Does Shaw flood?
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Shaw
Ordnance Survey places 69 postcodes in Shaw in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset (Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea). Each postcode is counted once, under the worst band any of its properties reaches; together they hold 733 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 41 | 369 | 351 |
| Medium | 7 | 67 | 58 |
| Low | 21 | 296 | 268 |
| Very low | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| All bands | 69 | 733 | 678 |
This dataset covers flooding from rivers and the sea only — one of five flood sources. Surface water, groundwater, sewers and reservoirs are assessed separately, so a postcode missing from it is not proof that a place cannot flood. The band describes the land around properties (allowing for defences), not any single address and not today's conditions.
Rivers and live river levels near Shaw
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Shaw watch River Beal, River Tame, River Roch, Micklehurst Brook.
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Bridge Street Shaw
River Beal · 0.2 km away 0.32 m
normal range · 27 min ago -
Beal Bridge
River Beal · 1.7 km away 0.39 m
normal range · 27 min ago -
Station Road
River Beal · 3.0 km away 0.41 m
normal range · 27 min ago -
Delph
River Tame · 4.9 km away 0.27 m
normal range · 27 min ago -
Albert Royds Bridge
River Roch · 5.6 km away 0.61 m
normal range · 27 min ago -
Rochdale
River Roch · 6.5 km away 0.46 m
normal range · 27 min ago -
Littleborough
River Roch · 6.8 km away 0.38 m
normal range · 27 min ago -
Uppermill
River Tame · 7.1 km away 0.21 m
normal range · 27 min ago -
Waggon Road
River Tame · 8.5 km away 0.73 m
normal range · falling · 27 min ago -
Mossley Micklehurst Road
Micklehurst Brook · 8.7 km away 0.94 m
normal range · steady · 27 min ago
Distances are from the middle of Shaw's at-risk postcodes. Tidal and structure gauges are shown as readings only — the tide and sluice gates move them, not floods. A gauge with no recent reading shows no level.
The watercourse nearest Shaw
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Beal, about 170 m from the middle of Shaw's at-risk postcodes. It flows into the River Roch about 7.4 km downstream.
- Next gauge downstreamBridge Street Shaw, about 160 m along the river.
Normal · easing · 27 min ago
After that, Beal Bridge, about 1.9 km along the river. - Storm overflowsThe river map traces no storm overflow upstream of Bridge Street Shaw; it leaves out small channels and cannot place every overflow. See its page.
- Nearest gauge upstreamNone on the river map within 30 km upstream.
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 Beal nearest the middle of Shaw's at-risk postcodes. 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.
Flood warning areas near Shaw
17 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Shaw. The EA has issued 147 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 14 Dec 2025.
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Milnrow Road, Dunwood Park Courts and properties surrounding Wrens Nest and Parkside Avenue. Properties on Oswald Street, Gillemere Grove, Britannia Avenue and Jubilee Street. Also properties around Wild Street and Moss Hey Street
no warning on record since 2006 0.4 km -
Riverside properties on Linney Lane, properties surrounding Milnrow Road, Park Parade, Buckstones Road and Shore Avenue. Also at risk is The Rises Nursery, Hill Street
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Jan 2025 0.4 km -
Properties off Cold Greaves Close and surrounding Hanging Lees Close. Properties on Haugh Lane, Brick Mill Close and Stewart Street. Also properties surrounding Granville court, Laburnum Lane and off Cedar Lane, Whitebeam Close and Birch Crescent
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Dec 2024 1.8 km -
Properties at Milnrow Precinct, on and around Stonefield Street, Station Road, Clifton Street, Whitworth Street, Dale Street, Edmund Street and Lily Street. Also around Charles Lane, Church Terrace, Lambourne Grove, Ladyhouse Lane and Ashfield Lane
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Jan 2025 2.8 km -
Areas at risk include some properties on Chadderton Fold, The Church inn and the Bowling Green. Also properties on Street Bridge Road
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2025 5.1 km -
Properties at Eagle Court and around Delph Bridge, on and around Hindle Terrace and some property at Saddleworth Business Centre. Also properties along Delph New Road from Gatehead Business Park to Holy Trinity C of E Primary School
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Dec 2024 5.3 km -
Areas at risk include properties on Park Road, Buckley Road, Morley Street, Colley Street and Fox Street
no warning on record since 2006 5.7 km -
Areas at risk include properties at the north end of Park Road, All Saints Works, Heybrook School, and properties on Hector Ave.
10 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2025 5.8 km -
The area from Roch Valley Way to Yorkshire Street and Albert Royds Street. Including the Sewage works, Corporation Rd, Norman Rd, Bridgefield Street, The Esplanade, South Parade, the Bus Station, Entwisle Rd and Belfield Rd.
9 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Dec 2024 6.0 km -
Areas at risk include some properties on Hilton fold lane, and Rex Mill on Don Street
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2025 6.9 km -
Areas from Stubley Mill Road to Carriage Drive. Including properties in the vicinity of Todmorden Rd, Calderbrook Road, the cricket ground, Church Street and adjacent roads and Canal Street
13 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2025 7.0 km -
Properties along the River Tame from Wool Rd in Uppermill to Saddleworth Cricket Ground in Greenfield. This includes High St, Kenworthy Gardens, Hopkinson Cl, Alexandra Mill, Churchill Fields, the Sewage Works, Gibbs Cl, Whitehead Cl and Hollin Crescent
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Jan 2025 7.1 km
Recorded floods near Shaw
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Shaw, most recent first. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See them on the map →
- 1 Jan 2025 — Rochdale Newhey - NYE/NYD 25 Main river
- 1 Jan 2025 — Oldham Delph - NYE/NYD 25 Main river
- 20 Feb 2022 — 2022 February Flood Incident -Storm Dudley, Eunice and Franklin Drainage
- 18 Jan 2021 — 2021 January Flood Incident - Storm Christoph Main river
- 15 Feb 2020 — 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Dennis Drainage
- 8 Feb 2020 — 2020 February Flood Incident - Storm Ciara Drainage
- 28 Jul 2019 — ROCH Main river
- 28 Jul 2019 — LITTLEBOROUGH
- 16 Mar 2019 — Gower Street
- 16 Mar 2019 — Selby Street, Drainage
- 16 Mar 2019 — South Parade Drainage
- 16 Mar 2019 — Yorkshire Street Drainage
…and 42 earlier recorded floods on the map.
Rainfall near Shaw
Shaw gets about 1,204 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 134 mm; driest May, 73 mm). That is close to the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.7 km from the place centre.
The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (7.2 km away), recorded 6.6 mm in the last 24 hours and 43.8 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 27 min ago).
At-risk postcodes in Shaw
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Shaw that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.
High likelihood (41)
Medium likelihood (7)
Low likelihood (21)
Postcode districts
Sources
FloodRadar summarises public flood data. It is not a flood-risk survey of any property, and it does not replace official GOV.UK flood warnings or the GOV.UK long-term flood risk service.
Flood-risk bands: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. This product is produced in part from PAF® and Multiple Residence Data, the copyright in which is owned by Royal Mail Group Limited and/or Royal Mail Group plc. All rights reserved. Licence number AC0000807064.
Recorded Flood Outlines, flood warning areas and warning history © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
River levels and rainfall: Environment Agency real-time flood-monitoring data, updated every 15 minutes (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.