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Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (16.1 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Updated 2026-10-09 15:10:54 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Flixton is a suburb and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 10,786. It lies six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Manchester city centre, in the historic county of Lancashire.
Towns and villages near Flixton 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 Mersey, about 10 m from the middle of Flixton's gauges.
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 Mersey nearest the middle of Flixton'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.
Flixton is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Mersey, in Greater Manchester. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Mersey is monitored by 1 station (Flixton 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 Flixton. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Properties in Flixton around the Lansdowne Rd area, and areas around Rothiemay Rd and Brooklyn Ave, plus the B5213. In Urmston, Shawe Hall Crescent and Snowden Ave. Also, Abbey cross Farm, Shawe Hey Farm and Flixton Golf Course clubhouse; Area consists of Flixton golf course and farmland adjacent to the River Mersey at Flixton. Also includes the B5158 Flixton Rd, public footpaths and Willow Farm; Properties and land around Cob Kiln Lane and Meadowgate Farm; Properties near Ashton Park on Carlton Rd, Glebelands Rd, Romford Rd, Dumer Lane, Davenham Rd and Crossley Rd. Also, Ashton on Mersey Golf club, sports grounds adjacent to Mersey, land near Old Ees Brook and property on Bradley Lane..
There are 48 storm overflows within 5km of Flixton. 2 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 Flixton, 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.
Flixton gets about 831 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 87 mm; driest April, 52 mm). That is 29% 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), 2.1 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 (16.1 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Flixton has river level monitoring on River Mersey — 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 3 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 1998. 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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