Not in an at-risk area
CV7 8AW has no properties in any Environment Agency recorded flood-risk band. That is good news — but it is area-level and never proof a place cannot flood (surface-water and sewer flooding are assessed separately). See the at-risk postcodes in CV7 or get the full picture below.
Because 91 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around CV7 8AW. 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.
Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.
Henk (2024, 3 warnings nearby) · Babet (2023, 3 warnings nearby) · Imogen (2016, 2 warnings nearby) · Dennis (2020, 2 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longford | River Sowe | 5.6 km | 3.04 m | 1.73 m |
| Hall Green Road | River Sowe | 6.7 km | 2.15 m | 2.10 m |
| Holyhead Road | River Sherbourne | 7.0 km | 1.10 m | 1.59 m |
| Hope Street, Coventry | River Sherbourne | 8.4 km | 3.08 m | 2.54 m |
Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.
| Overflow | Discharges into | Distance | Spills | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fillongley - Tamworth Road Sps | Didgley Brook | 3.0 km | 52 (2024) | 345 |
| Coventry - Nunts Lane (cso) | Chaddesden Brook | 4.2 km | 7 (2024) | 1 |
| Holbrooks - Whitmore Park Road (cso) | River Sowe | 4.9 km | 0 (2024) | 0 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
No mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m of the postcode centre. Defences reduce risk, never remove it.
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.
At-risk postcodes near CV7 8AW — all in the CV7 district.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. This product is produced in part from PAF® and Multiple Residence Data, the copyright in which is owned by Royal Mail Group Limited and/or Royal Mail Group plc. All rights reserved. Licence number AC0000807064. Recorded Flood Outlines and warning history © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Storm-overflow figures: EA Event Duration Monitoring. Flood defences © Environment Agency (OGL v3). This page summarises public area-level data — it is not a flood-risk survey and not a substitute for the official GOV.UK service. All data sources & licences. More postcodes: the CV7 district.