Solihull Flood Risk

Solihull has a Low flood risk from rivers and the sea , with 1% of homes in a Medium or High band. The nearest gauge is 4.2 km away.

Solihull has 108,709 residents and 48,282 homes. Ranked 1914 of 7,114 in England for rivers and sea flood risk.

What Is The River Level Near Solihull Right Now?

0.251 m within its typical range
Gauge
Solihull Lodge, Major's Green
Distance
4.2 km from the centre of Solihull
Typical range
0.162 m to 0.418 m
Reading taken
20 Sept, 14:00 UTC

Read from the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed at 20 Sept, 14:34 UTC. The highest level on record here is 1.929 m , reached on 20 July 2007.

All gauges on this river

What Does Solihull's Flood Risk Classification Mean?

0.8% of postcodes in Solihull 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 1% 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.

Flood Zone versus flood risk band: the full comparison

Which Postcode Districts Cover Solihull?

Each district below is one postcode district that falls inside Solihull. 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 districts covering Solihull, with the flood risk band shared by most of each district's postcodes. A district can span more than one local area, so its band is a summary and not a property-level answer.
Postcode district Postcodes here Rivers and sea band Surface water addresses
B90 817 Low 2,880
B91 724 Low 1,638
B92 600 High 1,866
B26 21 Low 42
B27 16 High 115
B28 13 Low 30
B14 2 Medium 1

What Else Is Near Solihull?

Other places on the River Cole, nearest to Solihull first.