Does Didcot flood?
What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Didcot
Ordnance Survey places 41 postcodes in Didcot in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset (Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea). Each postcode is counted once, under the worst band any of its properties reaches; together they hold 631 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 21 | 167 | 159 |
| Medium | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Low | 20 | 460 | 455 |
| Very low | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All bands | 41 | 631 | 618 |
This dataset covers flooding from rivers and the sea only — one of five flood sources. Surface water, groundwater, sewers and reservoirs are assessed separately, so a postcode missing from it is not proof that a place cannot flood. The band describes the land around properties (allowing for defences), not any single address and not today's conditions.
Rivers and live river levels near Didcot
Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Didcot watch River Thames, Mill Brook, River Thame, Ginge Brook, River Ock, Radley Park Ditch, River Stert.
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Sutton Courtenay
River Thames · 4.0 km away 2.04 mASD
normal range · steady · 31 min ago -
Clifton Lock Structure
River Thames · 4.1 km away 0.10 mASD
controlled by a sluice or weir · 31 min ago -
Days Lock Structure
River Thames · 4.5 km away 0.14 mASD
controlled by a sluice or weir · 31 min ago -
Blewbury Structure
Mill Brook · 4.6 km away 0.12 mASD
controlled by a sluice or weir · 31 min ago -
Culham Lock Structure
River Thames · 4.7 km away 0.15 mASD
controlled by a sluice or weir · 31 min ago -
Dorchester
River Thame · 5.6 km away 0.27 mASD
normal range · steady · 31 min ago -
Steventon
Ginge Brook · 6.3 km away 0.50 mASD
normal range · steady · 31 min ago -
Abingdon Lock Structure
River Thames · 6.7 km away 0.07 mASD
controlled by a sluice or weir · 31 min ago -
Abingdon Structure
River Ock · 7.7 km away 0.09 mASD
controlled by a sluice or weir · 31 min ago -
Benson Lock Structure
River Thames · 8.0 km away 0.01 mASD
controlled by a sluice or weir · 31 min ago -
Abingdon Peachcroft
Radley Park Ditch · 8.1 km away 0.45 mASD
normal range · steady · 31 min ago -
Abingdon
River Stert · 8.6 km away 0.61 mASD
normal range · steady · 46 min ago
Distances are from the middle of Didcot's at-risk postcodes. Tidal and structure gauges are shown as readings only — the tide and sluice gates move them, not floods. A gauge with no recent reading shows no level.
Flood warning areas near Didcot
17 Environment Agency flood warning areas lie within 10 km of Didcot. The EA has issued 250 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 16 Mar 2026.
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River Thames at Clifton Hampden, Dorchester and Little Wittenham
6 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Nov 2024 4.1 km -
Mill Brook from the Hagbourne Mill area to Winterbrook including South Moreton
1 warning or alert since 2006, latest Sep 2024 4.2 km -
River Thames for the Abingdon, including areas between Abingdon down to and including Little Wittenham
58 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Mar 2026 4.4 km -
River Thames at Culham
7 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Nov 2024 4.8 km -
Ginge Brook between Steventon and Sutton Courtenay including Milton and Drayton Mill areas
6 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Nov 2024 5.7 km -
Ginge Brook, for the Steventon area down to and including Sutton Courtenay
76 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Mar 2026 5.8 km -
River Thames in Abingdon
9 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Nov 2024 6.2 km -
River Thame in the Dorchester and Overy areas
12 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Nov 2024 6.3 km -
River Thames from Days Lock down to South Stoke, including Dorchester-on-Thames and Overy, Shillingford, Benson, Wallingford, North Stoke and Moulsford
8 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Nov 2024 6.7 km -
River Ock at Abingdon, from New Cut Mill down to the confluence with the Thames, including the Ely close, Shepherd Gardens, Medlicott Drive, Tower Close, Ock Street, Francis Little Drive, Hermitage Road and St. Amand Drive as well as parts of Caldecott
3 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Nov 2024 7.1 km -
River Thames and its tributaries from Days Lock to above Pangbourne, including Dorchester and Overy, Shillingford, Benson, Ewelme, Wallingford, Winterbrook, East Hagbourne, South Moreton, North Stoke, Moulsford, South Stoke, Goring and Streatley
41 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Feb 2026 7.2 km -
Properties closest to the River Ock from Tescos to St. Helen's Wharf, including parts of Orpwood Way, Nash Drive, Chaunterell Way, Ock Mill Close, Meadowside, Manor Court, Mill Paddock and St. Helen's Mill
4 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Nov 2024 7.6 km
Recorded floods near Didcot
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Didcot, most recent first. Absence of a record does not mean a place has never flooded. See them on the map →
- 23 Nov 2013 — Winter 2013/2014 Other
- 12 Jan 2008 — Abingdon CP_Fluvial Water Main river
- 12 Jan 2008 — Dorchester CP_Fluvial Water Main river
- 19 Jul 2007 — Didcot CP_Fluvial Water Main river
- 19 Jul 2007 — Clifton Hampden CP_Fluvial Water Main river
- 19 Jul 2007 — Appleford-on-Thames CP_Fluvial Water Main river
- 19 Jul 2007 — Culham CP_Fluvial Water Main river
- 19 Jul 2007 — Long Wittenham CP_Fluvial Water Main river
- 19 Jul 2007 — Radley CP_Fluvial Water Main river
- 19 Jul 2007 — Dorchester CP_Fluvial Water Main river
- 19 Jul 2007 — Sutton Courtenay CP_Fluvial Water Main river
- 19 Jul 2007 — Drayton CP_Fluvial Water Main river
…and 7 earlier recorded floods on the map.
Rainfall near Didcot
The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (5.9 km away), recorded 0.5 mm in the last 24 hours and 9.7 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 31 min ago).
At-risk postcodes in Didcot
Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Didcot that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.
High likelihood (21)
Low likelihood (20)
Postcode districts
Sources
FloodRadar summarises public flood data. It is not a flood-risk survey of any property, and it does not replace official GOV.UK flood warnings or the GOV.UK long-term flood risk service.
Flood-risk bands: © 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.
Recorded Flood Outlines, flood warning areas and warning history © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
River levels and rainfall: Environment Agency real-time flood-monitoring data, updated every 15 minutes (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.