River Rea at Breedon Cross
River Rea at Breedon Cross including Beilby Road and Fordhouse Lane
River Rea Birmingham
Postcode district
Flood risk in B29
How exposed the B29 postcode district (Birmingham) is to flooding from rivers, the sea and surface water, from a sample of points checked against the Environment Agency maps.
40%in Flood Zone 2 or 3
20%in Flood Zone 3
20%medium or high river and sea risk
40%some surface water risk
Based on 5 points spread across the district. An indication of the area, not a count of properties.
What the maps show around B29
A large part of this district is mapped as Flood Zone 2 or 3, so a flood zone check on your own postcode really matters here. We checked 5 points spread across the district: the centre and four points about 900 m away.
40% of the sample points are in Flood Zone 2 or 3 · 40% have some surface water risk
Overall: higher than most. This describes the district as a whole, not your street.
Flood zone: 1 of 5 points in Zone 3 and 1 in Zone 2.
Flood warning areas near B29
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for these named areas within about six kilometres of the district centre.
River Rea at Kings Norton
River Rea at Kings Norton including Catesby Park, Parkview Trading Estate and Kings Norton Business Centre
River Rea Birmingham
River Rea at Lifford
River Rea at Lifford including Tunnel Lane, Reaside Crescent, Brandwood Park Road and Allens Croft Road
River Rea Birmingham
River Rea at Northfield
River Rea at Northfield including Station Road, Middlemore Road, Abbeydale Road, Moor Leasow, Wychall Road and Westcroft Grove
River Rea Birmingham
River Rea at Edgbaston
River Rea at Edgbaston from Tally Ho to Constance Road
River Rea Birmingham
River Rea
Low-lying land and roads between Longbridge and Nechells on the River Rea
River Rea Birmingham
You can sign up for free flood warnings for your own address on GOV.UK.
Check your own B29 postcode
The figures above describe the district. Your home is one point in it, and that point is what the check reads.
Council area: Birmingham City Council.
Will your address flood, and can you get it insured and mortgaged?
Enter an English postcode and see free of charge its flood zone and the risk bands for rivers, the sea and surface water. What the numbers mean, which past floods were recorded around the property, which warning areas cover it and what to ask your insurer, surveyor and solicitor is in the report for that one point.
A flood is the most expensive thing that can happen to a home, and a flood zone or a surface water flow path can change the insurance terms, the mortgage offer and the resale price. The report gathers the Environment Agency data for your address before you commit; it is not a substitute for a flood search from your conveyancer.
- The flood zone and all three risk maps at your point: rivers and sea, surface water, with the annual chance in plain figures and a map of the ground around it
- Every recorded past flood and the flood warning areas that cover the address, with dates, sources and causes where the Environment Agency has them
- What it means for insurance, a mortgage and the building itself: Flood Re, questions for the surveyor and practical flood resilience measures, as a PDF you can share
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Source: Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence · not a substitute for a flood search
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is B29 in a flood zone?
Part of it. Of 5 sample points spread across the B29 postcode district, 2 (40%) fall in Flood Zone 2 or 3, 1 of them in Flood Zone 3. Flood zones follow rivers and coastlines, so whether your own home is in one depends on the exact spot. Check your full postcode to find out.
Is surface water flooding a risk in B29?
2 of the 5 sample points (40%) sit in an area the Environment Agency rates at least low risk for surface water flooding, and 1 of those at medium or high risk. Surface water risk is highly local: it follows dips, underpasses and the line of old streams, so look at your own postcode.
Which flood warning areas cover B29?
The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for named areas. Within about six kilometres of the centre of B29 these include River Rea at Breedon Cross, River Rea at Kings Norton and River Rea at Lifford. You can sign up for free flood warnings for your address on GOV.UK.
How accurate is a postcode district summary?
It is an indication, not a verdict on any single home. We checked 5 points around the centre of the district against the Environment Agency maps. A district can hold many streets and a flood zone can be a few metres wide. The free check on a full postcode, with a pin you can move onto your plot, is the precise answer.