Flooding
Find out if you are at risk of flooding and what you can do to protect your property before a flood and how to clean up safely after a flood.
Read about how you can report the different types of flooding.
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Properties at risk of flooding
Some properties are more at risk of flooding than others.
GOV.UK has information that can help you decide if your property is at risk of flooding.
You can also sign up for flood warnings.
Before a flood
There are some things you can do to help prepare if your property is at risk of flooding.
The National Flood Forum website has information on protecting your property.
GOV.UK can tell you how to plan ahead for flooding what to do if you are about to be flooded.
Insurance
Flood Re is lower-cost home insurance you can buy if you live in a flood-risk area.
You can find out more on the Flood Re website.
After a flood
There are some things you can do to keep yourself safe while cleaning up after a flood.
GOV.UK has information on what to do after a flood.
How to report the different types of flooding
Call 999 in an emergency where life is in danger.
On a public road, footpath, cycleway, open space or other surface
Visit our report flooding on a road, footpath, cycleway or open space webpage.
It could be that the flooding is:
- not clearing after it has been raining
- causing disruption or a hazard
- affecting your property
*Examples of open space or other surface include parks, community gardens, cemeteries, fields or farmland.
From a drain
Flooding from your own drain is your responsibility, contact a plumber or the organisation that provides you with cover.
You can visit our report a problem with a drain webpage to tell us about a roadside drain (gully) that is:
- blocked
- damaged
- missing its cover
From a sewer or a burst water main
To report flooding from a:
- sewer contact Wessex Water
- burst water main contact Bristol Water
On a motorway
To report a problem on a motorway or the A46 (between Bath and North East Somerset Council boundary and the M4) contact National Highways.
From a river or the sea
To report flooding from a main river or the sea contact the Environment Agency through their incident hotline.
Other things that can help
GOV.UK – flooding health guidance and advice
Environment Agency – 24 hour Floodline: 0345 988 1188 (Type talk for the hard of hearing 0345 602 6340)
Practical advice on what to do before, during and after a flood.