Does EX19 8SE flood?

Monkokehampton, Devon

Up to Very low likelihood

Properties in EX19 8SE sit in the Environment Agency's Very low 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%00
Low0.1% – 1%00
Very lowbelow 0.1%10

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a very low-likelihood area has less than a 3% chance of flooding at least once.

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Inside the full report for EX19 8SE

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
EX19 8SE
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the very low likelihood band; 173 official warnings since 2006.

B 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: No ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
Up to Very low
Surface water
···
Groundwater
Not assessed
Historic flooding
None within ~1 km
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 EX19 8SE. 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 EX19 8SE

173
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2006
30
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-01-30)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Named storms that brought flooding here

2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 13 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 3 warnings nearby) · Dennis (2020, 3 warnings nearby) · Bram (2025, 2 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for EX19 8SE

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Jacobstowe River Okement 3.6 km 1.60 m 3.65 m
Dolton River Torridge 6.7 km 2.70 m 4.09 m
Gribbleford Bridge River Lew 6.8 km 1.80 m 2.96 m
Rockhay Bridge River Torridge 7.7 km 3.20 m 3.66 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
Broadwoodkelly Stw Tributary Of Hole Brook(s) 3.0 km 13 (2024) 139
Hayes Barn Cso Holebrook (s) 3.9 km 10 (2024) 2
Exbourne Stw (s)trib. Of Hole Brook 4.2 km 89 (2024) 597
Hatherleigh Bridge Cso River Lew 4.3 km 84 (2024) 434

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

Flood defences

1 mapped flood-defence asset within 500 m — nearest ~196 m (natural 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 EX19 8SE — all in the EX19 district.

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