Lowest Flood Risk Postcodes in London
Postcode sectors in the lowest Environment Agency flood band, in no particular order.
What this ranks on: nothing that separates one sector from another. The Environment Agency extract behind this page places every English sector in the same band, so every score ties and the order below carries no information. Treat it as a list of sectors, not a ranking, and check an address on the official service. It is not a judgement about where is a good place to live, and AreaIQ Places does not score areas. Check long-term flood risk (Environment Agency) →
| Sector | Flood band | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| • | BR1 1Bromley | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR1 2Bromley | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR1 3Bromley | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR1 4Bromley | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR1 5Bromley | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR1 9 | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR2 0Bromley | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR2 6Keston | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR2 7Bromley | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR2 8Bromley | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR2 9Bromley | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR3 1Beckenham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR3 3Beckenham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR3 4Beckenham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR3 5Beckenham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR3 6Beckenham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR3 9 | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR4 0West Wickham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR4 4 | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR4 9West Wickham | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR5 1Orpington | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR5 2Orpington | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR5 3Orpington | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR5 4Orpington | Not available | Open report → |
| • | BR6 0Orpington | Not available | Open report → |
Sources are named on each sector page. Figures describe whole postcode sectors, never a single address or street.
Other rankings for London
Lowest Flood Risk Postcodes elsewhere
Questions
Which postcodes in London have the lowest flood risk?
We cannot answer that from the data we hold, and this page does not try to. The Environment Agency extract behind it places every English postcode sector in Zone 1, which is the value our processing starts from rather than a finding about any particular place, so every sector ties and the order of the list below carries no information. Check a specific address on the Environment Agency service, which is free and current.
How do I check flood risk for a specific property in London?
Use the official checker at check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk for England, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA in Scotland, or the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. Flood risk is assessed per address, not per postcode sector, and a professional flood risk assessment is the right step before a purchase in a lower-lying area.