Does appearing on this St. Helens page mean there is a flood warning?

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with St. Helens?

This directory snapshot contains 7 designated warning or alert areas associated with St. Helens. 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 St. Helens

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: 7
Level stations: 3
Named watercourses: 7
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in St. Helens

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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 St. Helens

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
Areas at risk include land and properties at Pasture Lane Business Centre, Pasture lane Bridge (lesser), and Villbrook Business centre EA ref 013FWFM5	Rainford Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include land and property at Berrington Road Cottage, between Grey House Farm and the river, Windle Park Wood, and some properties on Woodside and Birch Tree Avenues EA ref 013FWFM3	Rainford Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include land and property on landsdowne Court, parts of Waterdale Crescent, Boscow Crescent, Dawsone Avenue, and Gerrards Lane. Also at risk, land alongside Sutton Mill Brook from Waterdale Crescent to Damhouse Bridge, Sutton Mill Dam EA ref 013FWFM6	Sutton Mill Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Land and property adjacent to Windle Brook between the allotments and Dilloway Street. This includes Percival way, Ruskin Drive, Coleridge Way, Rivington Road and some properties on Kiln Lane EA ref 013FWFM1	Windle Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include land and properties at St Cuthberts school, Berrys Lane, Watery Lane, Portland Way and The Moss Nook EA ref 013FWFM7	Sutton Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include properties on Washbrook Close and some properties on Millbrook Lane, Wokefield Way, Cranston Close and Kiln Lane. Also at risk are properties on Dodd avenue, Percival Way, and the recreation ground. EA ref 013FWFM2	Mill Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties on Blackbrook Road and West End Road EA ref 013FWFM12	Black Brook, Clipsley Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in St. Helens

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

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Rivington Road

Windle Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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Ellamsbridge Road, St Helens

Sutton Mill Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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Haydock West End Road

Black Brook

Lower Mersey catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with St. Helens

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

Black Brook
Clipsley Brook
Mill Brook
Rainford Brook
Sutton Brook
Sutton Mill Brook
Windle Brook

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 7 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with St. Helens. 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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Current flood warnings in St. Helens

Designated monitoring areas in St. Helens

Stations and readings in St. Helens

Watercourses associated with St. Helens

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