Does EX8 flood?

Yes — parts of the EX8 district carry real flood risk: 147 of its 233 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The EX8 postcode district covers Exmouth Town, Woodbury & Lympstone, Exmouth Halsdon, Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh, close to Exmouth Phear Park, Exmouth Tide, Lympstone, and surrounding villages in Devon.

233 postcodes in the EX8 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 147 high, 22 medium, 62 low, 2 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 EX8 postcodes are at risk?

EX8 1AB up to High EX8 1AD up to High EX8 1AF up to High EX8 1AH up to High EX8 1AL up to High EX8 1AP up to High EX8 1AQ up to High EX8 1AR up to High EX8 1AS up to High EX8 1AT up to High EX8 1AU up to High EX8 1AX up to High EX8 1AY up to High EX8 1AZ up to High EX8 1BA up to High EX8 1BE up to High EX8 1BG up to High EX8 1BL up to High EX8 1BR up to High EX8 1BS up to High EX8 1BT up to High EX8 1BY up to High EX8 1BZ up to High EX8 1DB up to High EX8 1DE up to High EX8 1DF up to High EX8 1DG up to High EX8 1DH up to High EX8 1DJ up to High EX8 1DL up to High EX8 1DP up to High EX8 1DQ up to High EX8 1DR up to High EX8 1DS up to High EX8 1DT up to High EX8 1DW up to High EX8 1DY up to High EX8 1EB up to High EX8 1ED up to High EX8 1EG up to High EX8 1EH up to High EX8 1EJ up to High EX8 1EN up to High EX8 1EQ up to High EX8 1ET up to High EX8 1EW up to High EX8 1HA up to High EX8 1HB up to High EX8 1HH up to High EX8 1HL up to High EX8 1HP up to High EX8 1HS up to High EX8 1HW up to High EX8 1LN up to High EX8 1NU up to High EX8 1NX up to High EX8 1PN up to High EX8 1PP up to High EX8 1PS up to High EX8 1PT up to High EX8 1PU up to High EX8 1PW up to High EX8 1PX up to High EX8 1PY up to High EX8 1PZ up to High EX8 1QD up to High EX8 1QE up to High EX8 1QF up to High EX8 1QG up to High EX8 1QQ up to High EX8 1RD up to High EX8 1RF up to High EX8 1RH up to High EX8 1RJ up to High EX8 1RL up to High EX8 1RP up to High EX8 1RR up to High EX8 1RS up to High EX8 1RT up to High EX8 1RU up to High EX8 1RW up to High EX8 1RX up to High EX8 1RY up to High EX8 1RZ up to High EX8 1SA up to High EX8 1SB up to High EX8 1SD up to High EX8 1SE up to High EX8 1SF up to High EX8 1SG up to High EX8 1SH up to High EX8 1SJ up to High EX8 1SL up to High EX8 1SN up to High EX8 1SP up to High EX8 1SQ up to High EX8 1SR up to High EX8 1SS up to High EX8 1ST up to High EX8 1SW up to High EX8 1TE up to High EX8 1TL up to High EX8 1XT up to High EX8 1XX up to High EX8 1XY up to High EX8 1XZ up to High EX8 2AY up to High EX8 2AZ up to High EX8 2DF up to High EX8 2RL up to High EX8 2SW up to High EX8 3AD up to High EX8 3AE up to High EX8 3AG up to High EX8 3AN up to High EX8 3BA up to High EX8 3BD up to High EX8 3DR up to High EX8 3EF up to High EX8 3QU up to High EX8 3RA up to High EX8 4BU up to High EX8 4FA up to High EX8 4RW up to High EX8 5AF up to High EX8 5DB up to High EX8 5DJ up to High EX8 5DP up to High EX8 5ER up to High EX8 5ES up to High EX8 5EY up to High EX8 5HA up to High EX8 5HD up to High EX8 5HH up to High EX8 5HJ up to High EX8 5HQ up to High EX8 5JU up to High EX8 5JW up to High EX8 5JZ up to High EX8 5LD up to High EX8 5LE up to High EX8 5LF up to High EX8 5LJ up to High EX8 5LL up to High EX8 5LP up to High EX8 5LS up to High EX8 5LW up to High EX8 1EE up to Medium EX8 1EF up to Medium EX8 1ER up to Medium EX8 1FE up to Medium EX8 1HE up to Medium EX8 1JL up to Medium EX8 1PL up to Medium EX8 1TF up to Medium EX8 1TN up to Medium EX8 1XR up to Medium EX8 2GD up to Medium EX8 3EE up to Medium EX8 3NZ up to Medium EX8 5BQ up to Medium EX8 5ET up to Medium EX8 5EU up to Medium EX8 5EX up to Medium EX8 5EZ up to Medium EX8 5HB up to Medium EX8 5JP up to Medium EX8 5JR up to Medium EX8 5JS up to Medium EX8 1AA up to Low EX8 1AN up to Low EX8 1BH up to Low EX8 1BJ up to Low EX8 1BQ up to Low EX8 1DA up to Low EX8 1DU up to Low EX8 1EY up to Low EX8 1EZ up to Low EX8 1FA up to Low EX8 1FB up to Low EX8 1FD up to Low EX8 1HQ up to Low EX8 1HR up to Low EX8 1LF up to Low EX8 1LH up to Low EX8 1LU up to Low EX8 1NH up to Low EX8 1NJ up to Low EX8 1NT up to Low EX8 1NW up to Low EX8 1PE up to Low EX8 1QH up to Low EX8 1TG up to Low EX8 1TH up to Low EX8 1TJ up to Low EX8 1TW up to Low EX8 1UA up to Low EX8 1XA up to Low EX8 1XL up to Low EX8 1XN up to Low EX8 1XP up to Low EX8 1XS up to Low EX8 1XU up to Low EX8 1XW up to Low EX8 2FB up to Low EX8 2RY up to Low EX8 3AB up to Low EX8 3AF up to Low EX8 3AR up to Low EX8 3AY up to Low EX8 3DS up to Low EX8 3DT up to Low EX8 3HJ up to Low EX8 3HL up to Low EX8 3HN up to Low EX8 3JT up to Low EX8 3LE up to Low EX8 4BB up to Low EX8 5AN up to Low EX8 5BL up to Low EX8 5GZ up to Low EX8 5HP up to Low EX8 5JX up to Low EX8 5JY up to Low EX8 5LB up to Low EX8 5LH up to Low EX8 5LN up to Low EX8 5LR up to Low EX8 5PX up to Low EX8 5SE up to Low EX8 5TT up to Low EX8 3HP up to Very low EX8 3HU up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near EX8

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

89 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (30 at warning level or above), most recently 2 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

EX7 EX9 EX10 EX6 EX11 EX5 EX12 EX4

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.