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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 15:11:55 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Motcombe is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. It lies about two miles north of Shaftesbury. It is sited on Kimmeridge clay soil beneath hills at the edge of the Blackmore Vale. The parish is one of the largest in Dorset. In the 2011 census the parish had 611 dwellings, 564 households and a population of 1,474.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Motcombe Stream, about 220 m from the middle of Motcombe's gauges. It flows into Fern Brook about 2.7 km downstream.
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 Motcombe Stream nearest the middle of Motcombe'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.
Motcombe is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Motcombe Stream, in Dorset. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Motcombe Stream is monitored by 1 station (Motcombe). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 7 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Motcombe. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Bridge Close in Gillingham; The Square, High Street, Chantry Fields, Wyke Street, South St, St Martin's Sq, and Barnaby Mead in Gillingham; Bay Road and parts of Bay Fields in Gillingham; Rawson Court, The Square, Wyke Street, South St, Chantry Fields and the High Street in Gillingham.
There are 11 storm overflows within 5km of Motcombe. None of the 10 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (1 has no live status right now). 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 Motcombe, 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.
Motcombe gets about 869 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 100 mm; driest June, 56 mm). That is 25% drier 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), 3.1 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.
Motcombe has river level monitoring on Motcombe Stream — 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 1 recorded flood extent around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2014. 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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