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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 18:46:16 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Culmstock is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, England, centred 10 miles from Tiverton and 6 NE of Cullompton. It is laid out on both sides of the River Culm; the village is joined by a single old narrow stone bridge across the river. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 554. The northern boundary of the parish forms part of the Devon – Somerset border and clockwise from there it is surrounded by the Devon parishes of Hemyock, Uffculme, Burlescombe and Holcombe Rogus.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Culm, about 10 m from the middle of Culmstock's gauges.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Culm nearest the middle of Culmstock's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Culmstock is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Culm, in Devon. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Culm is monitored by 1 station (Culmstock). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 3 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Culmstock. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Riverside properties and roads in Culmstock and Uffculme, including Culmstock Bridge, The Strand and the B3391 at Culmstock, and Bridge Street and Denners Way in Uffculme; riverside locations and roads between Hemyock and Cullompton, including Hemyock, Whitehall, Hayne Barton and Venn; Waterrow Bridge to Silk Mills Bridge including Tracebridge, Greenham, Kittisford Mill, Wellisford, Harpford, Tonedale and Lowmoor Industrial Estates, Tone Green, Longaller and other low lying properties and roads.
There are 10 storm overflows within 5km of Culmstock. None of the 10 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Culmstock, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Culmstock gets about 1,078 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 126 mm; driest May, 65 mm). That is close to the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.8 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Culmstock has river level monitoring on River Culm — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 7 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 1968. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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