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Kent rankings · Hazard risk

Towns with the lowest flood risk in Kent

Ash (Dover) and Aylesham (tied with 26 more) share first place on flood risk among Kent’s 87 towns of 2,500+; 28 of the 87 grade A− or better against UK towns.

In England and Wales the Hazard risk Grade measures flood risk: the share of the town’s homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales). The rank across England, Scotland and Wales sits beside each letter. How grades work

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Ash (Dover)

2,529 people

No homes at high or medium flood risk·#43 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

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Aylesham

5,788 people

No homes at high or medium flood risk·#43 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

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Cliffe

2,531 people

No homes at high or medium flood risk·#43 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

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Flood risk grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Scotland and Wales links to the national list.

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T1Ash (Dover)2,529 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Aylesham5,788 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Cliffe2,531 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Cliffe Woods2,689 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Cranbrook3,962 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Darenth2,588 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Eastchurch3,381 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Ebbsfleet Valley2,989 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Hawkinge8,499 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Hextable4,100 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Higham2,642 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Istead Rise3,398 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Joyden's Wood4,912 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Kings Hill9,963 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley16,077 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Lydd3,911 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Meopham4,349 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Minster (Thanet)4,739 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1New Romney3,870 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Newington2,691 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Northfleet29,892 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Rusthall and Langton Green7,783 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Southborough9,632 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Stone6,438 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Swanley17,209 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Swanscombe15,462 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1West Kingsdown4,306 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Whitfield6,509 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

29Hawkhurst3,683 peopleB⁺#517 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

30Tenterden7,775 peopleB⁺#531 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

31Bearsted8,349 peopleB⁺#545 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

32Queenborough3,915 peopleB⁺#638 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

33Halfway Houses4,396 peopleB⁺#644 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

34Halling2,926 peopleB⁺#651 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

35Sheerness13,253 peopleB#726 of 2,452 nationally0% of homes at high or medium flood risk

36Ramsgate42,031 peopleB#897 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

37Chatham76,956 peopleB#953 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

38Sittingbourne54,385 peopleB#958 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

39Snodland11,820 peopleB⁻#997 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

40Royal Tunbridge Wells51,215 peopleB⁻#1,011 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

41Broadstairs25,780 peopleB⁻#1,015 of 2,452 nationally0.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

42Pembury5,783 peopleB⁻#1,023 of 2,452 nationally0.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

43Otford and Kemsing7,332 peopleB⁻#1,063 of 2,452 nationally0.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

44Lenham and Harrietsham4,763 peopleB⁻#1,136 of 2,452 nationally0.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk

45Herne14,874 peopleC⁺#1,247 of 2,452 nationally0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk

46Coxheath8,453 peopleC⁺#1,267 of 2,452 nationally0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk

47Hadlow3,168 peopleC⁺#1,311 of 2,452 nationally0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk

48Dartford69,131 peopleC⁺#1,353 of 2,452 nationally0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk

49Teynham3,128 peopleC⁺#1,356 of 2,452 nationally0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk

T50Ashford82,143 peopleC⁺#1,447 of 2,452 nationally0.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

T50Marden3,489 peopleC⁺#1,447 of 2,452 nationally0.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

52West Malling4,251 peopleC⁺#1,468 of 2,452 nationally0.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

53Minster (Swale)16,735 peopleC⁺#1,487 of 2,452 nationally0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk

54Margate63,315 peopleC⁺#1,499 of 2,452 nationally0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk

55Gillingham108,485 peopleC#1,522 of 2,452 nationally0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk

56Gravesend58,105 peopleC#1,649 of 2,452 nationally1.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

57Headcorn3,293 peopleC#1,673 of 2,452 nationally1.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

58Iwade4,533 peopleC#1,768 of 2,452 nationally1.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk

59Dover36,349 peopleC#1,801 of 2,452 nationally1.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk

60Maidstone109,503 peopleC⁻#1,807 of 2,452 nationally1.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk

61Staplehurst6,181 peopleC⁻#1,819 of 2,452 nationally1.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk

62Cuxton3,039 peopleC⁻#1,822 of 2,452 nationally1.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk

63Deal28,992 peopleC⁻#1,833 of 2,452 nationally1.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

64Sevenoaks26,474 peopleC⁻#1,867 of 2,452 nationally1.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk

65South Darenth and Sutton at Hone4,091 peopleC⁻#1,936 of 2,452 nationally2.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

66Faversham20,941 peopleC⁻#1,943 of 2,452 nationally2.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

67Borough Green4,712 peopleC⁻#1,963 of 2,452 nationally2.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

68Dunton Green3,241 peopleC⁻#1,983 of 2,452 nationally2.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk

69St Mary's Bay2,966 peopleC⁻#2,011 of 2,452 nationally2.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk

70Rochester67,279 peopleC⁻#2,030 of 2,452 nationally2.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

71Folkestone51,987 peopleC⁻#2,066 of 2,452 nationally3.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

72Whitstable32,185 peopleD#2,095 of 2,452 nationally3.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk

73Sandwich4,258 peopleD#2,104 of 2,452 nationally3.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk

74Larkfield26,147 peopleD#2,116 of 2,452 nationally3.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

75Hoo St Werburgh8,758 peopleD#2,193 of 2,452 nationally4.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

76Littlestone-on-Sea5,271 peopleD#2,231 of 2,452 nationally5.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk

77Canterbury55,107 peopleD#2,237 of 2,452 nationally5.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk

78Westerham3,390 peopleD#2,254 of 2,452 nationally5.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk

79Herne Bay24,873 peopleD#2,296 of 2,452 nationally6.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk

80Sturry4,857 peopleD#2,314 of 2,452 nationally7.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk

81Tonbridge36,136 peopleD#2,323 of 2,452 nationally7.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk

82Hythe14,613 peopleD#2,326 of 2,452 nationally8.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

83Edenbridge7,903 peopleD#2,344 of 2,452 nationally9.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

84Chartham3,569 peopleD⁻#2,352 of 2,452 nationally10% of homes at high or medium flood risk

85Hildenborough4,943 peopleD⁻#2,359 of 2,452 nationally11% of homes at high or medium flood risk

86Dymchurch3,097 peopleD⁻#2,406 of 2,452 nationally19% of homes at high or medium flood risk

87Paddock Wood7,616 peopleD⁻#2,410 of 2,452 nationally20% of homes at high or medium flood risk

Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which town in Kent has the lowest flood risk?

Ash (Dover) ranks first on flood risk among 87 towns, with an A: no homes at high or medium flood risk. Aylesham and Cliffe follow.

How are these towns ranked?

In England and Wales the Hazard risk Grade measures flood risk: the share of the town’s homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales). The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Kent’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Kent is on the county page.

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Sources: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, postcodes in areas at risk (June 2026); Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Assessment Wales (May 2026); ONS Census 2021 households by postcode · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Towns with the lowest flood risk in Kent

Ash (Dover)

Aylesham

Cliffe

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