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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 04:45:37 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Steeple Bumpstead is a village and civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Haverhill in the Braintree district of Essex, England. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,580.
Towns and villages near Steeple Bumpstead with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
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 Bumpstead Brook, about 10 m from the middle of Steeple Bumpstead's gauges. It flows into the River Stour about 2.9 km downstream.
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 Bumpstead Brook nearest the middle of Steeple Bumpstead'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.
Steeple Bumpstead is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Bumpstead Brook, in Essex. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Bumpstead Brook is monitored by 1 station (Broad Green). 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 Steeple Bumpstead. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Bumpstead Brook from Helions Bumpstead through Steeple Bumpstead and Broad Green to New England; The Stour Brook from Meldham Bridge in Haverhill to Linnetts Lane in Sturmer; The upper River Colne and surrounding tributaries, including Great Yeldham; The upper River Colne and surrounding tributaries, through Great Yeldham to Castle Hedingham.
There are 5 storm overflows within 5km of Steeple Bumpstead. None of the 4 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (1 has no live status right now). 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 Steeple Bumpstead, 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.
Steeple Bumpstead gets about 612 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 66 mm; driest March, 38 mm). That is 47% 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), 1.4 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: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Steeple Bumpstead has river level monitoring on Bumpstead Brook — 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 2009. 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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