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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:00:05 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Buxted is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex in England. The parish is situated on the Weald, north of Uckfield; the settlements of Five Ash Down, Heron's Ghyll and High Hurstwood are included within its boundaries. At one time its importance lay in the Wealden iron industry, and later it became commercially important in the poultry and egg industry.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Uck, about 10 m from the middle of Buxted's gauges. It flows into the River Ouse about 11 km downstream.
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 the River Uck nearest the middle of Buxted's gauges. 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.
Buxted is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Uck, in East Sussex. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Uck is monitored by 1 station (Buxted). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 7 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Buxted. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: River Uck, at Buxted, between Parsonage Wood and Hempstead Mill, including the Old Mill area; River Uck and the Framfield, Ridgewood and Tickerage Streams; Southern and Southwestern sides of Olives Meadow Road in Uckfield; River Uck from Hempstead Lane to the A22 at Uckfield, including Mill Lane, River Way, High Street and the Bellbrook Industrial Estate.
There are 12 storm overflows within 5km of Buxted. None of the 9 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (3 have no live status right now). Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Buxted, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Buxted gets about 865 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 103 mm; driest April, 50 mm). That is 26% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.0 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Buxted has river level monitoring on River Uck — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 1 recorded flood extent around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2000. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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