Shropshire Flood Risk
In Shropshire, 3,347 of 214,059 properties (1.6%) 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 56th of 296 local authorities in England by number.
By bandProperties in Shropshire 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 | 2,062 | 1,245 |
| Medium | between 1% and 3.3% (1 in 100 to 1 in 30) chance in any year | 1,285 | 795 |
| Low | between 0.1% and 1% (1 in 1,000 to 1 in 100) chance in any year | 3,841 | 2,741 |
| Very low | less than 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance in any year | 139 | 90 |
2,040 of the high- or medium-risk properties are homes and 536 are non-residential. 587 postcodes in Shropshire have at least one property at high or medium risk.
Postcode districtsFlood risk across Shropshire
Counts are for the part of each district inside Shropshire.
| District | Properties | High + medium | High | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY3 | 18,625 | 516 | 333 | 2.8% |
| SY10 | 9,313 | 454 | 303 | 4.9% |
| SY1 | 15,938 | 448 | 143 | 2.8% |
| SY6 | 5,590 | 389 | 294 | 7.0% |
| SY2 | 10,742 | 263 | 194 | 2.4% |
| SY8 | 12,071 | 225 | 143 | 1.9% |
| SY7 | 8,962 | 198 | 137 | 2.2% |
| SY4 | 18,741 | 169 | 57 | 0.9% |
| SY5 | 16,670 | 142 | 92 | 0.9% |
| WV15 | 5,972 | 97 | 57 | 1.6% |
| TF13 | 3,076 | 89 | 66 | 2.9% |
| SY11 | 16,311 | 80 | 75 | 0.5% |
| SY21 | 372 | 62 | 43 | 16.7% |
| WV16 | 12,578 | 44 | 27 | 0.3% |
| DY14 | 4,629 | 26 | 7 | 0.6% |
| TF11 | 7,464 | 24 | 11 | 0.3% |
| SY9 | 2,825 | 20 | 17 | 0.7% |
| TF9 | 13,888 | 18 | 10 | 0.1% |
| SY12 | 6,315 | 13 | 9 | 0.2% |
| LD7 | 382 | 13 | 9 | 3.4% |
| SY13 | 11,296 | 11 | 7 | 0.1% |
| SY15 | 613 | 11 | 5 | 1.8% |
| SY22 | 141 | 8 | 7 | 5.7% |
| TF8 | 429 | 6 | 3 | 1.4% |
| WR15 | 661 | 5 | 1 | 0.8% |
| LL14 | 377 | 4 | 4 | 1.1% |
| TF6 | 176 | 3 | 2 | 1.7% |
| TF10 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 4.8% |
| TF12 | 3,162 | 2 | 2 | 0.1% |
| WV5 | 946 | 2 | 1 | 0.2% |
| WV7 | 3,937 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| WV6 | 228 | 1 | 1 | 0.4% |
| DY12 | 970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CW3 | 596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Recorded floodsPast floods mapped in Shropshire
The Environment Agency has mapped flood outlines on 10 dates in postcode districts that mostly lie in Shropshire since 1948; the most recent started on 21 Jul 2007.
1940s 1 1960s 2 1990s 1 2000s 6
| Started | Place / name in the record | Source of flooding | Cause | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2007 – 3 Aug 2007 | River Teme 4 outlines | Main river | Other | SY8 |
| 19 Jun 2007 – 22 Jun 2007 | Corve Street Ludlow | Main river | Obstruction/blockage - bridge | SY8 |
| 3 Feb 2004 – 7 Feb 2004 | Upper Severn 101 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | SY1 SY10 SY11 SY2 SY3 SY5 TF13 |
| 1 Feb 2002 – 28 Feb 2002 | — 67 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | SY10 SY11 SY3 SY5 |
| 26 Oct 2000 – 12 Nov 2000 | Central Whitchurch Oct/ 4 outlines | Ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | SY13 |
| 1 Sep 2000 – 15 Nov 2000 | — 83 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | SY1 SY10 SY15 SY2 SY3 SY5 SY7 SY9 TF12 TF13 WV15 WV7 |
| 26 Oct 1998 – 31 Oct 1998 | — 73 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | SY1 SY10 SY11 SY2 SY3 SY5 TF12 TF13 WV15 WV16 |
| 1 Jan 1964 | Erbistock | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | LL14 |
| 1 Dec 1960 | — 33 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | SY1 SY10 SY2 SY3 SY4 TF12 TF13 WV15 |
| 1 Jan 1948 | — 46 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | SY1 SY10 SY11 SY2 SY3 TF12 TF13 |
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.
"Shropshire" means the local authority area (ONS code E06000051), not only the town centre.
If you live in Shropshire
- 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 Shropshire at risk of flooding?
In Shropshire, 3,347 of 214,059 properties (1.6%) 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 56th of 296 local authorities in England by number.
Which parts of Shropshire have the most properties at flood risk?
Postcode district SY3 has the most: 516 properties at high or medium risk (2.8% of its properties in Shropshire). The table on this page lists every district.
When did Shropshire last flood?
The Environment Agency has mapped flood outlines on 10 dates in postcode districts that mostly lie in Shropshire since 1948; 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.