Does DT6 flood?

Yes — parts of the DT6 district carry real flood risk: 54 of its 196 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The DT6 postcode district covers Bridport, Eggardon, Chesil Bank, Marshwood Vale, close to West Bay, Burton Bradstock, Powerstock, and surrounding villages in Dorset.

196 postcodes in the DT6 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 54 high, 30 medium, 104 low, 8 very low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

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Which DT6 postcodes are at risk?

DT6 3AH up to High DT6 3BE up to High DT6 3HA up to High DT6 3NP up to High DT6 3QW up to High DT6 3RP up to High DT6 3SG up to High DT6 3SL up to High DT6 3SN up to High DT6 3SX up to High DT6 3XA up to High DT6 4AX up to High DT6 4BN up to High DT6 4EN up to High DT6 4EZ up to High DT6 4GX up to High DT6 4GZ up to High DT6 4HE up to High DT6 4HG up to High DT6 4HQ up to High DT6 4NE up to High DT6 4NN up to High DT6 4NT up to High DT6 4NW up to High DT6 4PT up to High DT6 4QA up to High DT6 5BU up to High DT6 5EG up to High DT6 5JT up to High DT6 5LA up to High DT6 5LB up to High DT6 5LU up to High DT6 5NE up to High DT6 5PG up to High DT6 6DF up to High DT6 6EZ up to High DT6 6HA up to High DT6 6HB up to High DT6 6HE up to High DT6 6HP up to High DT6 6JN up to High DT6 6JQ up to High DT6 6JS up to High DT6 6JW up to High DT6 6JX up to High DT6 6LF up to High DT6 6LR up to High DT6 6LS up to High DT6 6LT up to High DT6 6LU up to High DT6 6QZ up to High DT6 6RE up to High DT6 6SB up to High DT6 6SG up to High DT6 3EX up to Medium DT6 3FR up to Medium DT6 3HD up to Medium DT6 3HF up to Medium DT6 3HG up to Medium DT6 3HH up to Medium DT6 3HJ up to Medium DT6 3HL up to Medium DT6 3HQ up to Medium DT6 3LS up to Medium DT6 3LW up to Medium DT6 3PL up to Medium DT6 3PN up to Medium DT6 3QH up to Medium DT6 3RU up to Medium DT6 4AP up to Medium DT6 4AR up to Medium DT6 4AZ up to Medium DT6 4BA up to Medium DT6 4JA up to Medium DT6 4RA up to Medium DT6 4RD up to Medium DT6 4RZ up to Medium DT6 5AB up to Medium DT6 5BW up to Medium DT6 5LF up to Medium DT6 5LJ up to Medium DT6 5PF up to Medium DT6 5PN up to Medium DT6 6RN up to Medium DT6 3AL up to Low DT6 3AP up to Low DT6 3BD up to Low DT6 3DJ up to Low DT6 3DW up to Low DT6 3FL up to Low DT6 3FN up to Low DT6 3FP up to Low DT6 3FU up to Low DT6 3FZ up to Low DT6 3GY up to Low DT6 3HS up to Low DT6 3HT up to Low DT6 3HU up to Low DT6 3HX up to Low DT6 3HY up to Low DT6 3HZ up to Low DT6 3JF up to Low DT6 3NW up to Low DT6 3PA up to Low DT6 3PB up to Low DT6 3PD up to Low DT6 3QG up to Low DT6 3QP up to Low DT6 3QQ up to Low DT6 3QU up to Low DT6 3QX up to Low DT6 3RA up to Low DT6 3RB up to Low DT6 3RD up to Low DT6 3RE up to Low DT6 3RF up to Low DT6 3RQ up to Low DT6 3RR up to Low DT6 3RW up to Low DT6 3TF up to Low DT6 3TP up to Low DT6 3TR up to Low DT6 3UA up to Low DT6 3XH up to Low DT6 4AA up to Low DT6 4AE up to Low DT6 4AG up to Low DT6 4BU up to Low DT6 4DA up to Low DT6 4DF up to Low DT6 4EG up to Low DT6 4EH up to Low DT6 4EJ up to Low DT6 4EL up to Low DT6 4EQ up to Low DT6 4ER up to Low DT6 4EU up to Low DT6 4EW up to Low DT6 4EX up to Low DT6 4EY up to Low DT6 4GA up to Low DT6 4GD up to Low DT6 4GG up to Low DT6 4GY up to Low DT6 4HA up to Low DT6 4HB up to Low DT6 4HD up to Low DT6 4HF up to Low DT6 4JY up to Low DT6 4ND up to Low DT6 4NG up to Low DT6 4NX up to Low DT6 4QB up to Low DT6 4QS up to Low DT6 4QY up to Low DT6 4QZ up to Low DT6 4RE up to Low DT6 4RF up to Low DT6 4SL up to Low DT6 4SN up to Low DT6 4SQ up to Low DT6 4ST up to Low DT6 4SU up to Low DT6 5AA up to Low DT6 5AG up to Low DT6 5BJ up to Low DT6 5BL up to Low DT6 5BX up to Low DT6 5BY up to Low DT6 5DE up to Low DT6 5DG up to Low DT6 5DH up to Low DT6 5DP up to Low DT6 5DQ up to Low DT6 5DW up to Low DT6 5DY up to Low DT6 5FD up to Low DT6 5FL up to Low DT6 5JR up to Low DT6 5NR up to Low DT6 5PL up to Low DT6 5PW up to Low DT6 5RN up to Low DT6 5SB up to Low DT6 6JU up to Low DT6 6QJ up to Low DT6 6QL up to Low DT6 6RR up to Low DT6 3AB up to Very low DT6 3FY up to Very low DT6 4HR up to Very low DT6 4SB up to Very low DT6 5PJ up to Very low DT6 5QT up to Very low DT6 5QU up to Very low DT6 5SD up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near DT6

The rivers that matter here, each monitored live on FloodRadar:

866 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (279 at warning level or above), most recently 18 February 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded flood extents near the district (Environment Agency record):

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

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Band = the worst likelihood band of any property in that postcode (EA Risk of Flooding from Rivers & Sea, defence-adjusted, area-level). Check any postcode in detail — or get the full £19 property report — at the property flood-risk report. © 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.