Mid Devon Flood Risk
In Mid Devon, 2,299 of 60,442 properties (3.8%) are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers and the sea — at least a 1 in 100 chance in any year — per Environment Agency data updated 6 July 2026; that ranks 95th of 296 local authorities in England by number.
By bandProperties in Mid Devon by flood-risk band
| Risk band | Chance of flooding each year | All properties | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 3.3% (1 in 30) or greater chance in any year | 1,115 | 588 |
| Medium | between 1% and 3.3% (1 in 100 to 1 in 30) chance in any year | 1,184 | 902 |
| Low | between 0.1% and 1% (1 in 1,000 to 1 in 100) chance in any year | 2,048 | 1,495 |
| Very low | less than 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance in any year | 315 | 249 |
1,490 of the high- or medium-risk properties are homes and 440 are non-residential. 369 postcodes in Mid Devon have at least one property at high or medium risk.
Postcode districtsFlood risk across Mid Devon
Counts are for the part of each district inside Mid Devon.
Recorded floodsPast floods mapped in Mid Devon
The Environment Agency has mapped flood outlines on 34 dates in postcode districts that mostly lie in Mid Devon since 1949; the most recent started on 30 Oct 2008.
1940s 1 1950s 2 1960s 12 1970s 1 1980s 8 1990s 4 2000s 6
| Started | Place / name in the record | Source of flooding | Cause | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2008 | Broadhembury 8 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 12 Nov 2002 – 15 Nov 2002 | Uffculme | Ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 1 Jan 2001 | R Exe: Unknown dates 7 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 EX17 |
| 7 Dec 2000 | River Exe: Cullompton 5 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 1 Dec 2000 | Surface Water: Bampton | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 30 Oct 2000 – 1 Nov 2000 | — | Ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 7 Aug 1997 | Map Cabinet 12 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 1 Dec 1993 – 31 Dec 1993 | River Exe: Bickleigh 2 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 18 Dec 1992 | — | Ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 1 Dec 1992 | — | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX17 |
| 19 Dec 1984 | — | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 27 Jan 1984 | River Lowman: Tiverton 6 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 EX16 |
| 1 Jan 1984 – 31 Dec 1984 | River Culm: Hayne Barton 4 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 19 Dec 1983 | — 7 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 1 Dec 1983 – 31 Dec 1983 | River Culm: Spratford Stream 7 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 31 Jan 1983 | Culmstock | Drainage | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 27 Jan 1983 | — | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 28 Dec 1980 | River Lowman: Tiverton | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 1 Dec 1979 – 31 Dec 1979 | River Culm: River Weaver | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 18 Sep 1969 – 19 Sep 1969 | River Batherm 4 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 11 Jul 1968 | — | Ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 10 Jul 1968 – 11 Jul 1968 | River Culm 15 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 9 Jan 1968 | — 20 outlines | Ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 EX17 |
| 26 Apr 1966 – 30 Apr 1966 | River Lowman: Tiverton 3 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 16 Apr 1966 | River Creedy, Troney & Yeo 24 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX17 |
| 19 Dec 1965 | River Exe 13 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 2 Aug 1965 | River Lowman: Tiverton | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 5 Jul 1963 | Culm | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 4 Dec 1960 | Tiverton 2 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 10 Oct 1960 | Tiverton 2 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 1 Jan 1960 – 31 Dec 1960 | River Culm 2 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX15 |
| 12 Oct 1953 | — | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
| 1 Jan 1950 | Langford | Ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX17 |
| 17 Nov 1949 | RIver Lowman: Tiverton | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX16 |
What this page shows, and what it misses
The Environment Agency's count of properties in each postcode that sit in areas of land at very low, low, medium or high risk of flooding from rivers and the sea, allowing for flood defences and their condition, added up here by postcode district and local authority. Every property in England is counted once, so the share is of all properties in the area.
It misses: surface water (heavy rain), groundwater, sewer and reservoir flooding; Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; and anything about a single building. A band describes the land a property stands on, not its floor level or flood protection, so it is not a forecast for any one home. Past floods come from the EA's Recorded Flood Outlines and are placed in the postcode district whose centre is nearest (within 12 km), so a flood near a boundary can be listed under a neighbour. Older records are patchy, and a flood with no outline is not listed.
"Mid Devon" means the local authority area (ONS code E07000042), not only the town centre.
If you live in Mid Devon
- Check your own address on gov.uk; it also covers surface water.
- Sign up for free flood warnings: gov.uk/get-flood-warnings. Floodline: 0345 988 1188.
- What is in force now: flood warnings UK · river levels.
- Never walk or drive through flood water: why shallow water kills.
FAQQuestions people ask
Is Mid Devon at risk of flooding?
In Mid Devon, 2,299 of 60,442 properties (3.8%) are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers and the sea — at least a 1 in 100 chance in any year — per Environment Agency data updated 6 July 2026; that ranks 95th of 296 local authorities in England by number.
Which parts of Mid Devon have the most properties at flood risk?
Postcode district EX16 has the most: 1,125 properties at high or medium risk (5.0% of its properties in Mid Devon). The table on this page lists every district.
When did Mid Devon last flood?
The Environment Agency has mapped flood outlines on 34 dates in postcode districts that mostly lie in Mid Devon since 1949; the most recent started on 30 Oct 2008.
Does this include surface water flooding?
No. These counts cover flooding from rivers and the sea only. Surface water (heavy rain) flooding affects more properties in England; check it for one address on gov.uk's long-term flood risk service.
Flood risk counts: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea – Postcodes in Areas at Risk and Recorded Flood Outlines, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this information 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.
Local authority of each postcode: Office for National Statistics postcode lookup (May 2026), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. District centres and place names: postcodes.io (ONS/OS open data). Totals, ranks and grouping are Global Incident Tracker's own calculations; the Environment Agency does not endorse them.