Flood risk · Sandwich

Flood risk for Sandwich

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

15.1%

Medium

6.1%

Low

29.2%

Very low

1.5%

Surface water flooding

Low

High

0.5%

Medium

1.4%

Low

4.2%

Nearest watercourse

The Delf

A river, 23 m from the centre of Sandwich

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 Sandwich; 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.