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Conditions are worth watching: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for Tidal Thames riverside from the Thames Barrier to Putney Bridge — flooding is possible from 01:00 AM to 03:00 AM on Saturday 10th October. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Updated 2026-10-10 04:45:00 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Silvertown is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in East London, England. It lies on the north bank of the Thames and was historically part of the parishes of West Ham and East Ham, hundred of Becontree, and the historic county of Essex. Since 1965, Silvertown has been part of the London Borough of Newham, a local government district of Greater London. It forms part of the London E16 postcode district along with Canning Town and Custom House.
Towns and villages near Silvertown with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Woolwich · Hallsville Quarter · East Ham · Barking · West Ham · Lewisham · Ilford · Hackney
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 Woolwich Reach (River Thames) (tidal here), about 90 m from the middle of Silvertown's gauges.
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 Woolwich Reach (River Thames) nearest the middle of Silvertown'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.
Silvertown is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Thames Tideway, in Greater London. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Thames Tideway is monitored by 1 station (Silvertown). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Silvertown. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: River Thames from Beckton Sewage Works to the River Lee including Beckton Gas Works, London City Airport, the ExCeL Centre, areas around the King George V, Royal Albert and Royal Victoria docks and Canning Town; River Thames at Beckton including Canning Town, Custom House, and Beckton; River Thames from Woolwich Arsenal to Deptford Creek including New Charlton, the Greenwich Peninsula, the Royal Naval College and Greenwich Town Centre; River Thames at Beckton Sewage Works including East Ham.
There are 12 storm overflows within 5km of Silvertown. None of the 11 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 Silvertown, 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.
Silvertown gets about 601 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 66 mm; driest March, 36 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), 2.2 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 Tidal Thames riverside from the Thames Barrier to Putney Bridge — flooding is possible from 01:00 AM to 03:00 AM on Saturday 10th October. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Silvertown has river level monitoring on Thames Tideway — 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 1 recorded flood extent around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 1928. 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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