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

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Stockport?

This directory snapshot contains 15 designated warning or alert areas associated with Stockport. 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 Stockport

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: 15
Level stations: 7
Named watercourses: 9
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Stockport

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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 Stockport

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 properties on Bongs Road and Dooley Lane at Marple, and Vale Road and Chadkirk Business Park at Romiley EA ref 013FWFGM58	River Goyt	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties from Holiday Lane Offerton including locations around Bean Leach Road and Shearwater Road, to Ashton Place Hazel Grove including locations around Hazelwood Road and Torkington Park EA ref 013FWFGM74	Poise Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include office buildings on Stockport Road and Carrs Road, and properties on parts of Cranleigh Drive, Palmer and Dryden Avenue and Tennyson Road, Chorlton Drive, Jackson Street and Stockport Road EA ref 013FWFGM53	Chorlton Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include properties on Brabyns Brow, Graysyon Court, Longhurst Lane and Low Lea Road EA ref 013FWFGM65	River Goyt	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include properties on Ashbourne Burns and Byron Avenue and St Davids Roads, Shakespeare and Gladville Drive Anglesey Grove parts of Aber, Bangor, Boundary Road, Dryden, Lavington, Palmer Avenue and Gainsborough Drive. EA ref 013FWFGM51	Chorlton Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include properties at Meadow Industrial Estate, between the M60 and Tiviot Way EA ref 013FWFGM30	River Tame	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include Etherow Country Park, Brabyne Park and low lying land and properties in these areas EA ref 013FWFGM57	River Etherow	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Areas at risk include the sports field, some properties on Aber Road, Emlyn Grove, Carrs Road, Palmer Avenue, Cuthbert and Stockport roads EA ref 013FWFGM52	Chorlton Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties in the area from New Bridge Lane to Junction 2 of the M60, including Great Portwood Street area, Peel Centre, Ford Street area, Heaton Lane, Prince's Street, and Chestergate area. Also industrial estates at Barton Road and Riverview EA ref 013FWFGM31	River Mersey, River Goyt	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties on and around Demmings Industrial Estate, including on Old Wool Lane, The Demmings, Pickmere Gardens, Queens Road and Birtles Close. Also, on and around Brookfield Road, Demmings Road, Councillor Lane, Oak Road and Ashfield Road EA ref 013FWFGM107A	Micker Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties on and around Demmings Industrial Estate, Brookfield Road, Donnington Avenue and Councillor Lane. Also, on and around Demmings Road, Oak Road, Depleach Road and Ashfield Road EA ref 013FWFGM107B	Micker Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties south of Bramhall Bridge, East Lodge, Brookdale Club and Theatre and properties along Bridge Lane EA ref 013FWFGM105	Lady Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Stockport

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

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Portwood

River Tame

Upper Mersey catchment

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Compstall

River Etherow

Upper Mersey catchment

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Brinksway

River Mersey

Upper Mersey catchment

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Marple Bridge

River Goyt

Upper Mersey catchment

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Lavington Avenue Debris Screen

Chorlton Brook

Upper Mersey catchment

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Poise Brook Debris Screen

Poise Brook

Upper Mersey catchment

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Bramhall Green Bridge Lane

Micker Brook

Upper Mersey catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Stockport

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

Bruntwood Hall Brook
Chorlton Brook
Lady Brook
Micker Brook
Poise Brook
River Etherow
River Goyt
River Mersey
River Tame

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 15 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Stockport. 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

Greater Manchester

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Merseyside

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Oldham

4 designated areas · 2 stations

Salford

4 designated areas · 2 stations

Tameside

7 designated areas · 2 stations

Trafford

6 designated areas · 3 stations

Current flood warnings in Stockport

Designated monitoring areas in Stockport

Stations and readings in Stockport

Watercourses associated with Stockport

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