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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 05:44:18 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
New Alresford or simply Alresford is a market town and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is 8.0 miles (12.9 km) northeast of Winchester and 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the town of Alton.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is an unnamed stream, about 80 m from the middle of New Alresford's gauges. It flows into the River Alre about 70 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 an unnamed stream nearest the middle of New Alresford'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.
New Alresford is monitored by 3 Environment Agency river level stations on the Cheriton Stream, the River Alre, in Hampshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Cheriton Stream is monitored by 1 station (Sewards Bridge). The River Alre is monitored by 2 stations (Drove Lane, Drove Lane 1.5). 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 New Alresford. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Alresford on the River Arle; Cheriton on the Cheriton Stream; River Itchen from Hinton Ampner to Abbots Worthy, including the River Alre, and the Candover Stream; Areas at risk of groundwater flooding in Bishops Sutton, near Alresford in Hampshire.
There are 2 storm overflows within 5km of New Alresford. None of the 2 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 New Alresford, 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.
New Alresford gets about 887 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 107 mm; driest May, 51 mm). That is 24% 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), 0.2 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: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
New Alresford has river level monitoring on Cheriton Stream, River Alre — 3 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 2 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2014. 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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