Environment Agency065FAG016Solent and South Downs
Groundwater flooding in West Dean, Singleton, Charlton, East Dean and Chilgrove: flood history since 2012
The Environment Agency has issued 16 flood alerts for Groundwater flooding in West Dean, Singleton, Charlton, East Dean and Chilgrove since 22 Dec 2012, most often in January; the busiest year was 2014 (5).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- Groundwater flooding in West Dean, Singleton, Charlton, East Dean and Chilgrove
- Code
- 065FAG016
- Environment Agency area
- Solent and South Downs
- County
- West Sussex
- River or sea
- Groundwater
- First in the history
- 22 Dec 2012
- Latest in the history file
- 28 Jan 2026
- Current status
- check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)
Flood alert, flood warning, severe flood warning: what each means
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How many alerts and warnings a year?
Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.
The numbers
| Year | Alerts | Warnings | Severe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
When in the year?
All alerts and warnings since 2012 by month.
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Before July 2026: the latest in the history file
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 7 Dec 2023 | Flood alert |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Flood alert |
| 29 Feb 2020 | Flood alert |
| 21 Dec 2019 | Flood alert |
| 5 Feb 2016 | Flood alert |
| 29 Jan 2016 | Flood alert |
| 22 Jan 2016 | Flood alert |
| 12 Jan 2016 | Flood alert |
| 3 Mar 2014 | Flood alert |
| 9 Feb 2014 | Flood alert |
| 5 Feb 2014 | Flood alert |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.