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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:00:34 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Oldbury-on-Severn is a small village near the mouth of the River Severn in the South Gloucestershire district of the county of Gloucestershire in the west of England. The parish, which includes the village of Cowhill had a population at the 2011 census of 780. It is home to the nearby Oldbury nuclear power station, a Magnox power station which opened in 1967 and ceased operation on 29 February 2012.
Towns and villages near Oldbury 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.
Two mapped watercourses are about the same distance from the middle of Oldbury's gauges: Oldbury Naite Rhine (about 10 m) and an unnamed stream (about 10 m), so this page cannot say which one is nearer to you.
Distances along the river are from the point on each watercourse nearest the middle of Oldbury'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.
Oldbury is monitored by 2 Environment Agency river level stations on the Oldbury Naite Rhyne, the Oldbury Tidal Naite Rhyne, in South Gloucestershire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Oldbury Naite Rhyne is monitored by 1 station (Oldbury). The Oldbury Tidal Naite Rhyne is monitored by 1 station (Oldbury). 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 Oldbury. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Severn Estuary at Oldbury-on-Severn, Northwick and Avonmouth including Aust and Old Passage; Oldbury Lane including Great Leaze Farm area, Pickedmoor Lane, Chapel Road, Featherbed Lane and Church Road in Oldbury-on-Severn and Lower Farm, Whale Wharf Lane and Olveston Common; Severn Estuary from Oldbury-on-Severn to the Old Severn Bridge including Oldbury Naite, Thornbury Sailing Club, Oldbury Pill, Whale Wharf and Rusholme; Pennywell Farm, Elm Farm, Park Mill Farm and Churnmead Farm areas. West End Lane, Camp Road and Westmarsh Lane in Oldbury-on-Severn and Cowhill, Lower Corston Farm and Ley Lane, Church Hill and Denys Court in Olveston.
There are 2 storm overflows within 5km of Oldbury. None of the 1 with a reporting monitor is currently discharging (1 has no live status right now). 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 Oldbury, 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.
Oldbury gets about 853 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 91 mm; driest March, 55 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), 2.3 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.
Oldbury has river level monitoring on Oldbury Naite Rhyne, Oldbury Tidal Naite Rhyne — 2 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 6 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2013. 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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