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

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with South Gloucestershire?

This directory snapshot contains 16 designated warning or alert areas associated with South Gloucestershire. 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 · South West

Flood warnings and river levels in South Gloucestershire

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: 16
Level stations: 2
Named watercourses: 3
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in South Gloucestershire

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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 South Gloucestershire

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
Redwick and Pilning to the north to Easter Compton to the east including Avonmouth and Western Approach Distribution Centres, Swanmoor Bridge area, Avlon and Severnside Works and the Severn View Industrial Park EA ref 112FWTSEV03	Severn Estuary	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Severn Estuary at Severn Beach including New Passage and Pilning EA ref 112WATSVN1	Severn Estuary	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
River Boyd at Wick EA ref 112FWFBOY10A	River Boyd	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Severn Estuary from New Passage to the Severn View Industrial Park including low lying properties at New Passage and Shaft Road, Beach Road, Station Road and Riverside Park in Severn Beach EA ref 112FWTSEV01	Severn Estuary	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Pennywell Farm, Elm Farm, Park Mill Farm and Churnmead Farm areas. West End Lane, Camp Road and Westmarsh Lane in Oldbury-on-Severn and Cowhill, Lower Corston Farm and Ley Lane, Church Hill and Denys Court in Olveston EA ref 112FWTOLD03	Severn Estuary	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Grace Close in Chipping Sodbury and Bennetts Court, Station Road and Oak Close in Yate EA ref 112FWFBFR10B	Bristol Frome	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Sandy Lane, Orchard Drive, Main Road and Tanhouse Farm areas in Aust. Ingst Hill, Greenditch Street, Redham Lane, Pilning Street and Rookery Lane areas EA ref 112FWTNOR03	Severn Estuary	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Severn Estuary from Oldbury-on-Severn to the Old Severn Bridge including Oldbury Naite, Thornbury Sailing Club, Oldbury Pill, Whale Wharf and Rusholme EA ref 112FWTOLD01	Severn Estuary	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Severn Estuary from the Old Severn Bridge to New Passage including low lying properties at Old Passage, Aust Road and Severn Road areas EA ref 112FWTNOR01	Severn Estuary	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
New Passage Road and Southworthy Farm areas in New Passage. Salthouse Farm Park, Beach Road, Beach Avenue, Gorse Cover Road, Church Road, Prospect Road, Abbott Road and Severnwood Gardens in Severn Beach EA ref 112FWTSEV02	Severn Estuary	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Brook Street, Highway, Ridgeway, Newlyn Way, Broadway, Firgrove Crescent, Melrose Avenue, Mercier Close and St Marys Way in Yate EA ref 112FWFBFR10C	Bristol Frome	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Oldbury Lane including Great Leaze Farm area, Pickedmoor Lane, Chapel Road, Featherbed Lane and Church Road in Oldbury-on-Severn and Lower Farm, Whale Wharf Lane and Olveston Common EA ref 112FWTOLD02	Severn Estuary	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

Showing 12 of 16 matching areas

River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in South Gloucestershire

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

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Chipping Sodbury

Bristol Frome

Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St catchment

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Wick

River Boyd

Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with South Gloucestershire

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

Bristol Frome
River Boyd
Severn Estuary

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 16 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with South Gloucestershire. 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.

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Nearby local areas

Bath and North East Somerset

6 designated areas · 6 stations

Bristol

10 designated areas · 11 stations

North Somerset

16 designated areas · 2 stations

Teesside

37 designated areas · 17 stations

Tyne and Wear