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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 15:11:29 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Middleton is a settlement and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The parish is situated on the North Sea coast, south of the island of Lindisfarne, and contains the villages of Ross, Detchant and Elwick; all are shrunken medieval villages. Both the A1 London to Edinburgh road and East Coast Main Line pass through the parish. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 136, falling to 115 at the 2011 Census.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Wansbeck, about 10 m from the middle of Middleton's gauges. It flows on to the sea.
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 Wansbeck nearest the middle of Middleton'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.
Middleton is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Wansbeck, in Northumberland. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Wansbeck is monitored by 1 station (Middleton Bridge). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 2 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Middleton. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Rivers Wansbeck, Font, Hart Burn and their tributaries; Properties and low lying areas around, Cromwell Close, Netherwitton and Longshaws Mill.
There is 1 storm overflow within 5km of Middleton. None of the 1 with a reporting monitor is currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
It has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Middleton, 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.
Middleton gets about 756 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 80 mm; driest May, 48 mm). That is 35% 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), 2.8 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.
Middleton has river level monitoring on River Wansbeck — 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 2 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2012. 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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