Postcode district

Flood risk in B49

How exposed the B49 postcode district (Stratford-on-Avon and Wychavon) is to flooding from rivers, the sea and surface water, from a sample of points checked against the Environment Agency maps.

60%in Flood Zone 2 or 3

40%in Flood Zone 3

40%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 B49

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.

60% 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.

Rivers and the sea

High2 of 5

Medium0 of 5

Low0 of 5

Very low3 of 5

Surface water

High0 of 5

Medium1 of 5

Low1 of 5

Very low3 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	2 of 5	0 of 5	more than 3.3%
Medium	0 of 5	1 of 5	1% to 3.3%
Low	0 of 5	1 of 5	0.1% to 1%
Very low	3 of 5	3 of 5	less than 0.1%

Flood zone: 2 of 5 points in Zone 3 and 1 in Zone 2.

Flood warning areas near B49

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

River Arrow and River Alne at Alcester and Oversley Mill

River Arrow and River Alne at Alcester and Oversley Mill from The Mill Industrial Park to Arrow Mill including Fairwater Crescent area

River Arrow Warwickshire

River Arrow at Coughton

River Arrow at Coughton including Coughton Court and Coughton Fields Lane

River Arrow Warwickshire

River Arrow at Wixford

River Arrow at Wixford including Wixford Bridge area and Moor Hall

River Arrow Warwickshire

River Arrow at Broom

River Arrow at Broom including Mill Close, Millers Bank and Mill Lane

River Arrow Warwickshire

River Alne at Mill House and Mill Farm in Aston Cantlow, Mill Lane in Great Alne and Hoo Mill

River Alne at Mill House, Mill Farm and the caravan park in Aston Cantlow, Mill Lane in Great Alne and Hoo Mill

River Alne Warwickshire

River Alne at Chapel Lane and Church Lane in Aston Cantlow and Great Alne

River Alne Warwickshire

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

Check your own B49 postcode

The figures above describe the district. Your home is one point in it, and that point is what the check reads.

This district spans Stratford-on-Avon and Wychavon.

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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

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is B49 in a flood zone?

Part of it. Of 5 sample points spread across the B49 postcode district, 3 (60%) 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 B49?

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 B49?

The Environment Agency issues flood alerts and warnings for named areas. Within about six kilometres of the centre of B49 these include River Arrow and River Alne at Alcester and Oversley Mill, River Arrow at Coughton and River Arrow at Wixford. 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.