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Does EX21 5TA flood?

Up to Low likelihood

Properties in EX21 5TA 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%11
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 EX21 5TA

The ground here sits at about 81 m above sea level and falls 33 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north, 24.3 m higher.

Shaded relief map of the ground around EX215TA, computed from Environment Agency LiDAR. The ground here sits at about 81 m above sea level and falls 33 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north, 24.3 m higher.
Shaded relief of the bare ground within about 400 m of EX21 5TA, 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 EX21 5TA

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
EX21 5TA
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the low likelihood band; 1 recorded flood nearby; 111 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 EX21 5TA. 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 EX21 5TA

111
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2006
18
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-01-26)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Nov 1970 River Torridge 02/11/1970 ~1.3 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, 7 warnings nearby) · St Jude storm 2013 (2013, 3 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 2 warnings nearby) · Chandra (2026, 1 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for EX21 5TA

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Rockhay Bridge River Torridge 6.7 km 3.20 m 3.66 m
Norley Bridge River North Lew 9.1 km 1.50 m 2.08 m
Gribbleford Bridge River Lew 10.2 km 1.80 m 2.96 m
Dolton River Torridge 11.8 km 2.70 m 4.09 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
Shebbear Wastewater Treatment Works River Torridge 2.9 km 107 (2024) 1,656
Black Torrington Wwtw River Torridge (and Trib Of) 3.1 km 116 (2024) 805
West Lane Cso Trib Of R. Torridge (s) 4.5 km 6 (2024) 0
Sheepwash Wwtw River Torridge 4.6 km 131 (2024) 1,449

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 ~17 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

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

At-risk postcodes near EX21 5TA — all in the EX21 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 EX21 district.