Flooding

In a dangerous situation where life is at risk, always dial 999

Report Flooding to Essex County Council

Castle Point Borough Council has a limited role regarding surface water flooding. Essex County Council is the designated Local Flood Authority for Essex, with the duty to investigate, reduce and mitigate surface water flooding.

Essex County Council offers Property Flood Resilience grants to eligible properties at risk of flooding.

Preparing for flooding

• sign up for free flood alerts | GOV.UK
• check for river and coastal flooding | GOV.UK
• preparing a personal flood plan | GOV.UK
• prepare your business for flooding | GOV.UK
• check for weather warnings | Met Office
• learn how to prepare for a flood | National Flood Forum
• reduce the flood risk of your property.pdf 15MB
• learn more about flooding | Anglian Water.pdf 2MB

Recovering from a flood

• learn how to prepare and deal with floods | British Red Cross
• what to do after a flood | GOV.UK

Canvey Island

In 1953, Canvey Island was hit by the North Sea Flood which affected England, Scotland, Belgium and the Netherlands.

The majority of Canvey Island was flooded with a loss of 58 lives, the UK lost 307 lives in total, the incident as whole claimed 1,836 lives.

Since then the sea defences on Canvey Island has been significantly raised and extended which has made Canvey Island one of the best defended locations from coastal flooding in the UK.

Other areas, such as South Benfleet, are not protected by a sea wall.

We are continually working with partner agencies to ensure drainage is maintained.