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Conditions are worth watching: River South Tyne at Haydon Bridge Brigwood (0 km) is above normal and still rising. Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:01:14 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Haydon Bridge Brigwood is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River South Tyne, in Northumberland. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes.
Towns and villages near Haydon Bridge Brigwood with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
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 South Tyne, about 40 m from the middle of Haydon Bridge Brigwood's gauges. It flows into the River Tyne about 10 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 South Tyne nearest the middle of Haydon Bridge Brigwood'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.
Haydon Bridge Brigwood is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River South Tyne, in Northumberland. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River South Tyne is monitored by 1 station (Haydon Bridge Brigwood). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 6 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Haydon Bridge Brigwood. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Properties and low lying areas around Land Ends Road, Shaftoe Street, John Martin Street, Victoria Terrace, Ratcliffe Road, Brigwood, Langley Gardens, Greenwich Gardens, Hordley Acres, Strother Close and Church Street; Riverside Workshop at John Martin Street; Properties and low lying areas around Middle Lipwood, Innerhaugh, Innerhaugh Mews, Brigwood, Ratcliffe Road, Martins Close, Rocksprings Crescent, Temple Houses, Haydon Bridge Sewage Works and Poplars Riverside Caravan Park; Properties at Baddox Farm, Riverside at Coastley Burnfoot, Ferryman's Cottage, Yew Tree Cottage and the Joiner's Shop.
There are 4 storm overflows within 5km of Haydon Bridge Brigwood. None of the 4 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Haydon Bridge Brigwood, 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.
Haydon Bridge Brigwood gets about 852 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 88 mm; driest April, 53 mm). That is 27% 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), 2.2 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: River South Tyne at Haydon Bridge Brigwood (0 km) is above normal and still rising. Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Haydon Bridge Brigwood has river level monitoring on River South Tyne — 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 5 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2015. 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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