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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:00:39 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Saltaire is a Victorian model village near Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, south of the River Aire, Salts Mill was built between the railway and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The mill and houses were built for Titus Salt between 1851 and 1871 to allow his workers to live in better conditions than the slums of Bradford. The mill ceased production in 1986 and was converted into a multifunctional location with an art gallery, restaurants, and the headquarters of a technology company. The model village is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
Towns and villages near Saltaire with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Shipley · Baildon · Bingley · Bradford · Yeadon · Rawdon · Oakenshaw
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 the River Aire, about 10 m from the middle of Saltaire's gauges. It flows into the River Ouse about 91 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 the River Aire nearest the middle of Saltaire'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.
Saltaire is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Aire, in West Yorkshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Aire is monitored by 1 station (Saltaire). 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 Saltaire. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Shipley including east of Hirst Mill extending through Roberts Park towards Baildon Bridge. Also includes the Charlestown area from Dockfield Road as far as Buck Mill Bridge; Nab Wood including Branksome Drive and Branksome Grove; Cottingley including Backfoot School on Wagon Lane, and Ash Grove and Aire View Avenue; Beckfoot including Beckfoot Lane near the confluence of Harden Beck and the River Aire.
There are 55 storm overflows within 5km of Saltaire. None of the 52 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (3 have 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 Saltaire, 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.
Saltaire gets about 897 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 101 mm; driest May, 56 mm). That is 23% 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), 1.6 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.
Saltaire has river level monitoring on River Aire — 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 39 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2015. 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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