People living in a low-lying street next to Southampton Water spent the day clearing up after record high tides caused flooding misery.

Several houses at Shore Road in Hythe were inundated by floodwater, including a two-bedroom property occupied by an elderly disabled woman.

Debbie Leckenby, 69, was woken at about 5am and discovered her home had been swamped.

She said: "I was sleeping in a recliner in the back room when my stairlift started beeping like nobody's business, which meant something was wrong. I put my feet on the floor - and squelch.

"The downstairs was flooded to a depth of about a centimetre.

Daily Echo: Shore Road at Hythe became impassable after floodwater covered the street and entered some of the homesShore Road at Hythe became impassable after floodwater covered the street and entered some of the homes (Image: Newsquest.)

"My son David came over from his home in Aldermoor to sort things out. He took the carpets up and used a mop and bucket to get rid of the water.

"The underlay is sodden and the wooden floor is lifting up in places.

"I've lived here for more than 20 years and it's the first time I've been flooded. A lot of stuff has been badly damaged. It's so awful."

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Another Shore Road resident, Julia Lawrance, added: "I heard some funny noises during the night and came down in the morning to find all the carpets were soaking wet.

"Several parts of the house were affected, including kitchen and the hall. There's also a great big circle on the carpet by the back door.

Daily Echo: Some of the houses in Shore Road have been fitted with flood gates in a bid to keep the water at baySome of the houses in Shore Road have been fitted with flood gates in a bid to keep the water at bay (Image: Newsquest.)

"I spent the morning using an industrial vacuum sucker to get rid of as much water as I could.

"All the carpets are sodden and I'm not sure what to do. I don't want to put new ones down if the same thing is going to happen again."

Several businesses in Shore Road were also hit by the overnight flooding, which was caused by a combination of rain, strong winds, and an exceptionally high tide.

Daily Echo: Flooding on Shore Road, Hythe in the early hours of the morningFlooding on Shore Road, Hythe in the early hours of the morning (Image: Simon Rowley)

Simon Rowley, founder of Fire-Aid International, said: "The road was completely impassable for some time. 

"Water entered some homes but Hythe Marine Park suffered badly, with several premises inundated. One of them was the Fire-Aid Academy - there was six inches of water in the classrooms."

Parts of Shore Road are often flooded as a result of bad weather and tidal conditions.

Many of the newer homes have been built above street level in a bid to keep the water at bay. Others have been equipped with flood gates or low brick walls separating the front garden from the road.