Assessing the risk of your property / business flooding
Your property / business could be at risk from flooding. The flooding could be from different sources:
- watercourses (fluvial)
- surface water (pluvial)
- highway
- sewers
- groundwater
- reservoirs
- leaks or burst pipes
Visit our types of flooding page for more detailed explanations.
Check if your property is at risk from flooding on the GOV.UK - Long term flood risk assessment for locations in England website (opens in a new window).
If your property is as risk, you could create your own flood plan, for more information visit GOV.UK - Prepare for flooding website (opens in a new window).
Find out if flooding is predicted
- call Floodline on 08459 881188
- check the Met Office - Weather warnings website (opens in a new window) for current weather warnings
- check the GOV.UK - Flood warning for England website (opens in a new window) for current flood warnings
- listen to local radio and/or watch local TV stations for weather and flooding updates:
- BBC Hereford & Worcester (opens in a new window) 104fm & 94.7fm
Guidance on making your property flood resilient
- check out the National Flood Forum website (opens in a new window) for information on Flood Protection and Resilience and preparing for flooding; visit also their Facebook - The National Flood Forum (opens in a new window) page
- visit the GOV.UK - Find out if you're at risk of flooding in England website (opens in a new window)
- visit the Know your Flood Risk website (opens in a new window) for live flood updates app and to buy a flood report for your property
- download Know your Flood Risk - Homeowners guide to flood resilience (opens in a new window)
- see information on how to obtain sandbags
- for historic buildings see the Historic England website (opens in a new window) for advice on Flood Protection and Resilience and preparing for flooding of historic buildings
- the BRE have created a Flood resilient home which has been adapted to the flood resistant up to 2 feet, visit the BRE website (opens in a new window) for useful tips for your property; download BRE - Six Steps to Property Level Flood Resilience - Guidance for property owners (opens in a new window)
- for specialist flooding insurance for properties at risk or have previously flooded, FloodRe can help, visit the FloodRe website (opens in a new window)