Postcode district

Flood risk in B35

How exposed the B35 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

40%in Flood Zone 3

40%medium or high river and sea risk

20%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 B35

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 · 20% have some surface water risk Overall: higher than most. This describes the district as a whole, not your street.

Rivers and the sea

High0 of 5

Medium2 of 5

Low0 of 5

Very low3 of 5

Surface water

High0 of 5

Medium0 of 5

Low1 of 5

Very low4 of 5

Show as a table

Flood risk bands across the sample points
Risk band	Rivers and sea	Surface water	Annual chance of flooding
High	0 of 5	0 of 5	more than 3.3%
Medium	2 of 5	0 of 5	1% to 3.3%
Low	0 of 5	1 of 5	0.1% to 1%
Very low	3 of 5	4 of 5	less than 0.1%

Flood zone: 2 of 5 points in Zone 3 and 0 in Zone 2.

Flood warning areas near B35

The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for these named areas within about six kilometres of the district centre.

River Tame at Castle Vale

River Tame at Castle Vale including The Fort Industrial Park and Castle Bromwich Business Park

River Tame Birmingham

Upper Tame

Low-lying land and roads between Horseley Heath and Castle Vale on the River Tame and Bescot on the Ford Brook

River Tame, Ford Brook Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton

River Cole at Stechford

River Cole at Stechford including Victoria Road, Frederick Road, Gumbleberrys Close, Cottsmeadow Drive and Everton Road

River Cole Birmingham

River Cole at Babbs Mill

River Cole at Babbs Mill including Corinne Croft and Eileen Gardens

River Cole Birmingham, Solihull

River Tame at Hams Hall

River Tame at Hams Hall including Coleshill Industrial Estate

River Tame Warwickshire

River Cole at Bordesley Green East

River Cole at Bordesley Green East including Blakesley Road, Yardley Green Road and Caldecote Grove

River Cole Birmingham

You can sign up for free flood warnings for your own address on GOV.UK.

Check your own B35 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.

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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

See a sample report (PDF)

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Source: Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence · not a substitute for a flood search

Nearby postcode districts

B36 1.8 km B34 2.5 km B24 2.6 km B76 2.8 km B72 4.1 km B33 4.3 km B23 4.6 km B8 4.7 km

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is B35 in a flood zone?

Part of it. Of 5 sample points spread across the B35 postcode district, 2 (40%) fall in Flood Zone 2 or 3, 2 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 B35?

1 of the 5 sample points (20%) sit in an area the Environment Agency rates at least low risk for surface water flooding. 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 B35?

The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for named areas. Within about six kilometres of the centre of B35 these include River Tame at Castle Vale, Upper Tame and River Cole at Stechford. 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.