Does WA1 flood?

Yes — parts of the WA1 district carry real flood risk: 15 of its 239 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The WA1 postcode district covers Fairfield and Howley, Poulton South, Rixton and Woolston, Bewsey and Whitecross, close to Westy, Warrington, Dallam, and surrounding villages in parts of Warrington and Greater Manchester.

239 postcodes in the WA1 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 15 high, 42 medium, 182 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 WA1 postcodes are at risk?

WA1 1BF up to High WA1 1EA up to High WA1 1EU up to High WA1 1GJ up to High WA1 1GN up to High WA1 1HB up to High WA1 1LW up to High WA1 1NA up to High WA1 1PJ up to High WA1 2BL up to High WA1 3LD up to High WA1 3NJ up to High WA1 3TE up to High WA1 4AG up to High WA1 4PZ up to High WA1 1QL up to Medium WA1 2DL up to Medium WA1 2DN up to Medium WA1 2GW up to Medium WA1 2GZ up to Medium WA1 3DF up to Medium WA1 3DJ up to Medium WA1 3LT up to Medium WA1 3LU up to Medium WA1 3NL up to Medium WA1 3NU up to Medium WA1 3NX up to Medium WA1 3PB up to Medium WA1 3PD up to Medium WA1 3PE up to Medium WA1 3PF up to Medium WA1 3PG up to Medium WA1 3PH up to Medium WA1 3PQ up to Medium WA1 3RH up to Medium WA1 3RJ up to Medium WA1 3RQ up to Medium WA1 4AW up to Medium WA1 4BA up to Medium WA1 4BH up to Medium WA1 4BJ up to Medium WA1 4BL up to Medium WA1 4BN up to Medium WA1 4BW up to Medium WA1 4DA up to Medium WA1 4DB up to Medium WA1 4DU up to Medium WA1 4DX up to Medium WA1 4DY up to Medium WA1 4DZ up to Medium WA1 4EA up to Medium WA1 4EF up to Medium WA1 4EH up to Medium WA1 4LT up to Medium WA1 4LU up to Medium WA1 4QH up to Medium WA1 4QY up to Medium WA1 1AS up to Low WA1 1AW up to Low WA1 1BD up to Low WA1 1BQ up to Low WA1 1NY up to Low WA1 1PP up to Low WA1 1PR up to Low WA1 1QA up to Low WA1 1QY up to Low WA1 1RR up to Low WA1 1RU up to Low WA1 1RW up to Low WA1 2AY up to Low WA1 2AZ up to Low WA1 2BA up to Low WA1 2BE up to Low WA1 2BH up to Low WA1 2BN up to Low WA1 2BP up to Low WA1 2BQ up to Low WA1 2BS up to Low WA1 2BW up to Low WA1 2BX up to Low WA1 2DA up to Low WA1 2DB up to Low WA1 2DD up to Low WA1 2DE up to Low WA1 2DF up to Low WA1 2DG up to Low WA1 2DJ up to Low WA1 2DQ up to Low WA1 2DR up to Low WA1 2DS up to Low WA1 2DT up to Low WA1 2DZ up to Low WA1 2EE up to Low WA1 2EG up to Low WA1 2EH up to Low WA1 2EJ up to Low WA1 2EL up to Low WA1 2EP up to Low WA1 2ER up to Low WA1 2ES up to Low WA1 2ET up to Low WA1 2FU up to Low WA1 2FZ up to Low WA1 2GE up to Low WA1 2GG up to Low WA1 2GJ up to Low WA1 2GL up to Low WA1 2GP up to Low WA1 2GQ up to Low WA1 2GR up to Low WA1 2GS up to Low WA1 2GT up to Low WA1 2GU up to Low WA1 2GX up to Low WA1 2GY up to Low WA1 2HD up to Low WA1 2HF up to Low WA1 2HG up to Low WA1 2HR up to Low WA1 2HS up to Low WA1 2HT up to Low WA1 2HZ up to Low WA1 2JB up to Low WA1 2JD up to Low WA1 2JE up to Low WA1 2JF up to Low WA1 2JG up to Low WA1 2JH up to Low WA1 2JJ up to Low WA1 2JL up to Low WA1 2JN up to Low WA1 2JP up to Low WA1 2JR up to Low WA1 2JS up to Low WA1 2JT up to Low WA1 2JU up to Low WA1 2JW up to Low WA1 2JX up to Low WA1 2JY up to Low WA1 2NL up to Low WA1 2NS up to Low WA1 2NZ up to Low WA1 2PA up to Low WA1 2PB up to Low WA1 2RU up to Low WA1 2SS up to Low WA1 2SX up to Low WA1 2SY up to Low WA1 2TL up to Low WA1 2WW up to Low WA1 3AS up to Low WA1 3AT up to Low WA1 3AX up to Low WA1 3BP up to Low WA1 3BS up to Low WA1 3BT up to Low WA1 3BU up to Low WA1 3BW up to Low WA1 3BX up to Low WA1 3BY up to Low WA1 3BZ up to Low WA1 3DA up to Low WA1 3DB up to Low WA1 3DD up to Low WA1 3DE up to Low WA1 3DG up to Low WA1 3DH up to Low WA1 3DL up to Low WA1 3DN up to Low WA1 3DQ up to Low WA1 3DY up to Low WA1 3ED up to Low WA1 3EZ up to Low WA1 3JA up to Low WA1 3JE up to Low WA1 3JJ up to Low WA1 3JL up to Low WA1 3JN up to Low WA1 3JP up to Low WA1 3JU up to Low WA1 3JX up to Low WA1 3LA up to Low WA1 3LB up to Low WA1 3LE up to Low WA1 3LF up to Low WA1 3LS up to Low WA1 3NE up to Low WA1 3NF up to Low WA1 3NG up to Low WA1 3NH up to Low WA1 3NQ up to Low WA1 3PP up to Low WA1 3RE up to Low WA1 3RG up to Low WA1 3RT up to Low WA1 3RU up to Low WA1 3RY up to Low WA1 3RZ up to Low WA1 3SE up to Low WA1 3SF up to Low WA1 3SG up to Low WA1 3SH up to Low WA1 3SJ up to Low WA1 3SL up to Low WA1 3SN up to Low WA1 3SP up to Low WA1 3SQ up to Low WA1 3SR up to Low WA1 3SS up to Low WA1 3ST up to Low WA1 3SU up to Low WA1 3SW up to Low WA1 3SX up to Low WA1 3SY up to Low WA1 3SZ up to Low WA1 3TA up to Low WA1 3TB up to Low WA1 3TD up to Low WA1 3TH up to Low WA1 3TT up to Low WA1 3TX up to Low WA1 3TZ up to Low WA1 3UA up to Low WA1 3UD up to Low WA1 3UL up to Low WA1 3UN up to Low WA1 4AE up to Low WA1 4AL up to Low WA1 4AT up to Low WA1 4BP up to Low WA1 4DD up to Low WA1 4EB up to Low WA1 4ED up to Low WA1 4JL up to Low WA1 4JS up to Low WA1 4JY up to Low WA1 4LG up to Low WA1 4QQ up to Low WA1 4QT up to Low

Rivers and flooding history near WA1

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

520 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (219 at warning level or above), most recently 30 September 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

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

🏠 Buying or renting in WA1? The full property flood-risk report covers any postcode here — the official likelihood band, every recorded flood nearby with distances, warning history year by year, how the local rivers behave, and an insurance outlook, print-ready for £19. See what's in the report →

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.