Worcester resident calls for flood defences near river

Smith believes people in the area have spent millions of pounds since 2020, cleaning up after floods.

She has resigned herself to never moving because of the “depressed” value of the houses due to living by the river.

“I couldn’t get this property anywhere else for what money I would be able to sell it for,” she said.

“We’re one of the most flooded group of houses along the River Severn catchment area.”

The area was a “beautiful place to live”, she said, but there was a “price to pay” for that.