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Conditions are worth watching: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for Hunstanton coast in Norfolk — flooding is possible from 16:45am to 20:15am on Friday 9th October. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Updated 2026-10-09 18:46:33 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
North Wootton is a village, civil parish and electoral ward near the town of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of 32.33 km2 (12.48 sq mi) and had a population of 2,387 in 935 households at the 2001 census, the population including Babingley and increasing to 2,445 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Towns and villages near North Wootton with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Clenchwarton · Terrington St Clement · Wiggenhall St Germans
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 Babingley River, about 20 m from the middle of North Wootton's gauges. It flows into the River Great Ouse (Lynn Channel) about 3.3 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 Babingley River nearest the middle of North Wootton'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.
North Wootton is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Wallington, in Norfolk. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Wallington is monitored by 1 station (Kilham's 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 North Wootton. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: North Wootton, Wolferton, Dersingham, Ingoldisthorpe and Snettisham; Highgate, North End, North Lynn, South Wootton, Gaywood, Fairstead and Hardwick in Kings Lynn; Clenchwarton Road, Poppyfields, St Peter's Road, St Peter's Close, Hare Road, Sculthorpe Avenue, Ferry Road and Fox's Lane in West Lynn; Heacham, Snettisham, Ingoldisthorpe, Dersingham and Wolferton.
There are 8 storm overflows within 5km of North Wootton. None of the 7 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (1 has 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 North Wootton, 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.
North Wootton gets about 639 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 63 mm; driest March, 39 mm). That is 45% 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), 2.5 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: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for Hunstanton coast in Norfolk — flooding is possible from 16:45am to 20:15am on Friday 9th October. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
North Wootton has river level monitoring on River Wallington — 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.
No recorded flood outline is mapped around the North Wootton town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. FloodRadar has separately logged 10 flood warnings or alerts for the Norfolk area since February 2026. See the flood history link below.
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