Does WV15 flood?

Yes — parts of the WV15 district carry real flood risk: 21 of its 29 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The WV15 postcode district covers Claverley & Worfield, Shifnal Rural, close to Bridgnorth, Allscott, Swindon, and surrounding villages in parts of Shropshire and Staffordshire.

29 postcodes in the WV15 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 21 high, 4 medium, 4 low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

Free preview first · full report £19

Which WV15 postcodes are at risk?

WV15 5AA up to High WV15 5AB up to High WV15 5AD up to High WV15 5AG up to High WV15 5JR up to High WV15 5LH up to High WV15 5LT up to High WV15 5ND up to High WV15 5NG up to High WV15 5NT up to High WV15 5PU up to High WV15 6AF up to High WV15 6BA up to High WV15 6BY up to High WV15 6EB up to High WV15 6EU up to High WV15 6HD up to High WV15 6PT up to High WV15 6QD up to High WV15 6QF up to High WV15 6QL up to High WV15 5LJ up to Medium WV15 5PX up to Medium WV15 6HE up to Medium WV15 6HL up to Medium WV15 5JS up to Low WV15 5LF up to Low WV15 5PH up to Low WV15 6HG up to Low

Rivers and flooding history near WV15

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

252 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (102 at warning level or above), most recently 2 March 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

🏠 Buying or renting in WV15? The full property flood-risk report covers any postcode here — the official likelihood band, every recorded flood nearby with distances, warning history year by year, how the local rivers behave, and an insurance outlook, print-ready for £19. See what's in the report →

Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

WV14 WV16 WV13 WV12 WV11 WV10 WV9 WV8

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.