Flood risk · Heybridge Basin

Flood risk for Heybridge Basin

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

High

36.5%

Medium

1.6%

Low

21.6%

Very low

17.1%

Surface water flooding

Very low

High

0.1%

Medium

0.4%

Low

3.9%

Nearest watercourse

River Blackwater

A canal, 252 m from the centre of Heybridge Basin

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 Heybridge Basin; 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.