Flood Risk In Worcestershire

1.5% of homes in Worcestershire are in a Medium or High flood risk band, across 280,398 dwellings. It ranks 13 of 21 English counties.

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

Surface water 29,659 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 6 districts: 2,510 homes at High, 1,607 at Medium, 3,280 at Low and 221 at Very Low — summing to the 7,618 homes at risk this page opens with.

Towns In Worcestershire, Ranked By Flood Risk

1 Stourport-on-Severn High 5.1% of homes at Medium or High
2 Hagley High 2.5% of homes at Medium or High
3 Evesham High 2% of homes at Medium or High
4 Bewdley Low 2% of homes at Medium or High
5 Bromsgrove High 1.9% of homes at Medium or High
6 Hollywood High 1.8% of homes at Medium or High
7 Worcester Low 1.4% of homes at Medium or High
8 Redditch Medium 1% of homes at Medium or High
9 Droitwich Spa Low 0.8% of homes at Medium or High
10 Catshill Low 0.7% of homes at Medium or High
11 Kidderminster Low 0.6% of homes at Medium or High
12 Pershore Very low 0.3% of homes at Medium or High
13 Great Malvern Low 0.2% 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 Worcestershire?

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 Severn levels 22 gauging stations on this river
River Avon levels 11 gauging stations on this river
River Stour levels 5 gauging stations on this river
Barbourne Brook levels 2 gauging stations on this river
Bow Brook levels 2 gauging stations on this river
Spadesbourne Brook levels 2 gauging stations on this river

How Does Worcestershire Compare With Other English Counties?

Worcestershire ranks 13 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