mm; driest May, 47 mm). That is 35% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.4 km from the place centre.
The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (2.8 km away), recorded 0.0 mm in the last 24 hours and 67.8 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 35 min ago).
At-risk postcodes in Aldershot
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Aldershot that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.
High likelihood (20)
Medium likelihood (2)
Low likelihood (32)
Postcode districts
Sources
FloodRadar summarises public flood data. It is not a flood-risk survey of any property, and it does not replace official GOV.UK flood warnings or the GOV.UK long-term flood risk service.
Flood-risk bands: © 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.
Recorded Flood Outlines, flood warning areas and warning history © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
River levels and rainfall: Environment Agency real-time flood-monitoring data, updated every 15 minutes (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.