Does EX16 5EJ flood?

Tiverton, Devon

Up to Medium likelihood

Properties in EX16 5EJ sit in the Environment Agency's Medium flood-likelihood band (worst property). The band is the worst found in the postcode — it describes the land around properties (defence-adjusted, rivers & sea), not any single address, and not today's conditions.

Likelihood bandAnnual chancePropertiesOf which homes
Highgreater than 3.3%00
Medium1% – 3.3%66
Low0.1% – 1%00
Very lowbelow 0.1%00

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a medium-likelihood area has a 22–57% chance of flooding at least once.

The ground around EX16 5EJ

The ground here sits at about 59 m above sea level and falls 60 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north, 5.7 m higher.

Shaded relief map of the ground around EX165EJ, computed from Environment Agency LiDAR. The ground here sits at about 59 m above sea level and falls 60 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north, 5.7 m higher.
Shaded relief of the bare ground within about 400 m of EX16 5EJ, computed from the Environment Agency's published LiDAR terrain survey. The ring marks the postcode centre, not a property. This shows the shape of the land, not a flood map — it does not include drains, culverts, walls or kerbs, and the official likelihood band above is the authoritative figure. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.
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Inside the full report for EX16 5EJ

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
EX16 5EJ
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the medium likelihood band; 6 recorded floods nearby; 543 official warnings since 2006.

D Today — indicative grade (A best → E)
··· By the 2050s — EA climate scenario (in the full report)
⚑ Official warning within 10 km: Yes ⚑ Recorded flood nearby: Yes ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
Up to Medium
Surface water
···
Groundwater
Not assessed
Historic flooding
Recorded nearby
Warning history · flood map with building picker · 2050s view · insurance outlook · every dataset receipt — 18 sections

Flood-risk map of this area

Environment Agency flood-likelihood cells
High (>3.3%/yr) Medium Low Very low Marker = postcode centre Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around EX16 5EJ. The small panels are illustrative previews of the report's per-layer map views — the full report draws each layer for real, plus recorded extents, defences and a building picker on an interactive map.

Official flood warnings near EX16 5EJ

543
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2006
14
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-02-18)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Jan 2001 R Exe: Unknown dates ~0.8 km
Dec 2000 River Exe: Cullompton 2000 ~0.6 km
Jan 1984 Tiverton - Jan-84 ~1.0 km
Jan 1984 River Lowman: Tiverton 1984 ~0.9 km
Dec 1980 River Lowman: Tiverton ~0.8 km
Jul 1968 Jul-68 ~1.0 km

EA Recorded Flood Outlines — absence of a record never proves a place has not flooded. The full report tests whether any extent covered the exact spot.

Named storms that brought flooding here

2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 31 warnings nearby) · Dennis (2020, 5 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 4 warnings nearby) · Debi (2023, 3 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for EX16 5EJ

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
TIVERTON LOWMAN 1.3 km
Tiverton Lowman River Lowman 1.3 km 1.10 m 1.53 m
Tiverton River Exe 1.6 km 2.20 m 3.58 m
Stoodleigh River Exe 6.0 km 2.60 m 3.86 m

Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.

Storm overflows within 5 km

OverflowDischarges intoDistanceSpillsHours
The Walronds Cso River Exe 0.1 km 0 (2024) 0
#n/a River Exe 0.2 km 3 (2024) 1
Westexe Pumping Station River Exe 0.2 km 148 (2024) 2,722
Exeter Road Pumping Station Cottey Brook 0.3 km 0 (2024) 0

Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.

Flood defences

36 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~127 m (natural high ground, wall, embankment, engineered high ground). Defences reduce risk, never remove it.

What the full property report adds

The interactive flood-risk map with a building picker (your exact house, not the postcode), the 2050s climate view, surface-water and planning flood zones at your building, exact recorded-flood distances, year-by-year warning charts, watercourses including culverted streams, an insurance outlook with the Flood Re rules, and a printable document with every dataset receipt — start with the free preview, unlock for £19.

Flood risk at nearby postcodes

At-risk postcodes near EX16 5EJ — all in the EX16 district.

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