Water Damage Restoration in Hessle

Flood record for Hessle

These figures come from Environment Agency data for Hessle and the HU13 postcode district, refreshed in September 2026. Risk bands count addresses, taking the worse of river and sea or surface water flooding: high means more than a 3.3% chance of flooding each year, medium between 1% and 3.3%, and low between 0.1% and 1%.

Hessle at a glance	Figure
Recorded flood events within 1.5 km	5, latest February 2020
Addresses at high risk in HU13	786
Addresses at medium risk in HU13	389
Addresses at low risk in HU13	1,157
Postcodes where groundwater flooding is possible	0 of 426
Environment Agency flood warning areas nearby	10
Highest level at Hessle gauge (Fleet Drain), 0.5 km away	3.854 m, July 2015

Recorded flooding near Hessle

• February 2020: 2020 February Flood Incident: Storm Dennis
• February 2020: 2020 February Flood Incident: Storm Ciara
• December 2013: East Coast Tidal Event 5th December 2013
• June 2007: June 2007 Flood Event (Hull and East Riding)
• June 2007: June 2007 Surface Water Flooding Yorkshire

Warnings for Hessle

Flood warnings are issued for these areas when flooding is expected:

• Fleet Drain at Hessle
• Humber estuary at East Hessle foreshore
• Humber estuary at West Hessle foreshore
• North Bank of the Humber estuary at Hessle Haven
• North Bank of the Humber estuary at Waterside Business Park in Hessle
• North Bank of the Humber estuary in the west of Hull
• River Hull at Pickering West, Gipsyville and St Andrews
• River Hull, west of the city around Anlaby Park
• Tidal flooding of low-lying areas from Barton upon Humber to New Holland
• Western Drain at Northfield and Low Field in Hessle

Flood alerts, the earlier and wider stage, cover Far extent of Tidal flooding on the South Humber Bank, Humber estuary from Hessle Haven to Faxfleet, Humber estuary from Lords Clough to Hessle Haven, Lower River Hull and Tidal flooding near the South Humber Bank from Barton Upon Humber to Humberston.

For your own postcode, including any warnings in force right now, use our Hull flood risk checker. For a rating for your exact address, use the government's long-term flood risk service, and sign up for free warnings at gov.uk.

Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. General information only, not a flood risk assessment.