Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Up to High likelihood
Properties in CV8 2XP sit in the Environment Agency's High 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 band | Annual chance | Properties | Of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | greater than 3.3% | 2 | 2 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 3 | 3 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a high-likelihood area has at least a 57% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 72 m above sea level and falls 35 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the south-south-west, 8.2 m higher.
Because properties in the high likelihood band; 1 recorded flood nearby; 176 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around CV8 2XP. 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.
| Date | Recorded flood | Approx. distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1985 | M_LS_Jan_1985 | ~24.8 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.
Henk (2024, 11 warnings nearby) · Babet (2023, 4 warnings nearby) · 2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 3 warnings nearby) · Gerrit (2023, 3 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenilworth | Finham Brook | 0.1 km | 1.44 m | 2.38 m |
| Stareton | River Avon | 3.9 km | 1.95 m | 2.70 m |
| Sir Henry Parkes Road | Canley Brook | 4.7 km | 2.73 m | 1.45 m |
| Torrington Avenue | Canley Brook | 5.2 km | 3.20 m | 1.49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenilworth - The Close-mill End Cso | Finham Brook | 0.1 km | 2 (2024) | 3 |
| Kenilworth - Dalehouse Lane Tps | Finham Brook | 1.0 km | 53 (2024) | 521 |
| 169 Warwick Road Cso | Cattle Brook | 3.2 km | 16 (2024) | 8 |
| Canley Cso | Tributary Of Canley Brook | 3.2 km | 35 (2024) | 100 |
Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.
24 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~24 m (natural high ground). 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 CV8 2XP — all in the CV8 district.
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