Does EX5 flood?

Yes — parts of the EX5 district carry real flood risk: 94 of its 204 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The EX5 postcode district covers Exe Valley, Broadclyst, Whimple & Rockbeare, Clyst Valley, close to Clyst Honiton, Rewe, Ashclyst, and surrounding villages in Devon.

204 postcodes in the EX5 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 94 high, 43 medium, 58 low, 9 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 EX5 postcodes are at risk?

EX5 1AS up to High EX5 1AT up to High EX5 1AU up to High EX5 1BS up to High EX5 1BX up to High EX5 1EW up to High EX5 1FX up to High EX5 1HN up to High EX5 1HW up to High EX5 1HY up to High EX5 1LG up to High EX5 1LL up to High EX5 1LN up to High EX5 1LQ up to High EX5 1PG up to High EX5 1QG up to High EX5 1QJ up to High EX5 2AF up to High EX5 2AP up to High EX5 2EG up to High EX5 2FP up to High EX5 2HF up to High EX5 2HN up to High EX5 2NG up to High EX5 2NH up to High EX5 2NJ up to High EX5 2QA up to High EX5 2QY up to High EX5 2SL up to High EX5 2SN up to High EX5 2SP up to High EX5 2SQ up to High EX5 2SR up to High EX5 2SW up to High EX5 2TT up to High EX5 2TX up to High EX5 2UA up to High EX5 2UT up to High EX5 2UU up to High EX5 3AS up to High EX5 3AT up to High EX5 3AU up to High EX5 3AX up to High EX5 3AY up to High EX5 3AZ up to High EX5 3BS up to High EX5 3BW up to High EX5 3DF up to High EX5 3DJ up to High EX5 3EW up to High EX5 3JU up to High EX5 3LY up to High EX5 4BR up to High EX5 4BS up to High EX5 4DU up to High EX5 4DZ up to High EX5 4EE up to High EX5 4EJ up to High EX5 4HS up to High EX5 4JB up to High EX5 4JU up to High EX5 4LD up to High EX5 4PL up to High EX5 4PW up to High EX5 4PX up to High EX5 4PY up to High EX5 4PZ up to High EX5 4RD up to High EX5 4RJ up to High EX5 5AB up to High EX5 5AE up to High EX5 5AG up to High EX5 5AQ up to High EX5 5AY up to High EX5 5BR up to High EX5 5BY up to High EX5 5DL up to High EX5 5DY up to High EX5 5EG up to High EX5 5EN up to High EX5 5EP up to High EX5 5EQ up to High EX5 5ER up to High EX5 5EU up to High EX5 5HX up to High EX5 5HY up to High EX5 5JN up to High EX5 5LL up to High EX5 5LT up to High EX5 5LX up to High EX5 5NT up to High EX5 5NU up to High EX5 5NY up to High EX5 7AE up to High EX5 1AX up to Medium EX5 1BR up to Medium EX5 1BT up to Medium EX5 1BW up to Medium EX5 1BY up to Medium EX5 1DR up to Medium EX5 1EL up to Medium EX5 1FJ up to Medium EX5 1LB up to Medium EX5 1PR up to Medium EX5 1RA up to Medium EX5 2EH up to Medium EX5 2EW up to Medium EX5 2PG up to Medium EX5 2SS up to Medium EX5 2TJ up to Medium EX5 2TQ up to Medium EX5 2TR up to Medium EX5 2TW up to Medium EX5 2TY up to Medium EX5 2TZ up to Medium EX5 2UF up to Medium EX5 2UG up to Medium EX5 3BA up to Medium EX5 3DH up to Medium EX5 3DN up to Medium EX5 4AF up to Medium EX5 4AH up to Medium EX5 4AL up to Medium EX5 4AQ up to Medium EX5 4AR up to Medium EX5 4AS up to Medium EX5 4AW up to Medium EX5 4ED up to Medium EX5 4LQ up to Medium EX5 4PQ up to Medium EX5 4PU up to Medium EX5 5AT up to Medium EX5 5BZ up to Medium EX5 5DA up to Medium EX5 5ND up to Medium EX5 5NE up to Medium EX5 7EE up to Medium EX5 1AF up to Low EX5 1AH up to Low EX5 1BJ up to Low EX5 1DP up to Low EX5 1HT up to Low EX5 1JN up to Low EX5 1LH up to Low EX5 1LZ up to Low EX5 1QP up to Low EX5 1QW up to Low EX5 2AA up to Low EX5 2AR up to Low EX5 2EQ up to Low EX5 2ER up to Low EX5 2EX up to Low EX5 2LH up to Low EX5 2LZ up to Low EX5 2PD up to Low EX5 2PZ up to Low EX5 2RS up to Low EX5 2RT up to Low EX5 2UB up to Low EX5 3AF up to Low EX5 3BD up to Low EX5 3JG up to Low EX5 4AA up to Low EX5 4AB up to Low EX5 4AD up to Low EX5 4AG up to Low EX5 4AJ up to Low EX5 4AN up to Low EX5 4AP up to Low EX5 4AT up to Low EX5 4AY up to Low EX5 4AZ up to Low EX5 4BA up to Low EX5 4BB up to Low EX5 4BG up to Low EX5 4BT up to Low EX5 4BU up to Low EX5 4BZ up to Low EX5 4DJ up to Low EX5 4RN up to Low EX5 4RQ up to Low EX5 5AL up to Low EX5 5AS up to Low EX5 5AX up to Low EX5 5BP up to Low EX5 5BS up to Low EX5 5BU up to Low EX5 5DU up to Low EX5 5EW up to Low EX5 5LN up to Low EX5 5LY up to Low EX5 5NX up to Low EX5 7FA up to Low EX5 7HQ up to Low EX5 7JW up to Low EX5 3BN up to Very low EX5 3HY up to Very low EX5 3HZ up to Very low EX5 4AE up to Very low EX5 4AU up to Very low EX5 4AX up to Very low EX5 4BD up to Very low EX5 4BE up to Very low EX5 4PN up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near EX5

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

544 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (130 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.