Does GL56 flood?

Yes — parts of the GL56 district carry real flood risk: 26 of its 51 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The GL56 postcode district covers Moreton West, Blockley, Fosseridge, Moreton East, close to Moreton in Marsh, Evenlode, Shipston-On-Stour, and surrounding villages in parts of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.

51 postcodes in the GL56 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 26 high, 9 medium, 16 low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

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Which GL56 postcodes are at risk?

GL56 0AX up to High GL56 0BE up to High GL56 0BG up to High GL56 0DS up to High GL56 0DT up to High GL56 0EA up to High GL56 0EF up to High GL56 0JH up to High GL56 0LH up to High GL56 0LL up to High GL56 0LQ up to High GL56 0RD up to High GL56 0RT up to High GL56 0UN up to High GL56 0YF up to High GL56 0YN up to High GL56 0YR up to High GL56 9AA up to High GL56 9DU up to High GL56 9HA up to High GL56 9HJ up to High GL56 9HN up to High GL56 9HR up to High GL56 9JS up to High GL56 9JT up to High GL56 9NU up to High GL56 0JX up to Medium GL56 0LA up to Medium GL56 0LT up to Medium GL56 0NY up to Medium GL56 0RR up to Medium GL56 9BP up to Medium GL56 9BS up to Medium GL56 9DB up to Medium GL56 9JR up to Medium GL56 0AF up to Low GL56 0BQ up to Low GL56 0DE up to Low GL56 0JZ up to Low GL56 0LF up to Low GL56 0LP up to Low GL56 0LX up to Low GL56 0LY up to Low GL56 0RZ up to Low GL56 0UP up to Low GL56 0XU up to Low GL56 9DY up to Low GL56 9DZ up to Low GL56 9HU up to Low GL56 9ND up to Low GL56 9QW up to Low

Rivers and flooding history near GL56

The rivers that matter here, each monitored live on FloodRadar:

Recorded flood extents near the district (Environment Agency record):

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

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Band = the worst likelihood band of any property in that postcode (EA Risk of Flooding from Rivers & Sea, defence-adjusted, area-level). Check any postcode in detail — or get the full £19 property report — at the property flood-risk report. © 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.