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Conditions are worth watching: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries — flooding is possible on consecutive tides from 11pm on Friday 9th October through to 1am on Saturday 10th October. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Updated 2026-10-10 00:05:28 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Colne Engaine is a village and civil parish in Essex, England, situated just north of the River Colne and of the larger village of Earls Colne, approximately ten miles northwest of Colchester. The village takes its name from the river, around which it is likely that the earliest settlements were made, and the Engaine family, who were the principal family of the village between 1279 and 1367. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 998.
Towns and villages near Colne Engaine with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Halstead · Sudbury · Braintree · Kelvedon
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 Colne, about 10 m from the middle of Colne Engaine'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 Colne nearest the middle of Colne Engaine'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.
Colne Engaine is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Colne, in Essex. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Colne is monitored by 1 station (Earls Colne). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 4 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Colne Engaine. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: The River Colne from Great Yeldham to Colchester, including Castle Hedingham, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, Earls Colne, Wakes Colne, Chappel and Fordstreet; The River Colne from Halstead to Lexden, including Wakes Colne; The River Colne from Castle Hedingham to upstream of Halstead, including Sible Hedingham; The Rivers Pant and Blackwater from, Great Bardfield to Langford including Braintree, and the River Brain from, Black Notley to Witham.
There are 6 storm overflows within 5km of Colne Engaine. None of the 6 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Colne Engaine, 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.
Colne Engaine gets about 603 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 64 mm; driest March, 37 mm). That is 48% 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), 3.1 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: Watch. Conditions are worth watching: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries — flooding is possible on consecutive tides from 11pm on Friday 9th October through to 1am on Saturday 10th October. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Colne Engaine has river level monitoring on River Colne — 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 7 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 1947. 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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