Does EX6 8ED flood?

Up to High likelihood

Properties in EX6 8ED sit in the Environment Agency's High 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 band	Annual chance	Properties
High	greater than 3.3%	1
Medium	1% – 3.3%	0
Low	0.1% – 1%	2
Very low	below 0.1%	0

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a high-likelihood area has at least a 57% chance of flooding at least once.

The ground around EX6 8ED

The ground here sits at about 6 m above sea level and falls 26 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-west, 13.9 m higher.

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Inside the full report for EX6 8ED

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report

EX6 8ED

Elevated flood risk — professional assessment recommended

Because properties in the high likelihood band; 6 recorded floods nearby; 240 official warnings since 2006.

E 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 High

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

Rivers & sea likelihood · illustrative

Surface water (flash flooding) · illustrative

Flood Zones 2 & 3 (planning) · illustrative

2050s projection (climate) · illustrative

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around EX6 8ED. 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 EX6 8ED

240

flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2006

of them full flood warnings or severe warnings

2026

most recent warning nearby (2026-02-02)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

Date	Recorded flood	Approx. distance
Dec 1992	River Exe: Exminster Marshes	~2.4 km
Dec 1979	River Exe: Exminster Marshes and Exe Estuary	~1.0 km
Dec 1960	River Exe: Dec 1960	~7.1 km
Dec 1960	River Exe: Matford Marshes and Countess Wear	~2.8 km
Oct 1960	River Exe: Exminster Marshes and Turf Locks	~1.4 km
Jan 1960	River Exe: 1960	~10.6 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, 23 warnings nearby) · Chandra (2026, 4 warnings nearby) · Brendan (2020, 3 warnings nearby) · Bram (2025, 2 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for EX6 8ED

Gauge	River	Distance	Typical high	Highest on record
Swans Nest	Exminster Marshes	1.5 km	0.65 m	1.55 m
Kennford	River Kenn Tributary	4.0 km	0.50 m	0.97 m
Lympstone Longbrook Lane	Wotton Brook	4.9 km	0.40 m	0.62 m
Clyst St Mary Millstream Outfall	River Clyst Tributary	5.3 km	3.00 m	4.13 m

Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.

Storm overflows within 5 km

Overflow	Discharges into	Distance	Spills	Hours
Main Road Cso	Berry Brook	1.4 km	9 (2024)	2
Milbury Lane Pumping Station	Trib Of The Berry Brook	1.9 km	0 (2024)	0
Follet Road Cso	River Exe (e)	2.1 km	37 (2024)	26
Ferry Road Pumping Station	River Exe	2.1 km	0 (2024)	0

Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.

Flood defences

7 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~72 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

EX6 8AA up to Medium EX6 8AG up to High EX6 8AH up to Low EX6 8AQ up to Low EX6 8AT up to High EX6 8AZ up to High EX6 8BP up to Low EX6 8DL up to Medium EX6 8DN up to High EX6 8DY up to Low EX6 8DZ up to High EX6 8EB up to Medium

At-risk postcodes near EX6 8ED — all in the EX6 district.

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