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Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (23.4 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Updated 2026-10-09 18:45:29 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Compstall is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, between Marple Bridge and Romiley. Historically part of Cheshire, it was formerly a mill village built by George Andrew in the 1820s to house his 800 workers; most of the original mill cottages and other structures remain unchanged.
Towns and villages near Compstall 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.
Two mapped watercourses are about the same distance from the middle of Compstall's gauges: the River Goyt (about 60 m) and the River Etherow (about 90 m), so this page cannot say which one is nearer to you.
Distances along the river are from the point on each watercourse nearest the middle of Compstall'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.
Compstall is monitored by 2 Environment Agency river level stations on the River Etherow, the River Goyt, in Greater Manchester. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Etherow is monitored by 1 station (Compstall). The River Goyt is monitored by 1 station (Marple Bridge). 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 Compstall. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Areas at risk include Etherow Country Park, Brabyne Park and low lying land and properties in these areas; Areas at risk include properties on Brabyns Brow, Graysyon Court, Longhurst Lane and Low Lea Road; Areas at risk include properties on Bongs Road and Dooley Lane at Marple, and Vale Road and Chadkirk Business Park at Romiley; The Mersey Uplands catchment includes Rivers Goyt, Tame, Sett and Etherow and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Saddleworth, Mossley, New Mills, Hazel Grove, Marple, Romiley and Hyde.
There are 39 storm overflows within 5km of Compstall. None of the 37 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (2 have no live status right now). 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 Compstall, 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.
Compstall gets about 1,095 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 118 mm; driest May, 67 mm). That is close to 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: Watch. Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (23.4 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Compstall has river level monitoring on River Etherow, River Goyt — 2 monitoring stations 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 10 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2025. 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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