Does Cleator Moor flood?
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Cleator Moor
Ordnance Survey places 20 postcodes in Cleator Moor in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset (Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea). Each postcode is counted once, under the worst band any of its properties reaches; together they hold 145 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 15 | 77 | 71 |
| Medium | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Low | 3 | 63 | 60 |
| Very low | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All bands | 20 | 145 | 136 |
This dataset covers flooding from rivers and the sea only — one of five flood sources. Surface water, groundwater, sewers and reservoirs are assessed separately, so a postcode missing from it is not proof that a place cannot flood. The band describes the land around properties (allowing for defences), not any single address and not today's conditions.
Rivers and live river levels near Cleator Moor
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Cleator Moor watch River Keekle, River Ehen, Skirting Beck.
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St Leonards
River Keekle · 1.8 km away 0.70 m
normal range · rising · 28 min ago -
Egremont
River Ehen · 4.5 km away 0.93 m
normal range · steady · 28 min ago -
Church View
Skirting Beck · 4.6 km away 0.39 m
normal range · 28 min ago -
Bleach Green Weir Structure
River Ehen · 7.0 km away 0.77 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 28 min ago -
Braystones
River Ehen · 9.3 km away 0.87 m
normal range · 28 min ago
Distances are from the middle of Cleator Moor's at-risk postcodes. Tidal and structure gauges are shown as readings only — the tide and sluice gates move them, not floods. A gauge with no recent reading shows no level.
The watercourse nearest Cleator Moor
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Nor Beck, about 180 m from the middle of Cleator Moor's at-risk postcodes. It flows into the River Keekle about 960 m downstream.
- Next gauge downstreamSt Leonards on the River Keekle, about 2.4 km along the river.
Normal · rising · 28 min ago
After that, Egremont, about 5.7 km along the river. - Storm overflows3 storm overflows are traced upstream of St Leonards on the river map. See them on its page.
- Nearest gauge upstreamNone on the river map within 30 km upstream.
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 Nor Beck nearest the middle of Cleator Moor's at-risk postcodes. 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.
Flood warning areas near Cleator Moor
9 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Cleator Moor. The EA has issued 279 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 24 Oct 2026.
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Properties at risk from Skirting Beck on Chaucer Avenue, Milton Rd, Keats Drive, Croadalla Ave, Falcon Club, West Lakes Academy, Church View, Beck Side
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Oct 2017 4.4 km -
Properties at risk from Whangs Beck including Orgill Primary School, Baybarrow Road, Southey Ave, Spencer Close, Coleridge Drive, Keats Drive, Croadalla Ave, Church View, Beck Side
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Oct 2017 4.5 km -
River Ehen at Egremont, Bleach Green, Ennerdale Mill, Bridge End, Vale View, Wood Bank and the Rugby Club
28 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Dec 2025 4.6 km -
Properties adjacent to the River Ehen at Egremont, including the Beck Green, Bridge End, Croft Terrace and Cross Side areas
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Nov 2015 4.6 km -
Properties at risk from Skirting Beck on Church View and Beck Side
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Oct 2017 4.7 km -
Flooding of properties in Whitehaven Town Centre area
no warning on record since 2006 5.0 km -
Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk and other watercourses, from Harrington to Annaside including low lying areas around Whitehaven, Cleator Moor, Egremont, Gosforth, Eskdale and Bootle
231 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Oct 2026 5.4 km -
Properties adjacent to the River Ehen at Low Mill
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Oct 2021 6.7 km -
Low lying roads, residential & commercial properties adjacent the River Ehen at Braystones
no warning on record since 2006 9.3 km
Recorded floods near Cleator Moor
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Cleator Moor, most recent first. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See them on the map →
- 9 Feb 2020 — Storm Ciara 09_02_2020 Main river
- 9 Feb 2020 — Storm Ciara Cleator Moor 09-02-2020 Main river
- 9 Feb 2020 — Storm Ciara Whitehaven 09-02-2020 Main river
- 11 Oct 2017 — 11/10/2017 Fluvial Flood Event - Egremont Main river
- 11 Oct 2017 — 11/10/2017 Fluvial Flood Event - Cleator Moor Main river
- 14 Aug 2017 — 14 August 2017 - Cleator Moor Other
- 14 Aug 2017 — 14 August 2017 - Whitehaven Other
- 23 Dec 2013 — Sandwith flooding 23/12/2013 Drainage
- 23 Dec 2013 — Recorded flood Other
- 23 Dec 2013 — Whinlatter Rd flooding 23/12/2013 Drainage
- 30 Aug 2012 — Sandwith 30th August 2012 Other
- 30 Aug 2012 — St Bees 30th August 2012 Other
…and 17 earlier recorded floods on the map.
Rainfall near Cleator Moor
Cleator Moor gets about 1,358 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 155 mm; driest April, 73 mm). That is 17% wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.5 km from the place centre.
The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (1.5 km away), recorded 6.4 mm in the last 24 hours and 92.9 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 28 min ago).
At-risk postcodes in Cleator Moor
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Cleator Moor that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.
High likelihood (15)
Medium likelihood (2)
Low likelihood (3)
Postcode districts
Sources
FloodRadar summarises public flood data. It is not a flood-risk survey of any property, and it does not replace official GOV.UK flood warnings or the GOV.UK long-term flood risk service.
Flood-risk bands: © 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.
Recorded Flood Outlines, flood warning areas and warning history © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
River levels and rainfall: Environment Agency real-time flood-monitoring data, updated every 15 minutes (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.