Does Shepperton flood?
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Shepperton
Ordnance Survey places 163 postcodes in Shepperton 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 2,517 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 49 | 581 | 504 |
| Medium | 59 | 712 | 648 |
| Low | 55 | 1,218 | 1,127 |
| Very low | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| All bands | 163 | 2,517 | 2,285 |
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 Shepperton
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Shepperton watch River Thames, River Wey, Addlestone Bourne, Chertsey Bourne, River Mole, River Ash.
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Shepperton Lock Structure
River Thames · 1.5 km away 0.27 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 28 min ago -
Walton
River Thames · 1.6 km away 3.45 m
normal range · rising · 28 min ago -
Sunbury Lock Structure
River Thames · 2.1 km away 0.33 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 28 min ago -
Weybridge
River Wey · 2.7 km away 1.05 m
normal range · steady · 28 min ago -
Chertsey Lock Structure
River Thames · 2.9 km away 0.28 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 28 min ago -
Addlestone
Addlestone Bourne · 3.1 km away 0.43 m
normal range · 28 min ago -
Free Prae Road
Chertsey Bourne · 4.0 km away 1.19 m
normal range · rising · 28 min ago -
Guildford Street
Chertsey Bourne · 4.3 km away 0.56 m
normal range · rising · 28 min ago -
Penton Hook Structure
River Thames · 4.5 km away 0.24 m
controlled by a sluice or weir · 28 min ago -
Esher
River Mole · 4.8 km away 1.64 m
normal range · steady · 28 min ago -
Brooklands
River Wey · 5.4 km away 0.96 m
normal range · 28 min ago -
Knowle Green
River Ash · 5.6 km away 0.54 m
normal range · steady · 28 min ago
Distances are from the middle of Shepperton'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 Shepperton
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Thames, about 370 m from the middle of Shepperton's at-risk postcodes. It flows on to the sea.
- Next gauge downstreamWalton, about 2.3 km along the river.
Normal · rising · 28 min ago
After that, Sunbury Lock, about 3.2 km along the river. - Storm overflows135 storm overflows are traced upstream of Walton on the river map. See them on its page.
- Upstream on this watercourseShepperton Lock, about 1.9 km up the river.
Controlled by a sluice or weir · 28 min ago
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 Thames nearest the middle of Shepperton'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 Shepperton
51 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Shepperton. The EA has issued 612 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 8 Oct 2026.
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River Thames at Shepperton and Lower Halliford including St. Nicholas Drive, Thamesmead School and Bishop Duppas Park areas
no warning on record since 2006 0.5 km -
The River Thames from Shepperton Lock to Beasley's Ait, including Sandhills Meadow, Thames Meadow, Penny Lane and Felix Lane areas
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 0.6 km -
River Thames at Walton-on-Thames including Desborough Island, Walton Bridge and Elmbridge Leisure Centre
5 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 1.0 km -
River Thames in the Shepperton Green village area
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2014 1.6 km -
River Thames at Hamm Court including Shepperton Lock, Hamhaugh Island, Hamm Court Estate and Dorney Grove
10 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2024 1.7 km -
River Thames from Shepperton to West and East Molesey including Hamm Court, Walton-on-Thames and Sunbury
51 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 1.8 km -
River Thames at the Littleton Lane, Chertsey Road and Pool End areas of Shepperton Green as well as Dockett Eddy, Dockett Point and Pharaoh's Island
6 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 2.2 km -
River Thames at Sunbury from Wheatley's Eyot to Sunbury Court Island including Wheatley's Eyot, Sunburylock Ait, Sunbury Ait, Sunbury Court Island and properties on the The Creek, Willow Way, Parke Road, Thames Street and Lower Hampton Road
5 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 2.6 km -
River Ash in the Borough of Spelthorne including Ashford and Staines
3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Oct 2026 2.8 km -
Addlestone Bourne at Addlestone, including the Crockford Bridge, Corrie Road, Bourneside Road, Alexandra Road areas, as well as the Bourne and Weybridge Business Park, Albert Road, Addlestone Road and Meadowlands Park areas
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Jun 2014 2.9 km -
Areas closest to the Chertsey Bourne in Chertsey including Grove Road, Free Prae Road, Eastworth Road, Meadow View, Lakeside Park and the Chertsey Mead and Hamm Court Estate areas
2 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 3.0 km -
River Thames at Chertsey including Chertsey Lock, Abbeychase, Chertsey Bridge Road, Thames Close, Hazelbank Road, Mead Lane and Bridge Wharf
6 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jan 2024 3.0 km
Recorded floods near Shepperton
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Shepperton, most recent first. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See them on the map →
- 9 Jan 2024 — EA06JanuaryWinter2024 Main river
- 7 Jan 2024 — EA06JanuaryWinter2024 Main river
- 2 Nov 2023 — EA06NovemberAutumn2023 Main river
- 20 Dec 2019 — ea06DecemberWinter2019 Main river
- 31 Jan 2014 — ea06FebruaryWinter2014 Main river
- 23 Dec 2013 — LMFAS_Dec2013 Main river
- 23 Nov 2013 — Winter 2013/2014 Other
- 18 Jun 2011 — ea06JuneSummer2011 Main river
- 1 Jan 2003 — 06JanuaryNewYear2003
- 23 Dec 2002 — 06JanuaryNewYear2003 Main river
Rainfall near Shepperton
Shepperton gets about 637 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 70 mm; driest March, 40 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), 0.8 km from the place centre.
The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (5.6 km away), recorded 2.5 mm in the last 24 hours and 70.1 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 28 min ago).
At-risk postcodes in Shepperton
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Shepperton that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.
High likelihood (49)
Medium likelihood (59)
Low likelihood (55)
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.