Environment Agency062WAF55IngrebrnHerts and North London
River Ingrebourne at Harold Park and Hornchurch: flood history since 2012
The Environment Agency has issued 27 flood alerts for River Ingrebourne at Harold Park and Hornchurch since 29 Apr 2012, most often in January; the busiest year was 2012 (6).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- River Ingrebourne at Harold Park and Hornchurch
- Code
- 062WAF55Ingrebrn
- Environment Agency area
- Herts and North London
- County
- Essex, Greater London, Havering
- River or sea
- Ingrebourne
- First in the history
- 29 Apr 2012
- Latest in the history file
- 8 Jan 2026
- Current status
- check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)
Flood alert, flood warning, severe flood warning: what each means
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How many alerts and warnings a year?
Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.
The numbers
| Year | Alerts | Warnings | Severe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
When in the year?
All alerts and warnings since 2012 by month.
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Before July 2026: the latest in the history file
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Flood alert |
| 5 Jan 2025 | Flood alert |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Flood alert |
| 21 May 2024 | Flood alert |
| 4 Jan 2024 | Flood alert |
| 6 Nov 2022 | Flood alert |
| 20 Oct 2021 | Flood alert |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Flood alert |
| 30 Jan 2021 | Flood alert |
| 14 Jan 2021 | Flood alert |
| 4 Dec 2020 | Flood alert |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.