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Conditions are worth watching: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for The Essex coast at Coalhouse Fort — flooding is possible from 11:30pm Friday 9th October through to 1:30am on Saturday 10th October. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Updated 2026-10-09 18:45:42 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Upminster is a suburb in East London, England, located 16.5 miles (26.6 km) northeast of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Havering, it is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan. It comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential area. It was historically a rural village and formed an ancient parish in the county of Essex. Upminster was first connected to central London by rail in 1885 and has a terminal station on the London Underground network. The economic history of Upminster is characterised by a shift from farming to brick making and garden suburb. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Upminster significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming part of Hornchurch Urban District in 1934, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.
Towns and villages near Upminster with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
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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 Ingrebourne River, about 10 m from the middle of Upminster's gauges. It flows into Rainham Creek about 5.7 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 Ingrebourne River nearest the middle of Upminster'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.
Upminster is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Ingrebourne, in Greater London. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Ingrebourne is monitored by 1 station (Gaynes Park). 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 Upminster. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: The River Ingrebourne at Harold Park and Hornchurch including Harold Wood, Upminster and Rainham; The River Ingrebourne at Hornchurch including Upminster and Rainham; The River Ingrebourne at Harold Park including Harold Wood; The Rivers Beam and Rom at Romford, Hornchurch, Dagenham and Rainham.
If flooding is forecast in Upminster, 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.
Upminster gets about 598 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 66 mm; driest March, 35 mm). That is 49% 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), 2.8 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 at Coalhouse Fort — flooding is possible from 11:30pm Friday 9th October through to 1:30am on Saturday 10th October. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Upminster has river level monitoring on River Ingrebourne — 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 12 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 1974. 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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