Does Waterlooville flood?
Flood warnings in force near Waterlooville
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Flood alert — Langstone to Emsworth Harbour
Flooding is possible for 1 hour either side of Wednesday afternoon's tide at 12:21 on 28/10/2026 7.9 km -
Flood alert — Portsmouth
flooding is expected but tides are higher than usual 8.0 km
From the Environment Agency (England). Always check the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188.
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Waterlooville
Ordnance Survey places 36 postcodes in Waterlooville 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 245 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 17 | 90 | 66 |
| Medium | 3 | 29 | 28 |
| Low | 15 | 115 | 90 |
| Very low | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| All bands | 36 | 245 | 184 |
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 Waterlooville
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Waterlooville watch River Wallington, Hermitage Stream, River Lavant, West Brook, River Ems, River Meon.
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Denmead
River Wallington · 1.3 km away 33.39 mAOD
normal range · 29 min ago -
Havant
Hermitage Stream · 5.0 km away 5.11 mAOD
normal range · 29 min ago -
Crosslands Drive
River Lavant · 5.5 km away 0.13 m
normal range · 29 min ago -
West Street
River Lavant · 5.7 km away 7.07 mAOD
normal range · steady · 29 min ago -
Emsworth
West Brook · 8.4 km away 1.86 mAOD
normal range · 29 min ago -
Westbourne
River Ems · 8.5 km away 0.07 m
normal range · steady · 44 min ago -
North Fareham weir Structure
River Wallington · 9.1 km away 0.23 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 29 min ago -
Mislingford
River Meon · 9.3 km away 0.23 m
normal range · steady · 29 min ago
Distances are from the middle of Waterlooville'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 Waterlooville
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Wallington River, about 520 m from the middle of Waterlooville's at-risk postcodes. It flows on to the sea.
- Next gauge downstreamNORTH FAREHAM GS, about 12 km along the river.
Rising · 30 min ago - Storm overflows2 storm overflows are traced upstream of NORTH FAREHAM GS on the river map. See them on its page.
- Nearest gauge upstreamNone on the river map within 30 km upstream.
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 Wallington River nearest the middle of Waterlooville'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 Waterlooville
28 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Waterlooville. The EA has issued 579 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 26 Oct 2026.
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Mead End Stream at Denmead
no warning on record since 2006 2.1 km -
Mead End Stream at Denmead
3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 2.1 km -
Areas at risk of groundwater flooding in Denmead in Hampshire, including Anmore Road
10 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Mar 2026 2.1 km -
Hermitage Stream from Leigh Park to Bedhampton
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 3.9 km -
Leigh Park, New Road and Mill Lane Old Bedhampton on the Hermitage Stream
no warning on record since 2006 3.9 km -
River Wallington from World's End to Wallington
15 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 5.2 km -
Eastern Road, Havant Town Centre, Park Road North and South and Brockhampton Road on the Lavant Stream
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2023 5.5 km -
Areas at risk of groundwater flooding in Hambledon in Hampshire
81 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Mar 2026 5.6 km -
Tidal areas from North Harbour to Brockhampton, including Port Solent, Horsea Island, Highbury and Farlington Marshes
no warning on record since 2006 5.7 km -
Coastal area from Port Solent to Brockhampton including Farlington Marshes
11 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Apr 2024 5.7 km -
West Leigh, Crosslands Drive and Lavant Road on the Lavant Stream
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 5.7 km -
Lavant Stream from Woodberry Lane to Langstone and Brockhampton
3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 5.8 km
Recorded floods near Waterlooville
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Waterlooville, most recent first. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See them on the map →
- 5 Mar 2014 — East Hampshire Winter 13/14 Other
- 22 Feb 2014 — Enmore Road, Denmead, Winter 13/14 Other
- 21 Jan 2014 — Hambledon, Winter 13/14 Main river
- 1 Dec 2002 — Winter 2002/03gw_Lavant Stream_Aerial(1) Ephemeral watercourse
- 1 Dec 2000 — Winter 2000/01g_Lavant Stream_Havant River
- 1 Nov 2000 — Winter 2000/01gw_River Wallington_Hambledon Main river
- 1 Nov 2000 — Winter 2000/01g_North Purbrook Heath_Purbrook
- 9 Oct 2000 — 09/10/2000_River Wallington_Waterlooville (1)
- 9 Oct 2000 — 09/10/2000_River Wallington_Waterlooville (2) River
- 1 Oct 2000 — Winter 2000/01gw_River Wallington_Denmead Ephemeral watercourse
- 1 Jan 2000 — General_Lavant Stream_Havant(1)
- 7 Mar 1991 — 07/03/1991_Brockhampton Stream_Brockhampton Main river
…and 1 earlier recorded flood on the map.
Rainfall near Waterlooville
Waterlooville gets about 949 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 113 mm; driest May, 51 mm). That is 18% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.2 km from the place centre.
The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (4.7 km away), recorded 4.3 mm in the last 24 hours and 110.8 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 30 min ago).
At-risk postcodes in Waterlooville
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Waterlooville that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.
High likelihood (17)
Medium likelihood (3)
Low likelihood (15)
Very low likelihood (1)
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.