Does M14 flood?

Yes — parts of the M14 district carry real flood risk: 39 of its 250 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The M14 postcode district covers Fallowfield, Withington, Moss Side, Old Moat, close to Manchester, Northenden, Ancouts, and surrounding villages in parts of Greater Manchester and Cheshire East.

250 postcodes in the M14 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 39 high, 100 medium, 92 low, 19 very low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

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Which M14 postcodes are at risk?

M14 6QU up to High M14 6QX up to High M14 6QY up to High M14 6RA up to High M14 6RB up to High M14 6RD up to High M14 6RE up to High M14 6RF up to High M14 6RG up to High M14 6RL up to High M14 6RN up to High M14 6RQ up to High M14 6RR up to High M14 6RS up to High M14 6RU up to High M14 6RW up to High M14 6SP up to High M14 6TG up to High M14 6TR up to High M14 6TZ up to High M14 6UF up to High M14 6UG up to High M14 6UP up to High M14 6UQ up to High M14 6UR up to High M14 6UT up to High M14 6UU up to High M14 6UW up to High M14 6UX up to High M14 6UZ up to High M14 6WB up to High M14 6XA up to High M14 7EG up to High M14 7EP up to High M14 7EW up to High M14 7FP up to High M14 7FS up to High M14 7FW up to High M14 7LR up to High M14 5JG up to Medium M14 5JP up to Medium M14 5JR up to Medium M14 5JS up to Medium M14 5JT up to Medium M14 5LE up to Medium M14 5LF up to Medium M14 6AR up to Medium M14 6AS up to Medium M14 6AT up to Medium M14 6AU up to Medium M14 6BG up to Medium M14 6BP up to Medium M14 6BQ up to Medium M14 6BR up to Medium M14 6BS up to Medium M14 6BW up to Medium M14 6EN up to Medium M14 6HY up to Medium M14 6JL up to Medium M14 6JT up to Medium M14 6QT up to Medium M14 6RT up to Medium M14 6SB up to Medium M14 6US up to Medium M14 6UY up to Medium M14 6WE up to Medium M14 6YT up to Medium M14 7AA up to Medium M14 7AB up to Medium M14 7AD up to Medium M14 7AE up to Medium M14 7AF up to Medium M14 7AG up to Medium M14 7AH up to Medium M14 7AJ up to Medium M14 7AL up to Medium M14 7AN up to Medium M14 7AP up to Medium M14 7AQ up to Medium M14 7AR up to Medium M14 7AT up to Medium M14 7AW up to Medium M14 7AY up to Medium M14 7AZ up to Medium M14 7BA up to Medium M14 7BB up to Medium M14 7BD up to Medium M14 7BE up to Medium M14 7BF up to Medium M14 7BH up to Medium M14 7BJ up to Medium M14 7BL up to Medium M14 7BT up to Medium M14 7BZ up to Medium M14 7DA up to Medium M14 7DD up to Medium M14 7DL up to Medium M14 7DR up to Medium M14 7DU up to Medium M14 7DX up to Medium M14 7DY up to Medium M14 7DZ up to Medium M14 7EA up to Medium M14 7EB up to Medium M14 7EQ up to Medium M14 7EZ up to Medium M14 7FA up to Medium M14 7FB up to Medium M14 7FG up to Medium M14 7FR up to Medium M14 7FZ up to Medium M14 7HE up to Medium M14 7HH up to Medium M14 7HJ up to Medium M14 7HL up to Medium M14 7HN up to Medium M14 7HQ up to Medium M14 7HR up to Medium M14 7JG up to Medium M14 7LA up to Medium M14 7LB up to Medium M14 7LD up to Medium M14 7LE up to Medium M14 7LG up to Medium M14 7LH up to Medium M14 7LJ up to Medium M14 7LL up to Medium M14 7LN up to Medium M14 7LQ up to Medium M14 7LU up to Medium M14 7LW up to Medium M14 7QE up to Medium M14 7RA up to Medium M14 7RB up to Medium M14 7RD up to Medium M14 7RE up to Medium M14 7RF up to Medium M14 7RG up to Medium M14 7SD up to Medium M14 4BG up to Low M14 4BR up to Low M14 4GG up to Low M14 4GW up to Low M14 4RB up to Low M14 4RD up to Low M14 4RE up to Low M14 4RG up to Low M14 4RH up to Low M14 4RL up to Low M14 4RN up to Low M14 4RP up to Low M14 4RQ up to Low M14 4RR up to Low M14 4RS up to Low M14 4RW up to Low M14 4RZ up to Low M14 4SA up to Low M14 4SB up to Low M14 4SP up to Low M14 4ST up to Low M14 4SU up to Low M14 4SW up to Low M14 4SX up to Low M14 4SY up to Low M14 4TH up to Low M14 5JE up to Low M14 5JU up to Low M14 5LB up to Low M14 5YT up to Low M14 6AQ up to Low M14 6BT up to Low M14 6BU up to Low M14 6BX up to Low M14 6BY up to Low M14 6BZ up to Low M14 6DA up to Low M14 6DB up to Low M14 6DD up to Low M14 6DE up to Low M14 6DF up to Low M14 6DG up to Low M14 6DJ up to Low M14 6EW up to Low M14 6FN up to Low M14 6HZ up to Low M14 6LA up to Low M14 6NT up to Low M14 6NU up to Low M14 6RP up to Low M14 6SQ up to Low M14 6SR up to Low M14 6ST up to Low M14 6SU up to Low M14 6SX up to Low M14 6SY up to Low M14 6TD up to Low M14 6TE up to Low M14 6TF up to Low M14 6TH up to Low M14 6TL up to Low M14 6TN up to Low M14 6TT up to Low M14 6TU up to Low M14 6TW up to Low M14 6UH up to Low M14 6UL up to Low M14 6UN up to Low M14 6WD up to Low M14 6YH up to Low M14 7AS up to Low M14 7BG up to Low M14 7BN up to Low M14 7BQ up to Low M14 7BU up to Low M14 7DB up to Low M14 7DG up to Low M14 7DN up to Low M14 7DQ up to Low M14 7FE up to Low M14 7FF up to Low M14 7FN up to Low M14 7HG up to Low M14 7JS up to Low M14 7LT up to Low M14 7LZ up to Low M14 7NS up to Low M14 7QF up to Low M14 7RH up to Low M14 7RJ up to Low M14 7SA up to Low M14 7UU up to Low M14 6TY up to Very low M14 7BR up to Very low M14 7BS up to Very low M14 7BX up to Very low M14 7BY up to Very low M14 7DS up to Very low M14 7DT up to Very low M14 7ER up to Very low M14 7GD up to Very low M14 7HF up to Very low M14 7HP up to Very low M14 7JR up to Very low M14 7LF up to Very low M14 7LP up to Very low M14 7QD up to Very low M14 7RN up to Very low M14 7RP up to Very low M14 7RT up to Very low M14 7WS up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near M14

The rivers that matter here, each monitored live on FloodRadar:

London Road on the River Medlock — 3.3 km away, highest on record 1.80m
Northenden on the River Mersey — 4.2 km away, highest on record 3.76m
Didsbury River on the River Mersey — 4.8 km away, highest on record 7.69m
Brinksway on the River Mersey — 5.5 km away, highest on record 5.03m

296 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (102 at warning level or above), most recently 21 February 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded flood extents near the district (Environment Agency record):

Manchester Didsbury - NYE/NYD 25 (2025) — about 2.9 km from the centre
Disbury (2025) — about 4.2 km from the centre
Didsbury (2021) — about 4.2 km from the centre
EA01317_10 August 2004_Shaw Brook (2004) — about 1.4 km from the centre

Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

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Band = the worst likelihood band of any property in that postcode (EA Risk of Flooding from Rivers & Sea, defence-adjusted, area-level). Check any postcode in detail — or get the full £19 property report — at the property flood-risk report. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. This product is produced in part from PAF® and Multiple Residence Data, the copyright in which is owned by Royal Mail Group Limited and/or Royal Mail Group plc. All rights reserved. Licence number AC0000807064.