Does EX4 flood?

Yes — parts of the EX4 district carry real flood risk: 20 of its 188 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The EX4 postcode district covers St Thomas, St David's, Exwick, Duryard and St James, close to Exeter, Cowley, Kennford, and surrounding villages in Devon.

188 postcodes in the EX4 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 20 high, 43 medium, 125 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 EX4 postcodes are at risk?

EX4 2AA up to High EX4 2AE up to High EX4 2AF up to High EX4 2AH up to High EX4 2HA up to High EX4 2HB up to High EX4 2HD up to High EX4 2HF up to High EX4 2HQ up to High EX4 2RE up to High EX4 3AB up to High EX4 3AY up to High EX4 4AY up to High EX4 4NU up to High EX4 4NX up to High EX4 5BB up to High EX4 5BX up to High EX4 8JF up to High EX4 8JN up to High EX4 8JX up to High EX4 1DH up to Medium EX4 1DZ up to Medium EX4 1ED up to Medium EX4 1EG up to Medium EX4 1EQ up to Medium EX4 2AB up to Medium EX4 2AS up to Medium EX4 2AT up to Medium EX4 2AU up to Medium EX4 2AX up to Medium EX4 2AZ up to Medium EX4 2BA up to Medium EX4 2BD up to Medium EX4 2FD up to Medium EX4 2HZ up to Medium EX4 2QE up to Medium EX4 2UZ up to Medium EX4 3AA up to Medium EX4 4AP up to Medium EX4 4BH up to Medium EX4 4BJ up to Medium EX4 4BL up to Medium EX4 4BN up to Medium EX4 4BP up to Medium EX4 4BR up to Medium EX4 4BT up to Medium EX4 4BU up to Medium EX4 4BW up to Medium EX4 4BX up to Medium EX4 4FD up to Medium EX4 4FE up to Medium EX4 4FF up to Medium EX4 4FG up to Medium EX4 4FH up to Medium EX4 4FQ up to Medium EX4 4GY up to Medium EX4 4JD up to Medium EX4 4NA up to Medium EX4 4NT up to Medium EX4 4NY up to Medium EX4 4PA up to Medium EX4 5AD up to Medium EX4 8PU up to Medium EX4 0AU up to Low EX4 0AY up to Low EX4 1AA up to Low EX4 1AB up to Low EX4 1AD up to Low EX4 1AF up to Low EX4 1AG up to Low EX4 1AH up to Low EX4 1AJ up to Low EX4 1AL up to Low EX4 1AP up to Low EX4 1AS up to Low EX4 1AT up to Low EX4 1AU up to Low EX4 1AW up to Low EX4 1AX up to Low EX4 1AY up to Low EX4 1AZ up to Low EX4 1BA up to Low EX4 1BB up to Low EX4 1BD up to Low EX4 1BE up to Low EX4 1BG up to Low EX4 1BH up to Low EX4 1BJ up to Low EX4 1BL up to Low EX4 1BN up to Low EX4 1BP up to Low EX4 1BQ up to Low EX4 1BR up to Low EX4 1BS up to Low EX4 1BT up to Low EX4 1BU up to Low EX4 1BW up to Low EX4 1BX up to Low EX4 1BY up to Low EX4 1BZ up to Low EX4 1DA up to Low EX4 1DE up to Low EX4 1DF up to Low EX4 1DG up to Low EX4 1DJ up to Low EX4 1DR up to Low EX4 1DS up to Low EX4 1DT up to Low EX4 1DU up to Low EX4 1DW up to Low EX4 1DY up to Low EX4 1EA up to Low EX4 1EB up to Low EX4 1EE up to Low EX4 1EF up to Low EX4 1EH up to Low EX4 1EJ up to Low EX4 1EL up to Low EX4 1EN up to Low EX4 1EP up to Low EX4 1EW up to Low EX4 1EZ up to Low EX4 1FA up to Low EX4 1FB up to Low EX4 1FL up to Low EX4 1GA up to Low EX4 1HA up to Low EX4 1HB up to Low EX4 1HD up to Low EX4 1HE up to Low EX4 1HJ up to Low EX4 1HL up to Low EX4 1HP up to Low EX4 1HR up to Low EX4 1HS up to Low EX4 1HW up to Low EX4 1HX up to Low EX4 1HY up to Low EX4 1HZ up to Low EX4 1JA up to Low EX4 1JD up to Low EX4 1JE up to Low EX4 1JX up to Low EX4 2AD up to Low EX4 2AN up to Low EX4 2AQ up to Low EX4 2BB up to Low EX4 2BJ up to Low EX4 2BQ up to Low EX4 2DB up to Low EX4 2DD up to Low EX4 2HY up to Low EX4 2JG up to Low EX4 2JH up to Low EX4 3AH up to Low EX4 3AQ up to Low EX4 3BR up to Low EX4 3BT up to Low EX4 3BU up to Low EX4 3BZ up to Low EX4 3DB up to Low EX4 3DD up to Low EX4 3DF up to Low EX4 3DW up to Low EX4 3FF up to Low EX4 3FL up to Low EX4 3HS up to Low EX4 3JW up to Low EX4 4AR up to Low EX4 4AU up to Low EX4 4AZ up to Low EX4 4BA up to Low EX4 4BG up to Low EX4 4BQ up to Low EX4 4BS up to Low EX4 4GB up to Low EX4 4GS up to Low EX4 4GT up to Low EX4 4GU up to Low EX4 4HW up to Low EX4 5AZ up to Low EX4 5EG up to Low EX4 5FH up to Low EX4 5FJ up to Low EX4 8HN up to Low EX4 8HQ up to Low EX4 8JU up to Low EX4 8QW up to Low

Rivers and flooding history near EX4

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

297 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (104 at warning level or above), most recently 18 February 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

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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.