Does TQ11 0EJ flood?

Buckfast, Devon

Up to High likelihood

Properties in TQ11 0EJ 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	Of which homes
High	greater than 3.3%	2	1
Medium	1% – 3.3%	1	1
Low	0.1% – 1%	0	0
Very low	below 0.1%	0	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 TQ11 0EJ

The ground here sits at about 48 m above sea level and falls 68 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the west-north-west, 4.8 m higher.

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Inside the full report for TQ11 0EJ

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report

TQ11 0EJ

Elevated flood risk — professional assessment recommended

Because properties in the high likelihood band; 1 recorded flood nearby; 283 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 TQ11 0EJ. 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 TQ11 0EJ

283

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 1979	River Dart: Buckast	~0.3 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, 27 warnings nearby) · Dennis (2020, 5 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 4 warnings nearby) · Chandra (2026, 3 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for TQ11 0EJ

Gauge	River	Distance	Typical high	Highest on record
Buckfastleigh Higher Town Bridge	River Mardle	1.2 km	1.35 m	1.75 m
Buckfastleigh Kingcombe Court	Dean Burn	1.3 km	1.00 m	1.58 m
Austins Bridge	River Dart	2.0 km	1.80 m	4.41 m
Ashburton Lower	River Ashburn	3.0 km	0.95 m	1.54 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
Old Woollen Mill Cso	River Dart	0.4 km	11 (2024)	22
#n/a	River Mardle	1.2 km	18 (2024)	29
St Lukes Church Cso	Dean Burn	1.4 km	26 (2024)	7
Buckfastleigh Stw	River Dart	2.0 km	138 (2024)	2,334

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

Flood defences

2 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~249 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

TQ11 0AA up to Low TQ11 0AH up to Medium TQ11 0BA up to High TQ11 0BB up to Medium TQ11 0BD up to Low TQ11 0BS up to High TQ11 0BT up to Medium TQ11 0BU up to High TQ11 0BX up to High TQ11 0BZ up to High TQ11 0DA up to Low TQ11 0DB up to Low

At-risk postcodes near TQ11 0EJ — all in the TQ11 district.

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