Does TQ9 6SQ flood?

Stoke Gabriel, Devon

Up to Low likelihood

Properties in TQ9 6SQ sit in the Environment Agency's Low 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%	0
Medium	1% – 3.3%	0
Low	0.1% – 1%	1
Very low	below 0.1%	0

Over a 25-year mortgage, a property in a low-likelihood area has a 2–22% chance of flooding at least once.

The ground around TQ9 6SQ

The ground here sits at about 22 m above sea level and falls 58 m across the surrounding 800 m. Surface water reaching this point runs off ground lying to the north-west, 28.6 m higher.

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Inside the full report for TQ9 6SQ

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report

TQ9 6SQ

Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because properties in the low likelihood band; 1 recorded flood nearby; 72 official warnings since 2006.

C 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 Low

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 TQ9 6SQ. 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 TQ9 6SQ

flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2011

of them full flood warnings or severe warnings

2026

most recent warning nearby (2026-02-03)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

Date	Recorded flood	Approx. distance
Feb 2014	Port Bridge, Stoke Gabriel Feb 2014 Flood	~0.7 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, 12 warnings nearby) · Chandra (2026, 2 warnings nearby) · Angus (2016, 2 warnings nearby) · Bert (2024, 2 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for TQ9 6SQ

Gauge	River	Distance	Typical high	Highest on record
Paignton Kings Ash Road	Clennon Valley Watercourse	3.7 km	0.60 m	0.80 m
Occombe Valley Road	Occombe Brook	6.1 km	—	0.24 m
Harbertonford Bridge	River Harbourne	6.7 km	1.00 m	1.75 m
HARBERTONFORD BRIDGE	—	6.7 km	—	—

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
Scout Hut Cso	River Dart Estuary(e)	0.2 km	77 (2024)	1,120
Stoke Gabriel Pscso/eo	River Dart Estuary(e)	0.5 km	55 (2024)	773
Mill Creek Pumping Station	Dittisham Mill Creek-estuarine	2.4 km	32 (2024)	112
Tor Park Road Pumping Station	Yalberton Stream Via Sws	2.4 km	30 (2024)	200

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

Flood defences

4 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~333 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

TQ9 6AG up to High TQ9 6AH up to High TQ9 6AQ up to High TQ9 6AS up to High TQ9 6AT up to High TQ9 6AW up to Medium TQ9 6BX up to Medium TQ9 6DP up to High TQ9 6DR up to High TQ9 6DU up to High TQ9 6DW up to Low TQ9 6EN up to High

At-risk postcodes near TQ9 6SQ — all in the TQ9 district.

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