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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 18:45:34 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Bitton is a village and civil parish in the South Gloucestershire district of Gloucestershire, England. It is 7.6 miles (12.2 km) east of the centre of Bristol. The River Boyd flows through the village. The civil parish had a population of 9,459 at the most 2021 census. In addition to Bitton village, the parish includes the villages of Swineford, Upton Cheyney, Beach, Oldland Common, North Common, and part of Willsbridge.
Towns and villages near Bitton with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
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Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Boyd, about 10 m from the middle of Bitton's gauges. It flows into the River Avon about 1.4 km downstream.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Boyd nearest the middle of Bitton's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Bitton is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Boyd, in South Gloucestershire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Boyd is monitored by 1 station (Bitton). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Bitton. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Bristol Avon from New Bridge to Netham including Saltford, Mead Lane, Swineford, Broad Mead, Keynsham Road, Hanham Mills, Riverside Cottages and St Annes Park; River Boyd at Wick; Oakdale Road, South Bristol Sports Ground, Church Hill, Hollywood Road, Jean Road, School Road, Clayfield Road, Victory Park, Natures Garden and St Annes Wood; Airport Road, Hither Bath Bridge, Lanes End, West Town Lane Primary School playing fields, Homemead Drive, Callington Road, Kenneth Road, the railway line at St Annes and Chapel Way.
There are 37 storm overflows within 5km of Bitton. None of the 37 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Bitton, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Bitton gets about 810 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 90 mm; driest April, 52 mm). That is 30% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.5 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Bitton has river level monitoring on River Boyd — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 19 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 1960. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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