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River Mersey at Westy (0 km) is above its typical high and still rising. No official flood warning covers this location yet — check GOV.UK flood warnings and keep watching river levels.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:33:21 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Westy is a suburban district in Warrington, England. It lies between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal. The village of Westy is a suburban area, itself unofficially a suburb of Latchford. The area features mainly inter-war council housing, however some of these homes are now privately owned. There is an apparent strong community spirit with its hub at the community centre and also a thriving community hall based within St Margaret's Community Centre on Lindley Avenue, hosting activities for all age groups.
Towns and villages near Westy 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 the River Mersey, about 40 m from the middle of Westy's gauges. It flows on to the sea.
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 Mersey nearest the middle of Westy'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.
Westy is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Mersey, in Warrington. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Mersey is monitored by 1 station (Westy). 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 Westy. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Areas including Newman High School, Brook Ave, Davenport Ave, Waring Ave, Bryant Ave, Bowman Ave and Mort Ave are at risk of flooding from the Estuary due to high tides; The Kingsway North area of Warrington is at risk of flooding from the Estuary due to high tides. Areas at risk include Bennett Ave, Princess Ave, Bibby Ave; Peacock Ave; Kingsway North; around Bretton Ave; Farrell St; ambulance station and allotments; Victoria Park including the car park, bowling greens, running track, allotments, playground, skatepark and sports pitches.; Areas at risk include parts of Manor Park and Sandymoor Runcorn. Also parts of Howley, Wilderspool, Latchford, Westy, Paddington and Woolston.
There are 27 storm overflows within 5km of Westy. 2 are currently discharging. 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 Westy, 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.
Westy gets about 813 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 82 mm; driest March, 54 mm). That is 30% 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), 0.9 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: Warning. River Mersey at Westy (0 km) is above its typical high and still rising. No official flood warning covers this location yet — check GOV.UK flood warnings and keep watching river levels.
Westy has river level monitoring on River Mersey — 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 8 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2025. 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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