Is Staffordshire at risk of flooding?

Staffordshire has 93 designated flood areas monitored by the Environment Agency, giving it a High risk rating. It ranks #20 out of 152 English counties for flood risk.

How many flood warning areas are in Staffordshire?

There are 93 flood warning and alert areas in Staffordshire, monitored by 0 Environment Agency stations across 34 rivers.

Do I need flood insurance in Staffordshire?

If your property is in or near one of Staffordshire's 93 flood areas, flood insurance is strongly recommended. The government's Flood Re scheme helps make flood insurance affordable for at-risk properties.

How can I check flood risk for my postcode?

Use the Environment Agency's flood risk checker or our postcode lookup tool to check the flood risk for your specific address. You can also browse Staffordshire's flood areas on this page.

What was the worst flood in Staffordshire?

Staffordshire has experienced significant flooding events over the years. Check the Environment Agency's historical flood data and our UK Flood History guide for details on major events.

Flood Risk in Staffordshire

Q: Which rivers flood in Staffordshire?

The main rivers in Staffordshire include Bourne Brook, Cecily Brook, Endon Brook, Ford Green Brook, Ford Green Brook, Lyme Brook, River Trent and 29 others. These rivers have monitoring stations tracking water levels in real time.

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#20 of 152 counties

Flood Areas in Staffordshire

93 designated flood warning and alert areas

Name	River / Sea	Type
River Trent flood area near Staffordshire	River Trent	Warning
Low-lying land and roads between Norton Green and Darlaston on the River Trent and on the Lyme Brook and Ford Green Brook	Ford Green Brook, Lyme Brook, River Trent	Alert
River Blithe at Blythe Park Industrial Estate, Cresswell including Aldbrough House	River Blithe	Warning
Low-lying land and roads between Blythe Bridge and Nethertown on the River Blithe and between Hoar Cross and Yoxall on the River Swarbourne	River Blithe, River Swarbourne	Alert
The Weaver Catchment includes the Rivers Weaver, Ducklow and Wheelock and their tributaries	River Weaver	Warning
River Dove at Fauld Cottage Farm and Cornill Lane	River Dove	Warning
River Tame at County Drive and Bitterscote area Tamworth	River Tame	Warning
Low-lying land and roads between Water Orton and Tamworth including the Bourne Brook at Fazeley	River Tame	Alert
River Anker flood area near Staffordshire	River Anker	Warning
Low-lying land and roads between Great Haywood to Yoxall	River Trent	Alert
River Churnet at Quixhill	River Churnet	Warning
Low-lying land and roads between Leek and Rocester on the River Churnet and between Adderley and Spath on the River Tean including Cecilly Brook at...	River Churnet, River Tean	Alert
River Worfe, Wesley Brook and Albrighton Brook and their tributaries	River Worfe	Alert
River Churnet flood area near Staffordshire	River Churnet	Warning
River Trent at Burton upon Trent from Branston to Clay Mills behind Flood Defences	River Trent	Warning
River Trent flood area near Staffordshire	River Trent	Warning
Ridings Brook at Rumer Hill, Cannock including parts of Rumer Hill Road, Walsall Road and St Johns Road	Ridings Brook	Warning
Low-lying land and roads between Great Bridgeford and Shugborough on the River Sow, between Coven and Stafford on the River Penk, on the Sandyford ...	Sandyford Brook, Ridings Brook, Saredon Brook	Alert
River Penk at Somerford	River Penk	Warning
River Tean at Fole and Beamhurst and the A522	River Tean	Warning
River Tame at Lichfield Road Tamworth from The Leys area to Coton Lane	River Tame	Warning
River Trent flood area near Staffordshire	River Trent	Warning
Cecily Brook at Cheadle	Cecily Brook	Warning
River Dove at Dovefields Crossing and Saltbrook Cottage including the Draycott Mill area	River Dove	Warning
Lyme Brook flood area near Staffordshire	Lyme Brook	Warning
River Tame and Bourne Brook at Fazeley from Coleshill Road Bridge to Riverside Industrial Estate	River Tame	Warning
River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire	River Stour, Smestow Brook	Alert
River Penk at Stafford including Queensville area	River Penk	Warning
Rivers Tern, Perry, Roden, Strine and Meese and their tributaries	River Tern, River Perry	Alert
River Stour and it's tributaries	River Stour	Alert
River Churnet at Oakamoor including The Square, Mill Road, Stoney Dale and Red Road	River Churnet	Warning
Marchington Brook at Marchington including Church Lane and Church Close	Marchington Brook	Warning
River Sow St. Thomas area	River Sow	Warning
River Trent in the Alrewas and Wychnor including Coton Close and Church Road in Alrewas, Wychnor Bridges and Sewage Works	River Trent	Warning
Picknall Brook at Uttoxeter from Hockley Road to the Racecourse and Dovefields Retail Park	Picknall Brook	Warning
River Penk at Coven	River Penk	Warning
Low-lying land and roads between Shenstone and Fazeley	Bourne Brook	Alert
River Tean at Adderley	River Tean	Warning
River Tame at Croxall	River Tame	Warning
Low-lying land and roads between Hopwas and the National Arboretum near Alrewas	River Tame	Alert
River Trent at Great Haywood Little Haywood Colwich and Wolsley Bridge area	River Trent	Warning
Saredon Brook at Wedges Mills, Cannock	Saredon Brook	Warning
River Hamps at Waterhouses including Leek Road area	River Hamps	Warning
River Trent at Stoke on Trent including Joiners Square, the University and Boothen	River Trent	Warning
River Blithe from Leigh Crossing to Dapple Heath including Lower Leigh, Field, Burndhurst and The Blythe	River Blithe	Warning
Rising Brook, Stafford	Rising Brook	Warning
River Anker at Tamworth Town Centre including Stationfields Park Homes, Amington Road and Moor Lane	River Anker	Warning
River Churnet at Rocester including the Churnet Bridge area	River Churnet	Warning
River Stour at Kinver	River Stour	Warning
River Swarbourn at Woodlane Bridge, Yoxall	River Swarbourn	Warning
Ford Green Brook flood area near Staffordshire	Ford Green Brook	Warning
River Churnet at Cheddleton including Cheadle Road and Churnetside Business Park	River Churnet	Warning
River Trent at Hill Ridware, Pipe Ridware and Mavesyn Ridware areas	River Trent	Warning
Ridings Brook at Bridgetown, Cannock including parts of Walsall Road and Longford Industrial Estate	Ridings Brook	Warning
River Penk at Congreve and Water Eaton including Engleton Mill Lane at Brewood	River Penk	Warning
River Tean at Spath area	River Tean	Warning
River Tame at Comberford including Fisherwick	River Tame	Warning
River Sow at Stafford from Tillington to Kingston	River Sow	Warning
River Trent at Stone including Trent Close and Stafford Street	River Trent	Warning
Low-lying land and roads between Darlaston and Great Haywood	River Trent	Alert
River Blithe at Blythe Bridge including Uttoxeter Road, Roman Road, Blythe View and Blythe Bridge Mill	River Blithe	Warning
River Dove at Green Lane and Saltbrook Meadow Farm	River Dove	Warning
River Tame flood area near Staffordshire	River Tame	Warning
River Churnet at Alton including Red Road and Station Road	River Churnet	Warning
Rolleston Brook and River Dove at Rolleston including Alder Moor, Station Road and Burnside areas of Rolleston and Clay Mills	River Dove	Warning
River Sow Tixall area	River Sow	Warning
Dovefields Industrial Estate area, Uttoxeter including Derby Road area and The Willows	River Dove, River Tean	Warning
River Penk at Acton Bridge	River Penk	Warning
River Tean at Brookhouses	River Tean	Warning
River Tean at Upper Tean, Lower Tean and Checkley	River Tean	Warning
River Tame at Ventura Park	River Tame	Warning
Saredon Brook at Standeford near Coven	Saredon Brook	Warning
River Trent at Hanford and Trentham including Church Lane area of Hanford, Park Drive in Trentham and Trentham Gardens	River Trent	Warning
River Blithe from Blithfield Reservoir to Bancroft including Hanstall Ridware	River Blithe	Warning
River Dove at Fauld Lane and Tutbury including Bridge Street	River Dove	Warning
River Churnet flood area near Staffordshire	River Churnet	Warning
Sandyford Brook in Stafford at Sandon Road and the Queensway area	Sandyford Brook	Warning
River Swarbourn at Yoxall including Wood Lane Bridge Farm, Stair Bridge, Main Street and Bond End	River Swarbourn	Warning
River Churnet at Froghall including Consall Forge	River Churnet	Warning
Bourne Brook at Hints and Drayton Manor Park including Mill Lane area in Fazeley	Bourne Brook	Warning
River Trent at Handsacre, Nethertown and Kings Bromley	River Trent	Warning
River Penk flood area near Staffordshire	River Penk	Warning
River Dove at Rocester including Mill Street near Rocester Bridge	River Dove	Warning
River Tame at Elford including Elford Mill and Stubby Lea Farm	River Tame	Warning
River Trent at Enson Sandon Salt and Weston areas	River Trent	Warning
River Stour at Stourbrigde Town Centre, Amblecote and Prestwood	River Stour	Warning
Smestow Brook at Hinksford including Hinksford Park, Greensforge, Flatheridge Cottage and Greensforge Lane	Smestow Brook	Warning
Smestow Brook at Seisdon and Woodford Grange	Smestow Brook	Warning
River Churnet at Barnfields including Wall Bridge area, Sunnyhills Road and the A53	River Churnet	Warning
Fowlea Brook from Cliff Vale Industrial Park to Stoke Town Hall	Fowlea Brook	Warning
Endon Brook from Huntley Road in Denford and Sutherland Road in Longsdon	Endon Brook	Warning
Wash Brook and Wyrley Brook at Churchbridge from Station Road to Wyrley Brook Retail Park		Warning
Ashfield Brook at Newcastle-Under-Lyme from Meadow Lane to Knutton Lane		Warning

Monitoring Stations

0 Environment Agency monitoring stations

Rivers in Staffordshire

Bourne BrookCecily BrookEndon BrookFord Green BrookFord Green Brook, Lyme Brook, River TrentFowlea BrookLyme BrookMarchington BrookPicknall BrookRidings BrookRising BrookRiver AnkerRiver BlitheRiver Blithe, River SwarbourneRiver ChurnetRiver Churnet, River TeanRiver DoveRiver Dove, River TeanRiver HampsRiver PenkRiver SowRiver StourRiver Stour, Smestow BrookRiver SwarbournRiver TameRiver TeanRiver Tern, River PerryRiver TrentRiver WeaverRiver WorfeSandyford BrookSandyford Brook, Ridings Brook, Saredon BrookSaredon BrookSmestow Brook

Flood Insurance Warning for Staffordshire

Staffordshire has 93 designated flood areas and a high flood risk rating. If you live in this area, check your buildings and contents insurance covers flood damage. Homes in high-risk areas may face higher premiums or require specialist cover.

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