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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:00:34 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Exford is a rural village at the centre of Exmoor National Park, 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Dulverton, and 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Minehead, in Somerset, England. Less than a mile away is the hamlet of Lyncombe.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Exe, about 10 m from the middle of Exford's gauges. It flows on to the sea.
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 Exe nearest the middle of Exford'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.
Exford is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Exe, in Somerset. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Exe is monitored by 1 station (Exford). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Exford. 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 Exford, including Chapel Street, The Green and the B3224; riverside locations and roads between Simonsbath and Brushford, including Simonsbath, Withypool, Newbridge, Northmoor Road, Brushford and the B3222 and B3223 at Dulverton; The Stables to Hawkcombe Bank including properties at Hawk Combe, Huish Row, near the cemetery and The Watermill; Horner Water including Horner, West Luccombe and Bossington.
There is 1 storm overflow within 5km of Exford. None of the 1 with a reporting monitor is currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
It has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Exford, 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.
Exford gets about 1,627 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 210 mm; driest May, 91 mm). That is 40% wetter than 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), 2.5 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.
Exford has river level monitoring on River Exe — 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 4 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 1965. 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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