Does EX21 flood?

Yes — parts of the EX21 district carry real flood risk: 5 of its 15 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The EX21 postcode district covers Broadheath, Shebbear & Langtree, Bridestowe, Hatherleigh, close to Northlew, Sheepwash, Germansweek, and surrounding villages in Devon.

15 postcodes in the EX21 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 5 high, 2 medium, 8 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 EX21 postcodes are at risk?

EX21 5HA up to High EX21 5HU up to High EX21 5NT up to High EX21 5PY up to High EX21 5UN up to High EX21 5DU up to Medium EX21 5JD up to Medium EX21 5AJ up to Low EX21 5DL up to Low EX21 5HS up to Low EX21 5NY up to Low EX21 5PD up to Low EX21 5QB up to Low EX21 5TA up to Low EX21 5TB up to Low

Rivers and flooding history near EX21

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

Norley Bridge on the River North Lew — 6.1 km away, highest on record 2.08m
Rockhay Bridge on the River Torridge — 7 km away, highest on record 3.66m
Gribbleford Bridge on the River Lew — 8.1 km away, highest on record 2.96m
Germansweek on the River Wolf — 8.8 km away, highest on record 1.86m

118 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (25 at warning level or above), most recently 26 January 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

River Torridge 02/11/1970 (1970) — about 5 km from the centre
River Lew - Hatherleigh (1967) — about 7.2 km from the centre
River Torride: Dec 1965 (1965) — about 4.5 km from the centre

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

EX20 EX22 EX19 EX23 EX18 EX24 EX17 EX16

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.