Flood Risk In Warwickshire

1.2% of homes in Warwickshire are in a Medium or High flood risk band, across 283,424 dwellings. It ranks 17 of 21 English counties.

Rivers and the sea Low a 0.1% to 1% chance in any year

Surface water 29,034 addresses at risk that rivers and sea does not explain — a minimum, not a total

Groundwater Not mapped No national band is published for this source

Reservoirs Not mapped No national band is published for this source

The county band is the aggregate of its 5 districts: 1,771 homes at High, 1,549 at Medium, 5,128 at Low and 675 at Very Low — summing to the 9,123 homes at risk this page opens with.

Towns In Warwickshire, Ranked By Flood Risk

1 Alcester Medium 6% of homes at Medium or High
2 Wellesbourne Low 4.3% of homes at Medium or High
3 Warwick Low 3.7% of homes at Medium or High
4 Stratford-upon-Avon Low 2.8% of homes at Medium or High
5 Bedworth Low 1.2% of homes at Medium or High
6 Kenilworth High 0.9% of homes at Medium or High
7 Nuneaton Low 0.8% of homes at Medium or High
8 Southam (Stratford-on-Avon) Low 0.7% of homes at Medium or High
9 Royal Leamington Spa Low 0.6% of homes at Medium or High
10 Bidford-on-Avon Low 0.5% of homes at Medium or High
11 Coleshill (North Warwickshire) High 0.5% of homes at Medium or High
12 Rugby Low 0.3% of homes at Medium or High
13 Polesworth and Dordon Low 0.1% of homes at Medium or High
14 Atherstone Low 0% of homes at Medium or High
15 Shipston-on-Stour Low 0% of homes at Medium or High
16 Bulkington Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High
17 Cawston (Rugby) Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High
18 Studley Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High
19 Whitnash Not mapped 0% of homes at Medium or High

Ranked within England only. Each town's figure counts its own homes, so the shares are comparable with each other but not with towns in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Which Rivers Run Through Warwickshire?

Rivers with a gauged station in one of the towns ranked above. Each river page carries every gauge on it and the live level at each.

River Avon levels 11 gauging stations on this river
River Anker levels 3 gauging stations on this river
River Arrow levels 2 gauging stations on this river
River Dene levels 2 gauging stations on this river
Finham Brook levels 1 gauging station on this river

How Does Warwickshire Compare With Other English Counties?

Warwickshire ranks 17 of 21 English counties for the share of homes in a Medium or High flood risk band. That is below the median county, at 1.8%. The comparison covers the 21 shire counties only — the 132 unitary authorities, including Bristol, York and Sheffield, have no county above them and so take no rank here.

A county figure is an aggregate of its districts, and districts differ sharply: a fenland district and an upland one in the same county can sit at opposite ends of the national ranking. Compare the towns above rather than the county total where it matters.

Share of homes in a Medium or High band, from the Environment Agency's national assessment. The method · The national picture