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Does Solihull flood?

78postcodes in the EA rivers-and-sea dataset
8river gauges within 10 km
1year with a mapped flood record within 5 km
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What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Solihull

Ordnance Survey places 78 postcodes in Solihull in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset (Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea). Each postcode is counted once, under the worst band any of its properties reaches; together they hold 1,058 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.

EA likelihood bandPostcodes (worst band)Properties in the EA datasetof which homes
High32327291
Medium14263191
Low32468415
Very low000
All bands781,058897

This dataset covers flooding from rivers and the sea only — one of five flood sources. Surface water, groundwater, sewers and reservoirs are assessed separately, so a postcode missing from it is not proof that a place cannot flood. The band describes the land around properties (allowing for defences), not any single address and not today's conditions.

Rivers and live river levels near Solihull

Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Solihull watch River Cole, River Blythe, River Rea, River Tame.

Distances are from the middle of Solihull's at-risk postcodes. Tidal and structure gauges are shown as readings only — the tide and sluice gates move them, not floods. A gauge with no recent reading shows no level.

The watercourse nearest Solihull

The nearest watercourse on the river map is Hatchford Brook, about 720 m from the middle of Solihull's at-risk postcodes. It flows into Kingshurst Brook about 5.5 km downstream.

A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on Hatchford Brook nearest the middle of Solihull's at-risk postcodes. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Flood warning areas near Solihull

32 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Solihull. The EA has issued 776 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 23 Oct 2026.

Recorded floods near Solihull

Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Solihull, most recent first. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See them on the map →

Rainfall near Solihull

Solihull gets about 751 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 73 mm; driest March, 50 mm). That is 35% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.8 km from the place centre.

The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (3.2 km away), recorded 3.9 mm in the last 24 hours and 50.1 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 1 h ago).

At-risk postcodes in Solihull

Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Solihull that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.

High likelihood (32)

B26 3NLB90 1BFB91 1SEB91 3HXB91 3HZB91 3JWB92 7HSB92 7HYB92 8BFB92 8BQB92 8DTB92 8DYB92 8EDB92 8EEB92 8HEB92 8HUB92 8HXB92 8JEB92 8JNB92 8JTB92 8JWB92 8JZB92 8LDB92 8LEB92 8LFB92 8LHB92 8LNB92 8LPB92 8QNB92 8QQB92 8QTB92 9AB

Medium likelihood (14)

B26 3PPB26 3PWB27 6PEB27 6PFB90 4YDB91 1SRB91 3HGB92 7HPB92 7JEB92 8BUB92 8BXB92 8BYB92 8BZB92 8JQ

Low likelihood (32)

B26 3NRB26 3NWB27 6PBB27 6PDB90 1BBB90 1JGB91 1NDB91 1NRB91 3HHB91 3HPB91 3QDB91 3RNB91 3SZB92 7ALB92 8BTB92 8DHB92 8DJB92 8DQB92 8DXB92 8EAB92 8ELB92 8ENB92 8ETB92 8HPB92 8JFB92 8JHB92 8JRB92 8JXB92 8QGB92 9AXB92 9AYB92 9BE

Postcode districts

B26 · 5B27 · 4B90 · 4B91 · 13B92 · 52

Sources

FloodRadar summarises public flood data. It is not a flood-risk survey of any property, and it does not replace official GOV.UK flood warnings or the GOV.UK long-term flood risk service.

Flood-risk bands: © 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, flood warning areas and warning history © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

River levels and rainfall: Environment Agency real-time flood-monitoring data, updated every 15 minutes (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

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