Does Colnbrook flood?
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Colnbrook
Ordnance Survey places 21 postcodes in Colnbrook 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 214 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 11 | 53 | 29 |
| Medium | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Low | 2 | 59 | 57 |
| Very low | 6 | 92 | 87 |
| All bands | 21 | 214 | 181 |
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 Colnbrook
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Colnbrook watch Poyle Channel, Colne Brook, River Colne, River Thames, Frays River, River Ash, River Pinn.
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Poyle Structure
Poyle Channel · 1.0 km away 1.46 mASD
controlled by a sluice or weir · 31 min ago -
Horton Mill
Colne Brook · 1.4 km away 0.09 mASD
below normal · steady · 31 min ago -
Stanwell Mill
River Colne · 2.5 km away 0.65 mASD
normal range · steady · 31 min ago -
Thorney Mill Road, West Drayton (Temporary)
River Colne · 3.4 km away No recent reading -
West Drayton
River Colne · 3.5 km away 0.42 mASD
normal range · steady · 31 min ago -
Old Windsor Lock Structure
River Thames · 3.8 km away 0.22 mASD
controlled by a sluice or weir · 31 min ago -
Farlows Bridge
River Colne · 4.2 km away 0.41 mASD
normal range · steady · 31 min ago -
Yiewsley
Frays River · 4.3 km away 0.76 mASD
normal range · steady · 31 min ago -
Windsor Park
River Thames · 4.5 km away 3.28 mASD
normal range · steady · 31 min ago -
Hythe End
Colne Brook · 4.9 km away 0.45 mASD
normal range · steady · 31 min ago -
Staines Ash Structure
River Ash · 4.9 km away 0.07 mASD
controlled by a sluice or weir · 31 min ago -
Uxbridge, Philpots Bridge
River Pinn · 5.0 km away 0.84 mASD
normal range · steady · 31 min ago
Distances are from the middle of Colnbrook'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.
Flood warning areas near Colnbrook
31 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Colnbrook. The EA has issued 315 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 14 Mar 2026.
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The Colne Brook at Iver and Colnbrook including Fulmer
29 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 1.3 km -
The River Colne and Frays River at West Drayton and Stanwell Moor including Longford and Poyle
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Oct 2020 2.2 km -
River Thames at Horton including Horton Gardens and Kingsmead Quarry
5 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 2.4 km -
The Colne Brook at Iver including Thorney
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Mar 2024 3.0 km -
The Colne Brook at Colnbrook including Horton and Wraysbury
13 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 3.1 km -
River Thames from Old Windsor Weir to Magna Carta Island, including Ham Island, The Avenue, Park Avenue, King Johns Close and Friary Island areas of Wraysbury
7 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 3.7 km -
River Thames at Datchet village, including Slough Road, Eton Road, Horton Road, Southlea Road and the Datchet Common areas
8 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 3.8 km -
River Thames at Wraysbury village including Welley Road, Ouseley Road, Station Road and Staines Road, as well as Magna Carta Lane
6 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 3.9 km -
River Thames at Datchet from Black Potts Railway Bridge to Albert Bridge, including Supermead Ait, Datchet Golf Club
5 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 4.3 km -
River Thames at Old Windsor from Friday Island to upstream of Magna Carta Island including The Friary and The Moorings areas of Old Windsor
7 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 4.6 km -
River Thames at Old Windsor including Church Road, The Priory and around St. Lukes Road, Burfield Road and Straight Road
7 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 4.6 km -
River Thames from Datchet to Shepperton Green including Old Windsor, Wraysbury, Horton, Staines, Egham, Laleham and Chertsey
29 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 4.9 km
Recorded floods near Colnbrook
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Colnbrook, most recent first. Absence of a record does not mean a place has never flooded. See them on the map →
- 8 Jan 2024 — EA06JanuaryWinter2024
- 7 Jan 2024 — EA06JanuaryWinter2024 Main river
- 20 Oct 2023 — ea06OctoberAutumn2023 Main river
- 30 Jan 2021 — ea06JanuaryWinter2021 Main river
- 29 Jan 2021 — ea06JanuaryWinter2021 Main river
- 18 Jan 2021 — ea06JanuaryWinter2021 Main river
- 4 Oct 2020 — ea06OctoberAutumn2020 Ordinary watercourse
- 20 Dec 2019 — ea06DecemberWinter2019 Main river
- 19 Dec 2019 — EA06DecemberWinter2019 Main river
- 24 Jun 2016 — ea06JuneSummer2016 Main river
- 23 Jun 2016 — ea06JuneSummer2016 Main river
- 31 Jan 2014 — ea06FebruaryWinter2014 Main river
…and 10 earlier recorded floods on the map.
Rainfall near Colnbrook
The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (3.7 km away), recorded 2.6 mm in the last 24 hours and 17.7 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 47 min ago).
At-risk postcodes in Colnbrook
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Colnbrook that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.
High likelihood (11)
Medium likelihood (2)
Low likelihood (2)
Very low likelihood (6)
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).
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.