Is Buckinghamshire at risk of flooding?

Buckinghamshire has 78 designated flood areas monitored by the Environment Agency, giving it a High risk rating. It ranks #23 out of 152 English counties for flood risk.

How many flood warning areas are in Buckinghamshire?

There are 78 flood warning and alert areas in Buckinghamshire, monitored by 0 Environment Agency stations across 23 rivers.

Do I need flood insurance in Buckinghamshire?

If your property is in or near one of Buckinghamshire's 78 flood areas, flood insurance is strongly recommended. The government's Flood Re scheme helps make flood insurance affordable for at-risk properties.

How can I check flood risk for my postcode?

Use the Environment Agency's flood risk checker or our postcode lookup tool to check the flood risk for your specific address. You can also browse Buckinghamshire's flood areas on this page.

What was the worst flood in Buckinghamshire?

Buckinghamshire has experienced significant flooding events over the years. Check the Environment Agency's historical flood data and our UK Flood History guide for details on major events.

Flood Risk in Buckinghamshire

Q: Which rivers flood in Buckinghamshire?

The main rivers in Buckinghamshire include Bear Brook, Bear Brook, Stoke Brook, Southcourt Brook, Bear Brook, Wendover Brook, Beverley Brook, Beverley Brook, Pyl Brook, East Pyl Brook and 18 others. These rivers have monitoring stations tracking water levels in real time.

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#23 of 152 counties

Flood Areas in Buckinghamshire

78 designated flood warning and alert areas

Name	River / Sea	Type
River Thames at Thames Ditton Island including Boyle Farm Island	River Thames	Warning
River Thames at Thames Ditton Island including Boyle Farm Island	River Thames	Alert
River Thames from Shepperton to West and East Molesey including Hamm Court, Walton-on-Thames and Sunbury	River Thames	Alert
River Thames at Cookham including Cookham Lock, Cookham Village and East Cookham Rise	River Thames	Warning
River Thames from Hurley to Cookham including Harleyford, Bisham, Marlow and Bourne End	River Thames	Alert
River Thames flood area near Buckinghamshire	River Thames	Warning
The River Crane at Hillingdon, Southall, Cranford, Feltham and Twickenham	River Crane	Alert
Beverley Brook at Barnes, London Boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Wandsworth	Beverley Brook	Warning
Beverley Brook area, including the Pyl Brook, in the London Boroughs of Merton, Sutton, Kingston upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames and Wandsworth	Beverley Brook, Pyl Brook, East Pyl Brook	Alert
The Colne Brook at Iver and Colnbrook including Fulmer	Colne Brook	Alert
River Thames from the River Brent to the River Crane including East Isleworth and Syon Park	River Thames	Warning
River Thames including areas in the boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow	River Thames	Alert
River Thames including areas in the boroughs of Wandsworth and Richmond-upon-Thames	River Thames	Alert
River Thames from Raven's Ait to Teddington Weir including, Raven's Ait, the Hogsmill River below the university Knights Park Campus, both Kingston...	River Thames	Warning
River Thames from Hampton and Thames Ditton to Teddington including Hampton Wick and Kingston-upon-Thames	River Thames	Alert
River Hogsmill area from Ewell to Kingston upon Thames, including the Surbiton Stream in Surbiton and the Green Lane Stream between Ewell and Epsom	Hogsmill	Alert
River Thames at Thames Ditton including Ditton Field and Ditton Reach	River Thames	Warning
River Thames at Teddington including Broom Road and Lower Teddington Road	River Thames	Warning
River Thames flood area near Buckinghamshire	River Thames	Warning
Bear Brook and tributaries in the Aylesbury area, including Wendover and Weston Turville	Bear Brook, Wendover Brook	Warning
Bear Brook and tributaries in the Aylesbury area, including Wendover and Weston Turville	Bear Brook	Alert
The River Colne and Frays River at West Drayton and Stanwell Moor including Longford and Poyle	River Colne, Frays River	Warning
The Lower River Colne and Frays River at Uxbridge, West Drayton, Poyle and Stanwell Moor	River Colne	Alert
The River Misbourne at Amersham, including Amersham Old Town, from Little Missenden to Chalfont St Giles	River Misbourne	Warning
The River Misbourne at Great Missenden, Amersham and The Chalfonts	River Misbourne	Alert
River Thames at East and West Molesey including Hurst Park, Buckingham Avenue and the Royal Mews area	River Thames	Warning
River Thame from Long Marston to North Aylesbury including Rowsham	Buckinghamshire	Warning
River Thames from Putney Bridge to Mortlake High Street East including Barnes	River Thames	Warning
Bear Brook and tributaries, from Broughton to Haydon Mill Farm in Coldharbour, Aylesbury including the Hilda Wharf and California areas	Bear Brook	Warning
River Thames from Maidenhead down to Romney Lock including moorings on and those properties closest to the river	River Thames	Warning
River Thames from Maidenhead to Windsor and Eton including Bray and Dorney	River Thames	Alert
Beverley Brook at Worcester Park, including Motspur Park, London Boroughs of Kingston upon Thames and Sutton	Beverley Brook	Warning
River Thames at Kingston-upon-Thames town including, central Kingston, the area around Canbury Gardens and Albany Park Road	River Thames	Warning
River Thames at Trowlock Island including the Royal Canoe Club	River Thames	Alert
River Thames at Maidenhead, Bray, Dorney, Windsor and Eton	River Thames	Warning
Beverley Brook at West Barnes, London Boroughs of Kingston upon Thames and Merton	Beverley Brook	Warning
The River Colne at Willowbank including Uxbridge Moor	River Colne	Warning
The River Misbourne at The Chalfonts including Chalfont St Giles, Chalfont St Peter and Denham	River Misbourne	Warning
Beverley Brook at Raynes Park Including Beverley Way and Malden Golf Course, London Boroughs of Kingston upon Thames and Merton	Beverley Brook	Warning
Areas at risk of groundwater flooding in and around Chesham	Groundwater	Alert
River Thames from the Hogarth Lane Roundabout to the River Brent including South Chiswick, Grove Park, Strand-on-the-Green and Brentford	River Thames	Warning
River Wye from West Wycombe down to Cores End including High Wycombe, Loudwater, Wooburn Green and Wooburn	River Wye	Warning
River Wye from West Wycombe down to Cores End including The Hughenden Stream	River Wye, Hughenden Stream	Alert
Areas at risk of groundwater flooding in the Wycombe area including Radnage and the lower Hughenden Valley	Groundwater	Alert
River Thames flood area near Buckinghamshire	River Thames	Warning
River Thames at Bourne End including Spade Oak Reach, Cockmarsh and Riversdale	River Thames	Warning
River Thames at Walton-on-Thames including Desborough Island, Walton Bridge and Elmbridge Leisure Centre	River Thames	Warning
Bear Brook and tributaries, from Walton Court in the Ellen Road area down to St Marys School, Keen Close in Aylesbury	Bear Brook, Stoke Brook, Southcourt Brook	Warning
The River Chess at Chesham, Chenies and Loudwater	River Chess	Alert
River Hogsmill at Ewell Court, Ruxley and Old Malden, London Borough of Kingston upon Thames and Epsom and Ewell	Hogsmill	Warning
The River Chess at Chesham	River Chess	Warning
The Colne Brook at Iver including Thorney	Colne Brook	Warning
The River Crane at Cranford and Feltham including North Feltham	River Crane	Warning
River Thames at Hampton and Hampton Wick including Hampton Court, properties on the Barge Walk, Hampton Court Palace Golf Club and Hampton Court Road	River Thames	Warning
River Thames flood area near Buckinghamshire	River Thames	Warning
River Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir	River Thames	Alert
Beverley Brook at Wimbledon Common and Richmond Park including Kingston Vale and Robin Hood Gate and Roehampton, London Boroughs of Kingston upon T...	Beverley Brook	Warning
The Tidal River Crane at Twickenham	River Crane	Alert
River Hogsmill at Kingston, London Borough of Kingston upon Thames	Hogsmill	Warning
River Thames at Trowlock Island including the Royal Canoe Club	River Thames	Warning
The River Crane at Twickenham including Cole Park	River Crane	Warning
Hughenden Stream from Hughenden Park to the confluence with The River Wye including parts of High Wycombe	River Wye	Warning
The River Chess at Chenies, including Latimer and Sarratt	River Chess	Warning
The Tidal River Crane at Isleworth	River Crane	Warning
River Thames flood area near Buckinghamshire	River Thames	Warning
River Thames at Hurley and Harleyford including Hurley Lock and Temple Lock, Frogmill Spinney, Temple Mill Island and Temple	River Thames	Warning
River Thames from Richmond Bridge to Teddington Weir including West Petersham and Ham Lands	River Thames	Warning
River Thames from the River Crane to Teddington Weir including St. Margaret's, Eel Pie Island, Strawberry Hill and East Teddington	River Thames	Warning
River Great Ouse flood area near Buckinghamshire	River Great Ouse	Warning
Padbury Mill, Thornborough Mill, Thornton College at Thornton, Beachampton and The Mill at Passenham	River Great Ouse	Warning
River Ouzel from Leighton Buzzard to Willen, including Clipstone Brook and Water Eaton Brook	River Ouzel	Alert
Mill Road, Watling Street and Belvedere Lane in Bletchley	River Ouzel	Warning
Globe Lane in Leighton Buzzard, Stapleford Mill, Bragenham Side in Stoke Hammond and Mill Lane in Great Brickhill	River Ouzel	Warning
River Thames flood area near Buckinghamshire	River Thames	Warning
The Huntercombe Lane Stream, The Chalvey Ditch, The Salt Hill Stream and The Datchet Common Brook	The Huntercombe Lane Stream, The Chalvey Ditch, The Salt Hill Stream, The Datchet Common Brook	Alert
Surbiton Stream at Berrylands, Alexandra, Surbiton Hill, Tolworth and Hook Rise, London Borough of Kingston upon Thames	Surbiton	Warning
Horsenden Stream at Summerleys Road, Willow Way, Station Road and Angood Close.	Horsenden Stream	Warning
River Great Ouse from Thornborough to Newport Pagnell, including Dogsmouth Brook	Fluvial	Alert

Monitoring Stations

0 Environment Agency monitoring stations

Rivers in Buckinghamshire

Bear BrookBear Brook, Stoke Brook, Southcourt BrookBear Brook, Wendover BrookBeverley BrookBeverley Brook, Pyl Brook, East Pyl BrookBuckinghamshireColne BrookFluvialGroundwaterHogsmillHorsenden StreamRiver ChessRiver ColneRiver Colne, Frays RiverRiver CraneRiver Great OuseRiver MisbourneRiver OuzelRiver ThamesRiver WyeRiver Wye, Hughenden StreamSurbitonThe Huntercombe Lane Stream, The Chalvey Ditch, The Salt Hill Stream, The Datchet Common Brook

Flood Insurance Warning for Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire has 78 designated flood areas and a high flood risk rating. If you live in this area, check your buildings and contents insurance covers flood damage. Homes in high-risk areas may face higher premiums or require specialist cover.

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