Medium Flood Risk

Flood Zone 2

MEDIUM flood risk (Zone 2) means 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 annual chance of flooding. Check flood insurance costs and availability. Planning applications require flood risk assessment. Consider flood defences and resilience measures.

What This Means

This property has a moderate chance of flooding - between 0.1% and 1% probability in any given year.

Practical Advice

Always get flood insurance - check costs as they may be higher
Ask about local flood defences and their maintenance schedule
Consider flood resilience measures (air brick covers, flood barriers)
Check flood history - has this property or street flooded before?
Planning applications will require flood risk assessments

Additional Information

This property is in a medium flood risk area.

Data Source: Environment Agency flood risk assessments

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