Does WA5 flood?

Yes — parts of the WA5 district carry real flood risk: 82 of its 183 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The WA5 postcode district covers Great Sankey South, Westbrook, Bewsey and Whitecross, close to Sankey, Dallam, Penketh, and surrounding villages in parts of Warrington and Greater Manchester.

183 postcodes in the WA5 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 82 high, 44 medium, 55 low, 2 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 WA5 postcodes are at risk?

WA5 0FL up to High WA5 1AE up to High WA5 1AH up to High WA5 1AQ up to High WA5 1AR up to High WA5 1AS up to High WA5 1AZ up to High WA5 1BA up to High WA5 1BB up to High WA5 1BD up to High WA5 1BE up to High WA5 1BJ up to High WA5 1BL up to High WA5 1BN up to High WA5 1BS up to High WA5 1BT up to High WA5 1BU up to High WA5 1BW up to High WA5 1DB up to High WA5 1DH up to High WA5 1DP up to High WA5 1DQ up to High WA5 1DZ up to High WA5 1EA up to High WA5 1EB up to High WA5 1ED up to High WA5 1EE up to High WA5 1EG up to High WA5 1EH up to High WA5 1EJ up to High WA5 1EQ up to High WA5 1HN up to High WA5 1HY up to High WA5 1QQ up to High WA5 1QU up to High WA5 1QW up to High WA5 1RY up to High WA5 1RZ up to High WA5 2HR up to High WA5 2HS up to High WA5 2HT up to High WA5 2HU up to High WA5 2HX up to High WA5 2HY up to High WA5 2HZ up to High WA5 2PH up to High WA5 2PJ up to High WA5 2SD up to High WA5 2SF up to High WA5 2TU up to High WA5 2TX up to High WA5 2UJ up to High WA5 2UL up to High WA5 3AA up to High WA5 3DE up to High WA5 3DN up to High WA5 3DT up to High WA5 3DW up to High WA5 3HL up to High WA5 3WF up to High WA5 3XX up to High WA5 3YN up to High WA5 4BL up to High WA5 4BN up to High WA5 7TN up to High WA5 7TR up to High WA5 7XR up to High WA5 9JG up to High WA5 9RA up to High WA5 9RJ up to High WA5 9RR up to High WA5 9RT up to High WA5 9RZ up to High WA5 9SA up to High WA5 9SB up to High WA5 9SD up to High WA5 9SE up to High WA5 9SH up to High WA5 9SJ up to High WA5 9SQ up to High WA5 9UA up to High WA5 9YB up to High WA5 0DS up to Medium WA5 0DU up to Medium WA5 0DX up to Medium WA5 0HE up to Medium WA5 0HF up to Medium WA5 0HT up to Medium WA5 0HU up to Medium WA5 0HX up to Medium WA5 0HZ up to Medium WA5 0JA up to Medium WA5 1DD up to Medium WA5 1DS up to Medium WA5 1HZ up to Medium WA5 1JA up to Medium WA5 1QP up to Medium WA5 1QS up to Medium WA5 1QT up to Medium WA5 1QX up to Medium WA5 2HN up to Medium WA5 2HP up to Medium WA5 2LE up to Medium WA5 2LF up to Medium WA5 2LG up to Medium WA5 2ND up to Medium WA5 2PN up to Medium WA5 2SG up to Medium WA5 2TB up to Medium WA5 2TJ up to Medium WA5 2TT up to Medium WA5 3XW up to Medium WA5 4BY up to Medium WA5 7FZ up to Medium WA5 7TP up to Medium WA5 7TS up to Medium WA5 7UN up to Medium WA5 7YE up to Medium WA5 9RB up to Medium WA5 9RD up to Medium WA5 9RP up to Medium WA5 9SF up to Medium WA5 9SG up to Medium WA5 9SL up to Medium WA5 9SW up to Medium WA5 9YX up to Medium WA5 0BS up to Low WA5 0DH up to Low WA5 0DJ up to Low WA5 0DP up to Low WA5 0DR up to Low WA5 0DW up to Low WA5 0DY up to Low WA5 0DZ up to Low WA5 0EG up to Low WA5 0EH up to Low WA5 0EJ up to Low WA5 0EL up to Low WA5 0EN up to Low WA5 0ER up to Low WA5 0ES up to Low WA5 0EZ up to Low WA5 0HA up to Low WA5 0HD up to Low WA5 0HJ up to Low WA5 0HL up to Low WA5 0HN up to Low WA5 0HY up to Low WA5 0JB up to Low WA5 0JF up to Low WA5 0JL up to Low WA5 1GY up to Low WA5 1HD up to Low WA5 1HP up to Low WA5 2BW up to Low WA5 2NB up to Low WA5 2NG up to Low WA5 2NH up to Low WA5 2NQ up to Low WA5 2RP up to Low WA5 2RW up to Low WA5 2SE up to Low WA5 3HJ up to Low WA5 3SB up to Low WA5 3SG up to Low WA5 3TA up to Low WA5 9QY up to Low WA5 9RN up to Low WA5 9RS up to Low WA5 9RU up to Low WA5 9RW up to Low WA5 9SP up to Low WA5 9SR up to Low WA5 9SX up to Low WA5 9SY up to Low WA5 9TS up to Low WA5 9UB up to Low WA5 9UR up to Low WA5 9UT up to Low WA5 9UU up to Low WA5 9YZ up to Low WA5 1DF up to Very low WA5 2JN up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near WA5

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

530 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (229 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.

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

WA4 WA6 WA3 WA7 WA2 WA8 WA1 WA9

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.