Does Eton Wick flood?
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Eton Wick
Ordnance Survey places 50 postcodes in Eton Wick 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 1,040 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medium | 10 | 41 | 38 |
| Low | 40 | 986 | 927 |
| Very low | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| All bands | 50 | 1,040 | 975 |
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 Eton Wick
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Eton Wick watch River Thames, The Cut, Jubilee River, Maidenhead Ditch, Colne Brook.
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Boveney Lock Structure
River Thames · 0.8 km away 0.28 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 28 min ago -
Romney Lock Structure
River Thames · 2.4 km away 0.25 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 28 min ago -
Windsor Park
River Thames · 3.6 km away 3.36 m
normal range · steady · 28 min ago -
Bray Lock Structure
River Thames · 3.9 km away 0.21 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 28 min ago -
The Binghams
The Cut · 5.2 km away 1.03 m
normal range · steady · 28 min ago -
Taplow
Jubilee River · 5.4 km away 1.74 m
normal range · 28 min ago -
Maidenhead
River Thames · 5.4 km away 2.27 m
normal range · 28 min ago -
Boulters Lock Structure
River Thames · 5.8 km away 0.24 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 28 min ago -
Old Windsor Lock Structure
River Thames · 6.1 km away 0.29 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 28 min ago -
Raymill Road
Maidenhead Ditch · 6.5 km away 0.05 m
below normal · steady · 28 min ago -
Horton Mill
Colne Brook · 7.9 km away 0.19 m
normal range · 28 min ago -
Cookham Lock Structure
River Thames · 8.0 km away 0.15 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 28 min ago
Distances are from the middle of Eton Wick'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 Eton Wick
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Boveney Ditch, about 250 m from the middle of Eton Wick's at-risk postcodes. It flows into the River Thames about 570 m downstream.
- Next gauge downstreamRomney Lock on the River Thames, about 3.8 km along the river.
Controlled by a sluice or weir · 29 min ago
After that, Windsor Park, about 5.4 km along the river. - Storm overflows110 storm overflows are traced upstream of Romney Lock on the river map. See them on 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 Boveney Ditch nearest the middle of Eton Wick'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 Eton Wick
22 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Eton Wick. The EA has issued 196 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 28 Feb 2026.
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River Thames from Maidenhead down to Romney Lock including moorings on and those properties closest to the river
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 1.0 km -
The Huntercombe Lane Stream, The Chalvey Ditch, The Salt Hill Stream and The Datchet Common Brook
3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Oct 2020 1.8 km -
River Thames from Maidenhead to Windsor and Eton including Bray and Dorney
10 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 1.9 km -
River Thames at Maidenhead, Bray, Dorney, Windsor and Eton
no warning on record since 2006 2.0 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 4.0 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 4.3 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 5.7 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 5.9 km -
Areas at risk of groundwater flooding in East Maidenhead
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2021 6.3 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 6.8 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 7.1 km -
Cut at the Binghams including properties around Tithe Barn Drive and Cox Green, Berkshire
no warning on record since 2006 7.1 km
Recorded floods near Eton Wick
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Eton Wick, most recent first. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See them on the map →
- 23 Nov 2013 — Winter 2013/2014 Other
- 9 Feb 2009 — 9th Feb 2009 Old Windsor Drainage
- 23 Dec 2002 — 06JanuaryNewYear2003 Main river
Rainfall near Eton Wick
Eton Wick gets about 641 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 72 mm; driest March, 41 mm). That is 45% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.4 km from the place centre.
The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (5.7 km away), recorded 3.3 mm in the last 24 hours and 63.3 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 29 min ago).
At-risk postcodes in Eton Wick
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Eton Wick that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.
Medium likelihood (10)
Low likelihood (40)
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.