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Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (16 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Updated 2026-10-09 18:46:04 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Partington is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is sited ten miles (16 km) south-west of Manchester city centre. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire, it lies on the southern bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, opposite Cadishead on the northern bank. In 2001 it had a population of 7,327.
Towns and villages near Partington 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 Red Brook, about 10 m from the middle of Partington's gauges.
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 Red Brook nearest the middle of Partington'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.
Partington is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Sinderland Brook, in Greater Manchester. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Sinderland Brook is monitored by 1 station (Partington). 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 Partington. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Properties in Flixton around the Lansdowne Rd area, and areas around Rothiemay Rd and Brooklyn Ave, plus the B5213. In Urmston, Shawe Hall Crescent and Snowden Ave. Also, Abbey cross Farm, Shawe Hey Farm and Flixton Golf Course clubhouse; Areas at risk include properties at and around Bollington Mill and Bollington Hall farm. Also at risk property on Lymm Road adjacent to Agden Brook; Areas at risk include land adjacent to the Ship Canal and River Bollin, Reddish Hall, and some properties on Rushes avenue, Birch Brook Road and Chaise Meadow. Property on Old Mill Lane; Area consists of Flixton golf course and farmland adjacent to the River Mersey at Flixton. Also includes the B5158 Flixton Rd, public footpaths and Willow Farm.
There are 36 storm overflows within 5km of Partington. None of the 35 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 Partington, 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.
Partington gets about 831 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 87 mm; driest April, 52 mm). That is 29% 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), 2.0 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: heavy rain has fallen nearby (16 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Partington has river level monitoring on Sinderland Brook — 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 Partington 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. See the flood history link below.
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