Flood risk · Gravesend

Flood risk for Gravesend

Indicative risk for the kilometre square around the centre, from the Environment Agency’s national flood risk assessment. Always check a specific property address on the official map before buying or building.

River & sea flooding

Very low

High

0.3%

Medium

0.7%

Low

0.2%

Very low

3.9%

Surface water flooding

Low

High

1.8%

Medium

0.9%

Low

2.4%

Nearest watercourse

Pincocks Trough Sewer

A tidal river, 714 m from the centre of Gravesend

For a property-specific flood risk check, use the official Environment Agency service at check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk.

Environment Agency National Flood Risk Assessment (NaFRA2, January 2025): the level shown is the highest risk that applies to at least 5% of the 1 km square centred on Gravesend; bars show each level’s share of that square. Nearest named watercourse from OS Open Rivers. Contains Environment Agency and Ordnance Survey data, Open Government Licence.