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Wilcott, Shropshire
Up to Medium likelihood
Properties in SY4 1BJ sit in the Environment Agency's Medium 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% | 0 | 0 |
| Medium | 1% – 3.3% | 1 | 0 |
| Low | 0.1% – 1% | 2 | 0 |
| Very low | below 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a medium-likelihood area has a 22–57% chance of flooding at least once.
The ground here sits at about 71 m above sea level and falls 23 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north, 9.4 m higher.
Because properties in the medium likelihood band; 5 recorded floods nearby; 457 official warnings since 2006.
The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around SY4 1BJ. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2004 | Upper Severn - February 2004 | ~4.7 km |
| Feb 2002 | February 2002 (Upper Severn) | ~4.3 km |
| Sep 2000 | Autumn 2000 (Upper Severn) | ~4.0 km |
| Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 | ~1.2 km |
| Dec 1960 | December 1960 (Upper Severn) | ~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.
2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 22 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 9 warnings nearby) · 2007 UK floods (2007, 7 warnings nearby) · Dennis (2020, 6 warnings nearby)
| Gauge | River | Distance | Typical high | Highest on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley Farm | Pentre Brook | 2.3 km | 3.40 m | 5.28 m |
| Cae Howel | River Severn | 3.5 km | 4.78 m | 6.28 m |
| Cae Howel | New Cut | 3.5 km | 3.40 m | 6.27 m |
| Hayes Basin | Field Drain | 3.7 km | 1.00 m | 4.23 m |
Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.
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 SY4 1BJ — all in the SY4 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. Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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 SY4 district.