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Does Okehampton flood? 69 postcodes in Okehampton are in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data (19 High, 14 Medium likelihood) — the breakdown is further down this page.
No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 12:32:07 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Okehampton is a town and civil parish in West Devon in the English county of Devon. Okehampton is situated at the northern edge of Dartmoor 21 miles (34 km) west of Exeter, 26 miles (42 km) north of Plymouth and 24 miles (39 km) south of Barnstaple. It had a population of 7,309 at the 2021 census.
Ordnance Survey places 69 postcodes in Okehampton 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 741 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.
| EA likelihood band | Postcodes (worst band) | Properties in the EA dataset | of which homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 19 | 65 | 45 |
| Medium | 14 | 84 | 57 |
| Low | 25 | 406 | 294 |
| Very low | 11 | 186 | 112 |
| All bands | 69 | 741 | 508 |
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.
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.
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.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is East Okement River, about 10 m from the middle of Okehampton's gauges. It flows into the River Okement about 500 m 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 East Okement River nearest the middle of Okehampton'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.
Okehampton is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the East Okement River, in Devon. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The East Okement River is monitored by 1 station (Okehampton Mill Road). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 6 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Okehampton. 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 Okehampton, including low lying parts of Mill Road, Park Row, Fore Street, St James Street, North Road and North Bridge; riverside properties and roads in Okehampton, including low lying parts of Castle Lane, The Glen, Jacobs Pool, West Street, Westbridge Close, North Road and North Bridge; riverside locations and roads between Sticklepath and Taw Bridge, including Taw Green, Newland Cross, Bondleigh, Taw Bridge, vulnerable parts of North Tawton and the A3072 at Newland Mill; riverside locations and roads between Okehampton and Monkokehampton, including at Brightley, Jacobstowe, Monkokehampton and the A3072 at Jacobstowe.
There are 11 storm overflows within 5km of Okehampton. None of the 11 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 Okehampton, 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.
Okehampton gets about 1,239 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 159 mm; driest May, 70 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), 2.7 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.
Okehampton has river level monitoring on East Okement River — 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.
No recorded flood outline is mapped around the Okehampton town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. FloodRadar has separately logged 10 flood warnings or alerts for the Devon area since February 2026. See the flood history link below.
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