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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 05:43:06 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Wightwick is a part of Tettenhall Wightwick ward in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is named after an ancient local family the "de Wightwicks". It is on the western fringe of Wolverhampton and borders the rural South Staffordshire area that includes neighbourhoods such as Perton.
Towns and villages near Wightwick with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Wolverhampton · Bilston · Willenhall · Tipton
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 Smestow Brook, about 10 m from the middle of Wightwick's gauges. It flows into the River Stour about 21 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 Smestow Brook nearest the middle of Wightwick'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.
Wightwick is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Smestow Brook, in West Midlands. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Smestow Brook is monitored by 1 station (Wightwick). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 5 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Wightwick. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Smestow Brook at Wightwick and Compton; Smestow Brook at Seisdon and Woodford Grange; Waterhead Brook at Bushbury, Wolverhampton from Northycote Lane to Stafford Road; Smestow Brook at Hinksford including Hinksford Park, Greensforge, Flatheridge Cottage and Greensforge Lane.
There are 36 storm overflows within 5km of Wightwick. 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 Wightwick, 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.
Wightwick gets about 725 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 72 mm; driest March, 48 mm). That is 38% 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), 1.0 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
No recorded flood outline within ~5 km of the Wightwick 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. Open the recorded-floods map →
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Wightwick has river level monitoring on Smestow 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 Wightwick 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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