Is Norfolk at risk of flooding?

Norfolk has 105 designated flood areas monitored by the Environment Agency, giving it a Very High risk rating. It ranks #17 out of 152 English counties for flood risk.

How many flood warning areas are in Norfolk?

There are 105 flood warning and alert areas in Norfolk, monitored by 0 Environment Agency stations across 40 rivers.

Which rivers flood in Norfolk?

The main rivers in Norfolk include Bure, Bure, Ant, Thurne, Bure, Spixworth Beck, Burn, Glaven and 35 others. These rivers have monitoring stations tracking water levels in real time.

Do I need flood insurance in Norfolk?

If your property is in or near one of Norfolk's 105 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 Norfolk's flood areas on this page.

What was the worst flood in Norfolk?

Norfolk 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 Norfolk

East of England

105

Flood Areas

Stations

Rivers

Risk Level

Very High

#17 of 152 counties

Flood Areas in Norfolk

105 designated flood warning and alert areas

Name	River / Sea	Type
Riverside properties along the tidal River Yare including Cantley, Brundall and Reedham	River Yare	Warning
The tidal River Yare, from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water including Brundall, Cantley, Reedham and Burgh Castle	River Yare	Alert
River Great Ouse flood area near Norfolk	River Great Ouse	Alert
The Wendling Beck from Dereham to Worthing, including Gressenhall and Beetley	Wendling Beck	Warning
The Rivers Tud and Wensum from Fakenham to Costessey, including Wendling Beck	Tud, Wensum, Wendling Beck	Alert
The north Norfolk coast at Blakeney	North Sea	Warning
The north Norfolk coast at Old Hunstanton, Brancaster, Burnham, Holkham, Wells, Blakeney and Cley	North Sea	Alert
Middle Level, including Pondersbridge, Ramsey St Mary's, Benwick and Welney	Great Ouse	Alert
The north Norfolk coast at Burnham Overy Staithe and Holkham, including Holkham Nature Reserve	North Sea	Warning
Middle level including: Pondersbridge, Ramsey St Marys, Benwick, Turves, Westry, Christchurch, Upwell and Outwell	Middle Level Drains	Warning
The north Norfolk coast at Old Hunstanton including the golf course, Holme-next-the-sea and Staithe Lane	North Sea	Warning
The tidal River Bure from Acle Bridge to Hoveton, including Horning and Wroxham	River Bure	Warning
The tidal Rivers Bure from Wroxham Bridge, Ant from Honing and Thurne from Hickling, to Breydon Water	Bure, Ant, Thurne	Alert
River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes	Great Ouse, Lodes	Alert
The River Yare from Barnham Broom to the A11 at Cringleford	River Yare	Warning
The Rivers Yare and Tiffey to Cringleford, and the River Tas and Wacton to Caistor St Edmund	River Yare, River Tiffey, River Tas	Alert
The River Glaven through Letheringsett	Glaven	Warning
The River Glaven through Hunworth, Thornage and Letheringsett	Glaven	Alert
The west bank of the River Yare at Great Yarmouth, from Gorleston to Ferry Hill, including areas around Riverside Road	North Sea	Warning
The Norfolk coast at Caister, north and South Beach at Great Yarmouth, and Gorleston	North Sea	Alert
Hundred Foot Washes, also known as the Ouse Washes, including the causeways at Earith, Sutton Gault and Welney	Old Bedford River, New Bedford River, Hundred Foot Drain, River Delph	Warning
The Spixworth Beck from Horsham St Faith to Crostwick	Spixworth Beck	Warning
The River Bure, Spixworth Beck and surrounding Becks	Bure, Spixworth Beck	Alert
The north Norfolk coast from Holkham, to and including Wells-next-the-Sea, excluding Wells Quay	North Sea	Warning
The north Norfolk coast at Morston	North Sea	Warning
The north Norfolk coast at Brancaster Staithe	North Sea	Warning
The River Waveney from Diss and the River Dove from Mendlesham, to Ellingham, including Bungay	Waveney	Alert
Outlying villages including Acle, Damgate, Billockby, Bastwick, Martham, Ludham, Hickling, Dilham, and Honing on the Bure, Ant and Thurne	River Bure, Ant, Thurne	Warning
The River Yare at Norwich, from Cringleford to Trowse Newton	River Yare	Alert
The River Stiffkey from Fulmodeston to Warham, including Great Walsingham	Stiffkey	Alert
King's Lynn, West Lynn, Clenchwarton, Terrington St Clement, Walpole Cross Keys and Tilney All Saints	River Great Ouse, North Sea	Alert
The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham Marshes to Belton	River Waveney	Warning
Waveney flood area near Norfolk	Waveney	Alert
The River Wensum, through Norwich	Wensum	Warning
The River Wensum from New Costessey to Thorpe Bridge at Norwich	River Wensum	Alert
The River Tas through Stoke Holy Cross, to the A47 road bridge at Caistor St Edmund	River Tas	Warning
The seafront at Great Yarmouth, from Salisbury Road to the Pleasure Beach	North Sea	Warning
The west bank of the River Yare at Great Yarmouth, from Ferry Hill to Breydon Water, including Southtown and Cobholm	North Sea	Warning
The River Waveney from Diss to Bungay	Waveney	Warning
The Norfolk coast along the B1159 Coast Road from Bacton through Walcott to Ostend	North Sea	Warning
The Norfolk coast along the B1159 Coast Road from Bacton through Walcott to Ostend	North Sea	Alert
The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Loddon	River Yare	Warning
The River Wensum upstream of Hempton, including the River Tat	River Wensum, River Tat	Alert
The River Wensum from Swanton Morley, to and including Costessey	Wensum	Warning
The River Bure from Corpusty to Brampton, including Aylsham and Ingworth	Bure	Warning
The north Norfolk coast at Cley-next-the-Sea including Fresh Marshes, Wiveton and Glandford	North Sea	Warning
The Norfolk coast at Eccles on Sea, Whimpwell Green, Lessingham, Sea Palling, Waxham, Horsey, Somerton and Winterton-on-Sea	North Sea	Warning
The Norfolk coast at Eccles on Sea, Whimpwell Green, Lessingham, Sea Palling, Waxham, Horsey, Somerton and Winterton-on-Sea	North Sea	Alert
The north Norfolk coast at Wells Quay	North Sea	Warning
The north Norfolk coast at Thornham, from Staithe Lane to the Titchwell Nature Reserve	North Sea	Warning
Riverside properties on the River Thurne, including Repps, Thurne Bungalows, Martham Ferry and Hickling Broad	River Thurne	Warning
The River Mun at Mundesley	River Mun	Alert
The River Yare from the A11 at Cringleford to Trowse Newton	River Yare	Warning
The River Stiffkey from Little Walsingham, to Warham, including Great Walsingham and Wighton	Stiffkey	Warning
The east bank of the River Yare at Great Yarmouth, from South Denes to South Quay, including areas around Southgates and South Denes	North Sea	Warning
The River Wensum, from Fakenham to Swanton Morley	Wensum	Warning
The north Norfolk coast at Burnham Deepdale, Burnham Norton, Burham Over and Burnham Market	North Sea	Warning
Trinity Broads from Billockby to Hemsby	Trinity Broads	Warning
The River Burn from Southgate and Waterden to Burnham Norton, including Burnham Thorpe	Burn	Alert
Isolated low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney	River Waveney	Warning
The tidal River Bure from Scare Gap to Acle Bridge	River Bure	Warning
The River Tiffey, from Wymondham to Barford	Tiffey	Warning
The River Mun at Mundesley	Mun, Mundesley	Warning
River Bure flood area near Norfolk	River Bure	Warning
North Sea flood area near Norfolk	North Sea	Warning
The River Waveney from Bungay to Ellingham, including Earsham and Ditchingham	Waveney	Warning
Heacham River, The Ingol, Babingley River and Gaywood River	Heacham, Ingol and Babingley Brook	Warning
The River Tud from East Dereham, to and including New Costessey	Tud	Warning
The River Bure from Brampton to Wroxham	Bure	Warning
The north Norfolk coast at east Cley and Salthouse, including parts of the A149 coast Road, Beach Road and surrounding marshland	North Sea	Warning
The north Norfolk coast at East Cley and Salthouse, including parts of the A149 coast Road, Beach Road and surrounding marshland	North Sea	Alert
The north Norfolk coast at Stiffkey	North Sea	Warning
The north Norfolk coast at Brancaster, from Titchwell Marsh Nature Reserve to Brancaster Marsh	North Sea	Warning
The River Ant from the A1062 at Horning to Wayford Bridge	River Ant	Warning
The River Burn from South Creake, to Burnham Norton, including Burnham Thorpe	Burn	Warning
Riverside properties on the River Wensum, through Norwich, including Bishopgate and Norwich City Football Ground	Wensum	Warning
The Rivers Yare and Bure from Runham Vauxhall to Scare Gap, including Great Yarmouth Railway station, Vauxhall Holiday Park and the Euro Centre Ind...	North Sea	Warning
Properties in front of the flood defences, along the sea front at Snettisham	North Sea	Warning
Heacham, Snettisham, Ingoldisthorpe, Dersingham and Wolferton	North Sea	Alert
Admiralty Point, Terrington St Clement, Clenchwarton, Tilney All Saints, Tilney High End, Walpole Cross Keys and Eau Brink	North Sea	Warning
River Great Ouse flood area near Norfolk	River Great Ouse	Warning
River Great Ouse flood area near Norfolk	River Great Ouse	Warning
Wiggenhall St Mary The Virgin, Tilney St Lawrence, Tilney cum Islington, Tilney Fen End and Outwell	River Great Ouse	Warning
Highgate, North End, North Lynn, South Wootton, Gaywood, Fairstead and Hardwick in Kings Lynn	River Great Ouse	Warning
Terrington St Clement, Walpole St Andrew, Walpole St Peter, Terrington St John, Walpole Highway, West Walton, Walton Highway, Wisbech, Emneth, Wals...	River Great Ouse	Warning
North Sea flood area near Norfolk	North Sea	Warning
North Wootton, Wolferton, Dersingham, Ingoldisthorpe and Snettisham	North Sea	Warning
Properties and caravan parks along Beach Road	North Sea	Warning
Nordelph, Salters Lode, Barroway Drove and Stow Bridge	River Great Ouse	Warning
Saddlebow, Wiggenhall St Germans, Wiggenhall St Peter and Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen	River Great Ouse	Warning
Horse Fair Close and Bridge Road in Downham Market	River Great Ouse	Warning
Stow Bridge, Watlington, Setchey and Saddlebow	River Great Ouse	Warning
North Beach, Jubilee Road and South Beach in Heacham	North Sea	Warning
River Nene flood area near Norfolk	River Nene	Warning
River Nar from Litcham to South Lynn	River Nar	Alert
River Wissey from Bradenham to Denver including Watton Brook	River Wissey	Warning
River Wissey flood area near Norfolk	River Wissey	Warning
River Nar flood area near Norfolk	River Nar	Warning
Little Ouse River from Rickinghall to Hockwold, including The Black Bourn, and River Thet from Attleborough to Thetford	Little Ouse River, River Thet	Alert
Little Ouse River, River Thet flood area near Norfolk	Little Ouse River, River Thet	Warning
River Thet flood area near Norfolk	River Thet	Warning
Hunstanton seafront	North Sea	Alert
South Beach Road, Seagate Road and the seafront at Hunstanton	North Sea	Warning
Coveney, Witchford, Little Downham, Littleport, Welney, Southery, Hilgay and Denver	River Great Ouse	Warning
Manea, Welney, Christchurch, Lot's Bridge, Nordelph and Salters Lode	Old Bedford	Warning

Monitoring Stations

0 Environment Agency monitoring stations

Rivers in Norfolk

BureBure, Ant, ThurneBure, Spixworth BeckBurnGlavenGreat OuseGreat Ouse, LodesHeacham, Ingol and Babingley BrookLittle Ouse River, River ThetMiddle Level DrainsMun, MundesleyNorth SeaOld BedfordOld Bedford River, New Bedford River, Hundred Foot Drain, River DelphRiver AntRiver BureRiver Bure, Ant, ThurneRiver Great OuseRiver Great Ouse, North SeaRiver MunRiver NarRiver NeneRiver TasRiver ThetRiver ThurneRiver WaveneyRiver WensumRiver Wensum, River TatRiver WisseyRiver YareRiver Yare, River Tiffey, River TasSpixworth BeckStiffkeyTiffeyTrinity BroadsTudTud, Wensum, Wendling BeckWaveneyWendling BeckWensum

Flood Insurance Warning for Norfolk

Norfolk has 105 designated flood areas and a very 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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