Malvern Hills Flood Risk
In Malvern Hills, 1,264 of 53,156 properties (2.4%) are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers and the sea — at least a 1 in 100 chance in any year — per Environment Agency data updated 6 July 2026; that ranks 150th of 296 local authorities in England by number.
By bandProperties in Malvern Hills by flood-risk band
| Risk band | Chance of flooding each year | All properties | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 3.3% (1 in 30) or greater chance in any year | 944 | 545 |
| Medium | between 1% and 3.3% (1 in 100 to 1 in 30) chance in any year | 320 | 179 |
| Low | between 0.1% and 1% (1 in 1,000 to 1 in 100) chance in any year | 897 | 640 |
| Very low | less than 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance in any year | 9 | 5 |
724 of the high- or medium-risk properties are homes and 376 are non-residential. 164 postcodes in Malvern Hills have at least one property at high or medium risk.
Postcode districtsFlood risk across Malvern Hills
Counts are for the part of each district inside Malvern Hills.
Recorded floodsPast floods mapped in Malvern Hills
The Environment Agency has mapped flood outlines on 20 dates in postcode districts that mostly lie in Malvern Hills since 1947; the most recent started on 21 Jul 2007.
1940s 1 1960s 1 1980s 6 1990s 6 2000s 6
| Started | Place / name in the record | Source of flooding | Cause | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2007 – 3 Aug 2007 | River Teme 12 outlines | Main river | Other | WR15 WR6 |
| 20 Jul 2007 – 31 Jul 2007 | River Severn Worcester to Tewkesbury 17 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | WR8 |
| 1 Jan 2001 | River Severn 16 outlines | Main river, drainage | Not recorded | WR8 |
| 5 Dec 2000 – 20 Dec 2000 | Upton Upon Severn 18 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | WR8 |
| 1 Dec 2000 – 20 Dec 2000 | — 18 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | WR8 |
| 29 Oct 2000 – 12 Nov 2000 | Clifton 30 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | WR14 WR8 |
| 26 Oct 1998 – 31 Oct 1998 | — 4 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | WR8 |
| 25 Dec 1997 | Upton upon Severn | Main river | Not recorded | WR8 |
| 25 Dec 1996 | Upton upon Severn | Main river | Not recorded | WR8 |
| 1 Jan 1995 | Upton upon Severn 2 outlines | Main river | Not recorded | WR14 WR8 |
| 26 Feb 1990 – 2 Mar 1990 | Severn Stoke 2 outlines | Drainage, main river | Not recorded | WR8 |
| 1 Jan 1990 | Upton upon Severn 16 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | WR8 |
| 19 Dec 1989 – 28 Dec 1989 | Upton upon Severn 3 outlines | Main river | Not recorded | WR8 |
| 1 Dec 1984 | Upton upon Severn | Main river | Not recorded | WR8 |
| 1 Jan 1982 | Upton upon Severn 3 outlines | Main river | Not recorded | WR8 |
| 1 Dec 1981 – 13 Dec 1981 | Eckington | Main river | Not recorded | WR8 |
| 1 Feb 1981 | Upton upon Severn 2 outlines | Main river | Not recorded | WR8 |
| 1 Feb 1980 | Upton upon Severn | Main river | Not recorded | WR8 |
| 1 Jul 1968 | Eckington 2 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | WR8 |
| 1 Mar 1947 | — 39 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | WR14 WR8 |
What this page shows, and what it misses
The Environment Agency's count of properties in each postcode that sit in areas of land at very low, low, medium or high risk of flooding from rivers and the sea, allowing for flood defences and their condition, added up here by postcode district and local authority. Every property in England is counted once, so the share is of all properties in the area.
It misses: surface water (heavy rain), groundwater, sewer and reservoir flooding; Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; and anything about a single building. A band describes the land a property stands on, not its floor level or flood protection, so it is not a forecast for any one home. Past floods come from the EA's Recorded Flood Outlines and are placed in the postcode district whose centre is nearest (within 12 km), so a flood near a boundary can be listed under a neighbour. Older records are patchy, and a flood with no outline is not listed.
"Malvern Hills" means the local authority area (ONS code E07000235), not only the town centre.
If you live in Malvern Hills
- Check your own address on gov.uk; it also covers surface water.
- Sign up for free flood warnings: gov.uk/get-flood-warnings. Floodline: 0345 988 1188.
- What is in force now: flood warnings UK · river levels.
- Never walk or drive through flood water: why shallow water kills.
FAQQuestions people ask
Is Malvern Hills at risk of flooding?
In Malvern Hills, 1,264 of 53,156 properties (2.4%) are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers and the sea — at least a 1 in 100 chance in any year — per Environment Agency data updated 6 July 2026; that ranks 150th of 296 local authorities in England by number.
Which parts of Malvern Hills have the most properties at flood risk?
Postcode district WR8 has the most: 436 properties at high or medium risk (8.5% of its properties in Malvern Hills). The table on this page lists every district.
When did Malvern Hills last flood?
The Environment Agency has mapped flood outlines on 20 dates in postcode districts that mostly lie in Malvern Hills since 1947; the most recent started on 21 Jul 2007.
Does this include surface water flooding?
No. These counts cover flooding from rivers and the sea only. Surface water (heavy rain) flooding affects more properties in England; check it for one address on gov.uk's long-term flood risk service.
Flood risk counts: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea – Postcodes in Areas at Risk and Recorded Flood Outlines, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this information 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.
Local authority of each postcode: Office for National Statistics postcode lookup (May 2026), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. District centres and place names: postcodes.io (ONS/OS open data). Totals, ranks and grouping are Global Incident Tracker's own calculations; the Environment Agency does not endorse them.