Environment Agency monitoring directory

Palgrave Road, Cauldwell Street, Holme Street Holt Row, Melbourne Street, Heron Quay, Riverside Square, Kingsway, St John's Street, Rays Close, Duckmill Lane, Chethams, Cardington Road, Kingsbrook Road, Lindisfarne Priory and Castle Mill Cottage

Designated Flood Warning AreaEA reference 052FWFMOBED2
This label is not a current warning. It means the EA has predefined this location as an area where it may issue a flood warning. The live panel below checks what is active now.

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Official area details

Watercourse or coast
River Great Ouse
Directory county
Bedfordshire
EA operational area
Bedford
Coverage category
Designated Flood Warning Area
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Use this information safely

  • For conditions now: use the live panel and verify on the official flood service.
  • For a property: use the official long-term risk checker; this directory is not address-level evidence.
  • For river levels: open a nearby monitoring station and check the reading time.
  • For immediate danger: follow emergency-service instructions and call 999.

Nearby river-level stations

These are measuring instruments, not reported flood locations. A station reading must be interpreted with its timestamp, station datum and any official threshold context.

Nearby designated monitoring areas

The High Road in Felmersham, High Street in Sharnbrook, Rushden Road in Bletsoe, Close Road and Bedford Road in Pavenham, and Bedford Road in Milton Ernest

River Great Ouse · designated warning area

Paddlers Court, Woodstock Road, Nelson Street, Cauldwell Walk, Palgrave Road, Sovereigns Quay, Commercial Road, Riverside Square, River Street, Greyfriars, Nicholls Road, Cardington Road, Goodmayes Close, Tennyson Road, Chapel Close and Bury Walk

River Great Ouse · designated warning area

The Green, Church Walk, High Street, Hall Close, Carlton Road and Harrold and Odell Country Park in Harrold

River Great Ouse · designated warning area

Bromham Park, Bromham Mill and Bromham Road in Bromham, and Church End in Biddenham

River Great Ouse · designated warning area

Church Walk, Water Lane, Mill Lane, High Street, King William Close and Hillgrounds Road

River Great Ouse · designated warning area

College Farm at Oakley, and Folly Park, High Street, The Close, The Warren, Preservine Walk, Ursula Taylor Walk and Bedford Road in Clapham

River Great Ouse · designated warning area

Meadow Lane at Cardington, Water Lane at Renhold, Old Mills Cottage and New Road at Great Barford, Church Street and Ford Lane at Tempsford, and Great North Road between Roxton and Tempsford

River Great Ouse · designated warning area

Kempston Church End, Church Walk, King William Road, High Street, Riverview Way, Meadowview Road, Sanders Close, Molly Moore Avenue, Denton Close, Earls Holme, Odell Close and Garyn Lane and Riverside Close

River Great Ouse · designated warning area

St Neots Road and Water Lane at Renhold, High Street, School Lane, Orchard Way and Churchgate at Great Barford, and Church Street at Tempsford

River Great Ouse · designated warning area

Marina Court, the brewery on Havelock Street, St Paul's Square, Duckmill Lane, Longholme Boating Lake, Priory Marina, the hotel and girls school on Cardington Road and Castle Mill

River Great Ouse · designated warning area

Property and insurance decisions

Inclusion in an EA monitoring area does not by itself establish a property's flood probability, insurance eligibility or premium. Check the address-level official service and ask the insurer or a qualified surveyor about the property.

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Frequently asked questions