Residents in Bellevue are frustrated after heavy rain flooded their properties yet again.

A downpour early on Saturday morning brought water almost a metre high into the home of David and Fiona Brown.

Fiona says it's the second time they've experience flooding at the Sherwood Street address, which backs onto Mitchell Park.

'Apparently the house has also flooded before we bought it, back in 2005,” she says. 'There are about four houses in the street that get flooded when we have bad weather like this.”

The problem is the park's stormwater drain – it's too small and is easily blocked, something council contractors noted when they came out to investigate the problem previously.

But even though the issue has been identified, Fiona has been told it will take a while to fix.

'Last time the council came out, they said we were on a long waiting list behind Matua, the Mount industrial area, Greerton, and Maleme Street.

'We just need a bigger pipe, but to the council it's a small issue they're not worried about.”

Neighbour Lynne Meyers agrees something needs to be done.

'We are so over this. When is the council going to fix it?”

She contacted the council about the blocked drain, but received no response. In the end, one of her sons had to put on a wetsuit and go and clear it himself.

'The council did drop off sandbags yesterday, which I'm grateful for,” says Lynne. 'But this happened four years ago as well. Once, I can understand, but twice – no way. It's not fair to my kids.”

Now, she's looking at moving as a result, plus all the costs that go with that.

In the meantime, all Lynne and her neighbours can hope for is the rest of the city getting their flooding issues sorted quick smart. Then maybe the council will take a look at Mitchell Park.

The height of the now-receded floodwaters can be seen on the fence.