Halesowen Flood Risk
Halesowen has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 0.3% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 0.9 km away.
Halesowen has 59,617 residents and 26,392 homes. Ranked 2640 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.
What Is The River Level Near Halesowen Right Now?
The nearest gauge is Halesowen, 0.9 km from the centre of Halesowen, at Halesowen. Its typical range is 0.454 m to 0.786 m, and the highest level on record is 2.718 m, reached on 16 June 2016.
No current reading has been published for this gauge.
When Has Halesowen Flooded Before?
The Environment Agency holds 1 recorded flood outlines covering Halesowen, the most recent dated 7 September 2008.
Absence of a record is not evidence that a place has never flooded — the Environment Agency states that a lack of coverage does not mean an area has never flooded.
What Does Halesowen's Flood Risk Classification Mean?
0.3% of postcodes in Halesowen sit in Flood Zone 3, the planning band for land with a 1% or greater annual chance of river flooding or 0.5% or greater of sea flooding — and the map that draws it deliberately ignores flood defences.
The flood risk band for rivers and the sea is Low , with 0.3% of homes in a Medium or High band. Unlike the Flood Zone, the band counts the defences that are actually in place, which is why the two can describe the same street differently and both be right.
Which Postcode Districts Cover Halesowen?
Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Halesowen. The band is the one shared by most of that district's postcodes, so it describes the district rather than a single street — enter a full postcode in the checker for one address. A district can cover more than one town, and the district pages linked from the checker are keyed to the town that holds most of its postcodes.
| Postcode district | Postcodes here | Rivers and sea band | Surface water addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| B63 | 759 | Low | 1,881 |
| B62 | 451 | High | 1,518 |
| DY9 | 8 | High | 16 |
| B64 | 7 | Low | 8 |
| B65 | 7 | Low | 4 |
What Else Is Near Halesowen?
Other places on the River Stour, nearest to Halesowen first.