Does Wells flood?

What the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk data says about Wells

Ordnance Survey places 106 postcodes in Wells 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 756 properties in the EA dataset's likelihood bands.

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 Wells

Environment Agency gauges within 10 km of Wells watch River Axe, River Sheppey, River Brue.

• Wookey
  River Axe · 2.1 km away 0.39 mASD
  below normal · rising · 33 min ago
• Fenny Castle
  River Sheppey · 5.2 km away 0.09 mASD
  normal range · steady · 33 min ago
• Shepton Mallet Lower Lane
  River Sheppey · 7.3 km away 0.07 mASD
  normal range · steady · 33 min ago
• Shepton Mallet Garston Street
  River Sheppey · 7.6 km away 0.04 mASD
  normal range · steady · 33 min ago
• Clyse Hole
  River Brue · 9.5 km away 0.15 mASD
  normal range · rising · 33 min ago

Distances are from the middle of Wells'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 Wells

1 Environment Agency flood warning area lies within 10 km of Wells. The EA has issued 14 flood warnings and alerts for them since 2006, most recently on 22 Jun 2026.

• Shepton Mallet to Lower Godney including Garston Street, Leg Square, Lower Lane, Longbridge and Draycott Road in Shepton Mallet and properties in Bowlish, Darshill, Croscombe, Dulcote, Coxley, Fenny Castle, Wookey, Upper Godney and Lower Godney
  14 warnings and alerts since 2006, latest Jun 2026 4.5 km

Recorded floods near Wells

Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of Wells, most recent first. Absence of a record does not mean a place has never flooded. See them on the map →

• 1 Nov 2023 — This represents flooding in this area in 2023 Main river
• 9 Jan 2014 — Flood Extents_Winter 2013 to 2014 Main river
• 21 Nov 2012 — Yarley_Nov 2012 Main river
• 20 Nov 2012 — Nov 2012 Floods Main river
• 4 Nov 2012 — Croscombe_Nov 2012 Main river
• 9 Jul 2012 — EA112_SW_Shepton_Bowlish_Croscombe Drainage
• 26 Mar 2009 — North Wessex Brue Parrett Yeo 2009 Main river
• 4 Nov 1998 — EA112_Brue_Glastonbury_1998 Main river
• 30 May 1979 — EA112_Brue_Glastonbury_May1979 Main river
• 30 May 1979 — EA112_Sheppey_Godney Main river
• 28 Oct 1960 — EA112_Upper Brue_Glastonbury Area Main river
• 30 Dec 1955 — EA112_Brue_Glastonbury_area Main river

Rainfall near Wells

The nearest rain gauge, Rainfall station (7.4 km away), recorded 0.0 mm in the last 24 hours and 18.2 mm in the last 7 days (latest reading 48 min ago).

At-risk postcodes in Wells

Every postcode Ordnance Survey places in Wells that appears in the EA's rivers-and-sea dataset, worst band first. Each links to its own flood-risk page.

High likelihood (5)

Medium likelihood (78)

Low likelihood (23)

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.