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Does EX2 7JL flood?

Up to Low likelihood

Properties in EX2 7JL sit in the Environment Agency's 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%30
Very lowbelow 0.1%00

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a low-likelihood area has a 2–22% chance of flooding at least once.

The ground around EX2 7JL

The ground here sits at about 7 m above sea level and falls 43 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the west-north-west, 13.5 m higher.

Shaded relief map of the ground around EX27JL, computed from Environment Agency LiDAR. The ground here sits at about 7 m above sea level and falls 43 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the west-north-west, 13.5 m higher.
Shaded relief of the bare ground within about 400 m of EX2 7JL, 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 EX2 7JL

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
EX2 7JL
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the low likelihood band; 6 recorded floods nearby; 311 official warnings since 2006.

C 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 Low
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 EX2 7JL. 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 EX2 7JL

311
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2006
118
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
Oct 2008 Clyst St Mary ~0.5 km
Dec 1992 ClystStMary Dec-92 ~1.3 km
Dec 1992 River Clyst: Sowton ~0.7 km
Dec 1992 River Clyst: Clyst St. Mary ~0.9 km
Dec 1992 River Exe: Exminster Marshes ~3.2 km
Jan 1980 Clyst 1980 ~2.4 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, 22 warnings nearby) · Chandra (2026, 6 warnings nearby) · Ciaran (2023, 5 warnings nearby) · Frank (2015, 5 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for EX2 7JL

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Clyst St Mary Millstream Outfall River Clyst Tributary 0.4 km 3.00 m 4.13 m
Clyst St Mary Millstream Footbridge River Clyst Tributary 0.5 km 3.00 m 4.44 m
Exeter Heavitree Sweetbriar Lane Northbrook 2.5 km 0.40 m 2.21 m
Clyst Honiton River Clyst 3.1 km 1.70 m 2.93 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
First Avenue Service Lane Cso North Brook Via Sws 2.4 km 6 (2024) 1
Heavitree Pleasure Ground Cso North Brook Via Sws 2.4 km 3 (2024) 0
Lower Avenue Cso North Brook Via Sws 2.4 km 0 (2024) 0
North Lawn Court Cso North Brook Via Sws 2.4 km 2 (2024) 0

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

Flood defences

23 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~191 m (embankment, natural high ground, demountable defence, wall). 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

EX2 7BX up to High EX2 7BY up to High EX2 7BZ up to High EX2 7DR up to Low EX2 7EP up to High EX2 7EQ up to Medium EX2 7EW up to High EX2 7RZ up to High EX2 7SU up to Low

At-risk postcodes near EX2 7JL — all in the EX2 district.

© 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. Recorded Flood Outlines and warning history © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Storm-overflow figures: EA Event Duration Monitoring. Flood defences © Environment Agency (OGL v3). This page summarises public area-level data — it is not a flood-risk survey and not a substitute for the official GOV.UK service. All data sources & licences. More postcodes: the EX2 district.