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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 00:05:07 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Horsforth Cornmill View is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Oil Mill Beck, in West Yorkshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes.
Towns and villages near Horsforth Cornmill View 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 Oil Mill Beck, about 10 m from the middle of Horsforth Cornmill View's gauges. It flows into Cow Beck about 960 m 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 Oil Mill Beck nearest the middle of Horsforth Cornmill View'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.
Horsforth Cornmill View is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Oil Mill Beck, in West Yorkshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Oil Mill Beck is monitored by 1 station (Horsforth Cornmill View). 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 Horsforth Cornmill View. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Properties in Troy, Horsforth Woodside and the south eastern edge of Cragg Hill; River Aire at Kirkstall Forge including development and Hunters Greave; Newlay including the confluence between the River Aire and Kirkstall Forge Goit. Includes properties on Rein Road, Myres Drive, Horsforde View, Newlay Grove and Rodley Waste Water Treatment Works; Area including Kirkstall Bridge Shopping Park, Valley Retail Park and industrial properties long Wyther Lane..
There are 83 storm overflows within 5km of Horsforth Cornmill View. None of the 80 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (3 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 Horsforth Cornmill View, 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.
Horsforth Cornmill View gets about 729 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 73 mm; driest March, 49 mm). That is 37% 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), 2.3 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.
Horsforth Cornmill View has river level monitoring on Oil Mill Beck — 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 52 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2022. 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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