Does WN7 flood?

Yes — parts of the WN7 district carry real flood risk: 46 of its 196 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The WN7 postcode district sits close to Leigh, Atherton, Tyldesley and surrounding villages in parts of Greater Manchester and Warrington.

196 postcodes in the WN7 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 46 high, 27 medium, 123 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 WN7 postcodes are at risk?

WN7 1EH up to High WN7 1HJ up to High WN7 1HL up to High WN7 1HN up to High WN7 1JA up to High WN7 1JB up to High WN7 1JF up to High WN7 1JG up to High WN7 2AB up to High WN7 2BE up to High WN7 2BQ up to High WN7 2GB up to High WN7 2GG up to High WN7 2GN up to High WN7 2HR up to High WN7 2LP up to High WN7 2TE up to High WN7 2TF up to High WN7 2TG up to High WN7 2TJ up to High WN7 2TL up to High WN7 2TN up to High WN7 2TW up to High WN7 2TX up to High WN7 2TY up to High WN7 2TZ up to High WN7 2UA up to High WN7 2UB up to High WN7 2UG up to High WN7 2UH up to High WN7 2UJ up to High WN7 2UL up to High WN7 2UN up to High WN7 2UQ up to High WN7 2UY up to High WN7 2YL up to High WN7 3JD up to High WN7 3PA up to High WN7 3PB up to High WN7 3UP up to High WN7 3UR up to High WN7 4QE up to High WN7 4QJ up to High WN7 4QL up to High WN7 4QN up to High WN7 4QW up to High WN7 1JQ up to Medium WN7 2GA up to Medium WN7 2GF up to Medium WN7 2NY up to Medium WN7 2TR up to Medium WN7 3JE up to Medium WN7 3SA up to Medium WN7 3UA up to Medium WN7 3UQ up to Medium WN7 4EH up to Medium WN7 4EL up to Medium WN7 4EP up to Medium WN7 4ER up to Medium WN7 4ES up to Medium WN7 4ET up to Medium WN7 4EW up to Medium WN7 4QG up to Medium WN7 4RZ up to Medium WN7 4SA up to Medium WN7 4SB up to Medium WN7 4UQ up to Medium WN7 5AA up to Medium WN7 5AD up to Medium WN7 5AE up to Medium WN7 5AF up to Medium WN7 5AG up to Medium WN7 5AH up to Medium WN7 1ES up to Low WN7 1ET up to Low WN7 1EU up to Low WN7 1EX up to Low WN7 1EY up to Low WN7 1EZ up to Low WN7 1HD up to Low WN7 1HE up to Low WN7 1HF up to Low WN7 1HW up to Low WN7 1HZ up to Low WN7 1JP up to Low WN7 1LU up to Low WN7 1LX up to Low WN7 1NA up to Low WN7 1NB up to Low WN7 1ND up to Low WN7 1NE up to Low WN7 1NF up to Low WN7 1NG up to Low WN7 1NJ up to Low WN7 1NP up to Low WN7 1NQ up to Low WN7 1PB up to Low WN7 1PP up to Low WN7 1PT up to Low WN7 1PX up to Low WN7 1PY up to Low WN7 1PZ up to Low WN7 1QA up to Low WN7 1QB up to Low WN7 1QD up to Low WN7 1QP up to Low WN7 1QR up to Low WN7 1QX up to Low WN7 1QY up to Low WN7 1QZ up to Low WN7 1RB up to Low WN7 1RE up to Low WN7 1RF up to Low WN7 1RG up to Low WN7 1RL up to Low WN7 1RP up to Low WN7 1RQ up to Low WN7 1RR up to Low WN7 1RS up to Low WN7 1RT up to Low WN7 1RW up to Low WN7 1RX up to Low WN7 1SL up to Low WN7 1TG up to Low WN7 1UT up to Low WN7 1UU up to Low WN7 1UX up to Low WN7 1UZ up to Low WN7 1WH up to Low WN7 1XA up to Low WN7 1XB up to Low WN7 1XE up to Low WN7 1YN up to Low WN7 2ET up to Low WN7 2GD up to Low WN7 2GE up to Low WN7 2GH up to Low WN7 2GJ up to Low WN7 2GL up to Low WN7 2GP up to Low WN7 2HZ up to Low WN7 2JB up to Low WN7 2LW up to Low WN7 2LZ up to Low WN7 2TS up to Low WN7 2UU up to Low WN7 2UW up to Low WN7 2UZ up to Low WN7 2YH up to Low WN7 2YN up to Low WN7 3DT up to Low WN7 3FY up to Low WN7 3FZ up to Low WN7 3RZ up to Low WN7 3SE up to Low WN7 3XG up to Low WN7 3XQ up to Low WN7 3XZ up to Low WN7 4DP up to Low WN7 4DW up to Low WN7 4DX up to Low WN7 4DY up to Low WN7 4EB up to Low WN7 4ED up to Low WN7 4EE up to Low WN7 4EQ up to Low WN7 4GX up to Low WN7 4JY up to Low WN7 4QP up to Low WN7 4QQ up to Low WN7 4QR up to Low WN7 4QU up to Low WN7 4QX up to Low WN7 4RY up to Low WN7 4SF up to Low WN7 4SL up to Low WN7 4SR up to Low WN7 4ST up to Low WN7 4SZ up to Low WN7 4TA up to Low WN7 4TD up to Low WN7 4TE up to Low WN7 4TF up to Low WN7 4UJ up to Low WN7 5AJ up to Low WN7 5AL up to Low WN7 5BE up to Low WN7 5JT up to Low WN7 5LY up to Low WN7 5NW up to Low WN7 5PY up to Low WN7 5RP up to Low WN7 5RS up to Low WN7 5RX up to Low WN7 5RZ up to Low WN7 5SJ up to Low

Rivers and flooding history near WN7

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

85 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (47 at warning level or above), most recently 20 August 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

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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.