Does Marshchapel flood?

What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Marshchapel

Ordnance Survey places 21 postcodes in Marshchapel 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 362 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.

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 Marshchapel

Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Marshchapel watch Buck Beck.

• Humberston Tidal
  Buck Beck · 7.8 km away 1.79 mAOD
  rises and falls with the tide · 25 min ago

Distances are from the middle of Marshchapel'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.

Flood warning areas near Marshchapel

12 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Marshchapel. The EA has issued 100 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 28 Feb 2026.

• Wider area at risk of tidal flooding from Tetney Lock to North Somercotes, including North Cotes, Fulstow, Marshchapel, Grainthorpe, Ludney, and Conisholme 1.8 km
• Isolated properties and villages near the Louth Canal from Austen Fen to Tetney Lock including Austen Fen, Grainthorpe Fen, Thoresby Bridge & Tetney Lock
  3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2025 2.1 km
• Humberston, Tetney Lock, Tetney and North Cotes Airfield including Church Lane, Sea Lane, Fitties Lane and Marsh Lane
  3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2017 2.5 km
• Louth Canal from Louth to Tetney Lock, the Waithe Beck from Binbrook to Tetney Lock and their tributaries, including the River Lud in Louth. Tributaries may also affect Utterby and Covenham St Mary
  66 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 3.1 km
• Covenham St Mary including Newbridge Lane
  6 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2025 5.4 km
• Humberston frontage from 4th Avenue to 12th Avenue
  4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2017 6.6 km
• Areas at risk near Buck Beck including Kings Road, Gayton Road, Thorganby Road and Wilton Road 8.5 km
• Cleethorpes frontage from Harrington Street to Humberston Fitties
  4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2017 8.5 km
• Properties near the Louth Canal from Keddington to High Bridge including Lock Road and Ashiwad Farm
  7 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Aug 2014 8.7 km
• Wider area at risk of tidal flooding in Cleethorpes and parts of Humberston
  2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Dec 2013 8.9 km
• Stewton Lane area in Louth to Saltfleet including Stewton, Saddleback Road, New Lands and Pump Lane
  3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jun 2019 9.8 km
• Donna Nook to Saltfleet frontage including Sunnydale Holiday Park and New Inn Caravan Park
  2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2017 9.9 km

Recorded floods near Marshchapel

Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Marshchapel, most recent first. Absence of a record does not mean a place has never flooded. See them on the map →

• 4 Jan 2025 — LNA_2025_01_Fluvial_Louth Canal
• 15 Feb 2020 — 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Dennis Drainage
• 8 Feb 2020 — 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Ciara Main river
• 10 Nov 2019 — LNA_2019_11_Poulton Drain Main river
• 7 Nov 2019 — 2019 November Flood Incident Main river
• 5 Dec 2013 — LNA_2013_12_Tidal_Witham_Haven Sea
• 31 Jan 1953 — LNA_1953_01_Lincolnshire Coastline Other

Rainfall near Marshchapel

The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (2.9 km away), recorded 0.0 mm in the last 24 hours and 9.8 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 40 min ago).

At-risk postcodes in Marshchapel

Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Marshchapel that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.

High likelihood (3)

Medium likelihood (10)

Low likelihood (8)

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.