Does EX39 flood?

Yes — parts of the EX39 district carry real flood risk: 77 of its 188 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The EX39 postcode district covers Bideford North, Monkleigh & Putford, Instow, Hartland, close to Kenwith, Weare Giffard, Braunton, and surrounding villages in Devon.

188 postcodes in the EX39 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 77 high, 28 medium, 69 low, 14 very 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 EX39 postcodes are at risk?

EX39 1HN up to High EX39 1LH up to High EX39 1LJ up to High EX39 1LL up to High EX39 1NL up to High EX39 1NU up to High EX39 1XY up to High EX39 2BB up to High EX39 2BD up to High EX39 2BG up to High EX39 2BX up to High EX39 2LQ up to High EX39 2NG up to High EX39 2NP up to High EX39 2PH up to High EX39 2PL up to High EX39 2PN up to High EX39 2PW up to High EX39 2PY up to High EX39 2QH up to High EX39 2RH up to High EX39 2RJ up to High EX39 2RX up to High EX39 2RY up to High EX39 2RZ up to High EX39 3AZ up to High EX39 3BA up to High EX39 3JQ up to High EX39 3JW up to High EX39 3JZ up to High EX39 3NG up to High EX39 4AE up to High EX39 4AU up to High EX39 4DP up to High EX39 4DR up to High EX39 4DS up to High EX39 4DT up to High EX39 4DU up to High EX39 4EA up to High EX39 4FQ up to High EX39 4JH up to High EX39 4LF up to High EX39 4ND up to High EX39 4NE up to High EX39 4NH up to High EX39 4NL up to High EX39 4QN up to High EX39 4QR up to High EX39 4QS up to High EX39 4QT up to High EX39 4RA up to High EX39 4RH up to High EX39 5BD up to High EX39 5BE up to High EX39 5DY up to High EX39 5DZ up to High EX39 5FL up to High EX39 5HH up to High EX39 5HQ up to High EX39 5HX up to High EX39 5JA up to High EX39 5JB up to High EX39 5JD up to High EX39 5JE up to High EX39 5JH up to High EX39 5LG up to High EX39 5PH up to High EX39 5PJ up to High EX39 5PZ up to High EX39 5QW up to High EX39 5TF up to High EX39 6AH up to High EX39 6BY up to High EX39 6DS up to High EX39 6DT up to High EX39 6EA up to High EX39 6HN up to High EX39 1HG up to Medium EX39 2JG up to Medium EX39 2JH up to Medium EX39 2LH up to Medium EX39 2LJ up to Medium EX39 2QL up to Medium EX39 2QN up to Medium EX39 2QQ up to Medium EX39 3JL up to Medium EX39 3JN up to Medium EX39 3JT up to Medium EX39 3LA up to Medium EX39 3LB up to Medium EX39 3LD up to Medium EX39 3LE up to Medium EX39 3LF up to Medium EX39 3LG up to Medium EX39 3LQ up to Medium EX39 3NQ up to Medium EX39 4JP up to Medium EX39 4PG up to Medium EX39 5HF up to Medium EX39 5LA up to Medium EX39 5LY up to Medium EX39 5LZ up to Medium EX39 5PE up to Medium EX39 6EE up to Medium EX39 6HL up to Medium EX39 1FR up to Low EX39 1HD up to Low EX39 1HL up to Low EX39 1LU up to Low EX39 1PH up to Low EX39 1PJ up to Low EX39 1PP up to Low EX39 1PW up to Low EX39 1QS up to Low EX39 1RH up to Low EX39 2AF up to Low EX39 2AG up to Low EX39 2DA up to Low EX39 2EB up to Low EX39 2EX up to Low EX39 2EY up to Low EX39 2EZ up to Low EX39 2FA up to Low EX39 2HE up to Low EX39 2HF up to Low EX39 2HJ up to Low EX39 2HW up to Low EX39 2LG up to Low EX39 2LL up to Low EX39 2LP up to Low EX39 2NA up to Low EX39 2NB up to Low EX39 2ND up to Low EX39 2NE up to Low EX39 2NF up to Low EX39 2NZ up to Low EX39 2PF up to Low EX39 2PS up to Low EX39 2PZ up to Low EX39 2QD up to Low EX39 2QJ up to Low EX39 2QR up to Low EX39 2QS up to Low EX39 2QT up to Low EX39 2RG up to Low EX39 3JH up to Low EX39 3PL up to Low EX39 4HS up to Low EX39 4HT up to Low EX39 4HU up to Low EX39 4HW up to Low EX39 4HX up to Low EX39 4HY up to Low EX39 4HZ up to Low EX39 4JA up to Low EX39 4JD up to Low EX39 4JN up to Low EX39 4JW up to Low EX39 4LL up to Low EX39 4NQ up to Low EX39 4QP up to Low EX39 4RN up to Low EX39 5AA up to Low EX39 5AL up to Low EX39 5BA up to Low EX39 5BZ up to Low EX39 5ER up to Low EX39 5ET up to Low EX39 5HE up to Low EX39 5JJ up to Low EX39 5NA up to Low EX39 5QB up to Low EX39 6DA up to Low EX39 6EB up to Low EX39 1HJ up to Very low EX39 1PS up to Very low EX39 1QW up to Very low EX39 1RJ up to Very low EX39 1RR up to Very low EX39 1RX up to Very low EX39 1RY up to Very low EX39 1RZ up to Very low EX39 1SY up to Very low EX39 1UZ up to Very low EX39 2LN up to Very low EX39 2QG up to Very low EX39 5JF up to Very low EX39 5JG up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near EX39

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

311 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (55 at warning level or above), most recently 4 April 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

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

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

EX38 EX37 EX36 EX35 EX34 EX33 EX32 EX31

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.