Does B95 6EQ flood?

Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire

Up to Very low likelihood

Properties in B95 6EQ sit in the Environment Agency's Very low flood-likelihood band (worst property). The band is the worst found in the postcode — it describes the land around properties (defence-adjusted, rivers & sea), not any single address, and not today's conditions.

Likelihood bandAnnual chancePropertiesOf which homes
Highgreater than 3.3%00
Medium1% – 3.3%00
Low0.1% – 1%00
Very lowbelow 0.1%22

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a very low-likelihood area has less than a 3% chance of flooding at least once.

The ground around B95 6EQ

The ground here sits at about 67 m above sea level and falls 21 m across the surrounding 800 m. The ground contributing surface water to this point lies to the west.

Shaded relief map of the ground around B956EQ, computed from Environment Agency LiDAR. The ground here sits at about 67 m above sea level and falls 21 m across the surrounding 800 m. The ground contributing surface water to this point lies to the west.
Shaded relief of the bare ground within about 400 m of B95 6EQ, computed from the Environment Agency's published LiDAR terrain survey. The ring marks the postcode centre, not a property. This shows the shape of the land, not a flood map — it does not include drains, culverts, walls or kerbs, and the official likelihood band above is the authoritative figure. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.
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Inside the full report for B95 6EQ

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
B95 6EQ
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the very low likelihood band; 5 recorded floods nearby; 230 official warnings since 2006.

B Today — indicative grade (A best → E)
··· By the 2050s — EA climate scenario (in the full report)
⚑ Official warning within 10 km: Yes ⚑ Recorded flood nearby: Yes ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
Up to Very low
Surface water
···
Groundwater
Not assessed
Historic flooding
Recorded nearby
Warning history · flood map with building picker · 2050s view · insurance outlook · every dataset receipt — 18 sections

Flood-risk map of this area

Environment Agency flood-likelihood cells
High (>3.3%/yr) Medium Low Very low Marker = postcode centre Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around B95 6EQ. The small panels are illustrative previews of the report's per-layer map views — the full report draws each layer for real, plus recorded extents, defences and a building picker on an interactive map.

Official flood warnings near B95 6EQ

230
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2008
79
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-03-12)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Jul 2007 2_Wootton_Wawen_07_2007 ~1.0 km
Jul 2007 Little_Alne_07_2007 ~2.5 km
Jul 2007 1_Wootton_Wawen_07_2007 ~0.3 km
Jan 1985 M_LS_Jan_1985 ~9.8 km
Mar 1978 Ashleworth ~0.9 km

EA Recorded Flood Outlines — absence of a record never proves a place has not flooded. The full report tests whether any extent covered the exact spot.

Named storms that brought flooding here

Babet (2023, 9 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 7 warnings nearby) · Gerrit (2023, 5 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 5 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for B95 6EQ

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Little Alne River Alne 2.8 km 1.33 m 3.38 m
Henley River River Alne 3.0 km 0.55 m 2.43 m
Studley River Arrow 7.8 km 0.81 m 2.72 m
Stratford River Avon 10.0 km 0.93 m 2.71 m

Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.

Storm overflows within 5 km

OverflowDischarges intoDistanceSpillsHours
Wootton Wawen Stw River Alne 1.3 km 54 (2024) 474
Bearley Stw Tributary Of The River Alne 3.6 km 68 (2024) 325
Claverdon - Church Road Cso Tributary Of Claverdon Brook 4.4 km 12 (2024) 61

Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.

Flood defences

8 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~296 m (natural high ground, embankment). Defences reduce risk, never remove it.

What the full property report adds

The interactive flood-risk map with a building picker (your exact house, not the postcode), the 2050s climate view, surface-water and planning flood zones at your building, exact recorded-flood distances, year-by-year warning charts, watercourses including culverted streams, an insurance outlook with the Flood Re rules, and a printable document with every dataset receipt — start with the free preview, unlock for £19.

Flood risk at nearby postcodes

At-risk postcodes near B95 6EQ — all in the B95 district.

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