Does EX13 flood?

Yes — parts of the EX13 district carry real flood risk: 56 of its 81 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The EX13 postcode district covers Axminster, Newbridges, Yarty, Marshwood Vale, close to Whitford, Uplyme, Colyton, and surrounding villages in parts of Devon and Dorset.

81 postcodes in the EX13 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 56 high, 12 medium, 13 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 EX13 postcodes are at risk?

EX13 5HN up to High EX13 5NG up to High EX13 5PU up to High EX13 5PX up to High EX13 5PY up to High EX13 5QR up to High EX13 5QW up to High EX13 5RG up to High EX13 5RH up to High EX13 5RJ up to High EX13 5RL up to High EX13 5RQ up to High EX13 5RR up to High EX13 5RS up to High EX13 5RW up to High EX13 7AF up to High EX13 7AG up to High EX13 7AN up to High EX13 7AR up to High EX13 7AS up to High EX13 7AT up to High EX13 7AU up to High EX13 7AX up to High EX13 7AY up to High EX13 7EE up to High EX13 7ET up to High EX13 7HQ up to High EX13 7JD up to High EX13 7LH up to High EX13 7LN up to High EX13 7LW up to High EX13 7LY up to High EX13 7NG up to High EX13 7NN up to High EX13 7NW up to High EX13 7PG up to High EX13 7PJ up to High EX13 7QF up to High EX13 7QL up to High EX13 7QN up to High EX13 7RA up to High EX13 7RG up to High EX13 7RJ up to High EX13 7RN up to High EX13 7RW up to High EX13 7SZ up to High EX13 7TH up to High EX13 7TL up to High EX13 7TN up to High EX13 7TU up to High EX13 8AD up to High EX13 8AJ up to High EX13 8ST up to High EX13 8TN up to High EX13 8TP up to High EX13 8TS up to High EX13 5EG up to Medium EX13 5JY up to Medium EX13 5JZ up to Medium EX13 5PG up to Medium EX13 5PQ up to Medium EX13 5QS up to Medium EX13 5RP up to Medium EX13 7EG up to Medium EX13 7HJ up to Medium EX13 7LF up to Medium EX13 7PH up to Medium EX13 7SN up to Medium EX13 5ED up to Low EX13 5EE up to Low EX13 5JR up to Low EX13 5QP up to Low EX13 5UX up to Low EX13 5XQ up to Low EX13 7BY up to Low EX13 7DR up to Low EX13 7LX up to Low EX13 7PE up to Low EX13 7PN up to Low EX13 7QJ up to Low EX13 8TU up to Low

Rivers and flooding history near EX13

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

661 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (360 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

EX12 EX14 EX11 EX15 EX10 EX16 EX17 EX9

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.