Does appearing on this Darlington page mean there is a flood warning?

No. The directory lists permanent Environment Agency monitoring areas and stations associated with Darlington. Current warnings are shown separately in the live-status panel near the top of the page.

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Darlington?

This directory snapshot contains 5 designated warning or alert areas associated with Darlington. The count describes official monitoring coverage; it is not a county or property risk score.

What do the blue points on the map mean?

Each blue point is an Environment Agency water-level monitoring station. A point is not a reported flood, an active warning or proof that nearby property is at risk.

How should I check a specific property?

Use the official long-term flood-risk service for the address, check current warnings, review several station readings where relevant and obtain professional advice for a purchase, planning or insurance decision.

Environment Agency directory · England

Flood warnings and river levels in Darlington

Current warnings are checked live. Monitoring areas, stations and watercourses below are directory records and may be listed even when no warning is in force.

Designated areas: 5
Level stations: 6
Named watercourses: 3
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Darlington

Check the official Darlington flood status →Check long-term risk for an address →View all active warnings →

Directory metadata refreshed 6 Aug 2026, 01:13 (UK time). Warning status is requested separately from the EA feed.

Permanent EA coverage

Designated monitoring areas in Darlington

These are predefined places where the Environment Agency can issue a Flood Warning or Flood Alert. The category describes how EA organises the area; it does not show whether an alert is active now. Similar names can refer to different official stretches of the same river.

Official area name	Watercourse / coast	EA area category
Properties and businesses in upper Darlington and Great Burdon, including Haugton Bridge, Red Hall, Stockton Road, Riverside Way, Weir Street, Chesnut Street and South Park at Brunswick Street, Tannery Yard, South Terrace and Victoria Embankment EA ref 121FWF085	River Skerne	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties at, Spa Wells and Old Fishlocks at Low Dinsdale EA ref 121FWF025	River Tees	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties and businesses in lower parts of Darlington and Great Burdon, including Valley Street, John Street, Chesnut Street, Progress Way, Blackett Road, lower parts of Haughton Road near Blackett Road, Riverside Way, and Mill Lane EA ref 121FWF083	River Skerne	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties at Neasham Abbey and in Neasham village, from Kent Bridge, following Teesway, to Dibdale Road EA ref 121FWF030	River Tees	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties and businesses in Darlington and Great Burdon, including Lodge Street, Russell Street, Riverside Way, Ely Close and South Park at the Cricket Ground, Park Place, Hird Street and Swan Street EA ref 121FWF084	River Skerne	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Darlington

Blue points are monitoring instruments—not flood incidents. Open a station for recent readings, time checked and nearby context.

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Blue point = monitoring stationMarker colour does not represent flood risk or water level

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Broken Scar

River Tees

Tees catchment

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John St Darlington

River Skerne

Tees catchment

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South Park

River Skerne

Tees catchment

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Low Moor

River Tees

Tees catchment

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Darlington Faverdale

West Beck

Tees catchment

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Hurworth

River Tees

Tees catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Darlington

Rivers, streams, drains and coastal waters named in EA area or station records. Inclusion does not mean the watercourse is currently high or flooding.

River Skerne
River Tees
West Beck

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 5 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Darlington. The count does not determine the risk to a specific address. Use the postcode checker and official long-term flood-risk service, then confirm cover with your insurer or a qualified professional where necessary.

Check a postcode →Flood insurance guide →Planning and flood risk →

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3 designated areas · 2 stations

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3 designated areas · 2 stations

Redcar and Cleveland

7 designated areas · 2 stations

Stockton-on-Tees

9 designated areas · 4 stations

Sunderland

11 designated areas · 0 stations

Current flood warnings in Darlington

Designated monitoring areas in Darlington

Stations and readings in Darlington

Watercourses associated with Darlington

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