Flood Risk In Devon

3.8% of homes in Devon are in a Medium or High flood risk band, across 401,644 dwellings. It ranks 3 of 21 English counties.

Rivers and the sea Low a 0.1% to 1% chance in any year

Surface water 18,367 addresses at risk that rivers and sea does not explain — a minimum, not a total

Groundwater Not mapped No national band is published for this source

Reservoirs Not mapped No national band is published for this source

The county band is the aggregate of its 8 districts: 8,792 homes at High, 6,505 at Medium, 16,085 at Low and 2,435 at Very Low — summing to the 33,817 homes at risk this page opens with.

Towns In Devon, Ranked By Flood Risk

1 Cullompton Medium 11.4% of homes at Medium or High
2 Ilfracombe High 10.8% of homes at Medium or High
3 Exmouth High 10.2% of homes at Medium or High
4 Totnes Medium 8.9% of homes at Medium or High
5 Ottery St Mary High 8.4% of homes at Medium or High
6 Tavistock High 7.3% of homes at Medium or High
7 Braunton High 7.1% of homes at Medium or High
8 Barnstaple Low 6.7% of homes at Medium or High
9 Tiverton (Mid Devon) Low 6.3% of homes at Medium or High
10 Kingsteignton Medium 6.1% of homes at Medium or High
11 Seaton (East Devon) Low 5.9% of homes at Medium or High
12 Axminster High 5.6% of homes at Medium or High
13 Bovey Tracey High 5.4% of homes at Medium or High
14 Bideford Low 5.2% of homes at Medium or High
15 Dawlish High 4.6% of homes at Medium or High
16 Sidmouth High 4.5% of homes at Medium or High
17 Teignmouth Very low 4.2% of homes at Medium or High
18 Budleigh Salterton High 3.4% of homes at Medium or High
19 Kingsbridge Low 3.1% of homes at Medium or High
20 South Molton Medium 2.6% of homes at Medium or High
21 Newton Abbot Low 2.4% of homes at Medium or High
22 Okehampton Low 2.3% of homes at Medium or High
23 Crediton Low 1.9% of homes at Medium or High
24 Exeter Low 1.8% of homes at Medium or High
25 Honiton Low 1.1% of homes at Medium or High
26 Cranbrook (East Devon) Low 1% of homes at Medium or High
27 Ivybridge Low 0.8% of homes at Medium or High
28 Great Torrington Low 0.5% of homes at Medium or High
29 Northam High 0.3% of homes at Medium or High

Ranked within England only. Each town's figure counts its own homes, so the shares are comparable with each other but not with towns in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Which Rivers Run Through Devon?

Rivers with a gauged station in one of the towns ranked above. Each river page carries every gauge on it and the live level at each.

River Exe levels 8 gauging stations on this river
River Axe levels 4 gauging stations on this river
River Culm levels 4 gauging stations on this river
River Lemon levels 4 gauging stations on this river
River Torridge levels 4 gauging stations on this river
River Mole levels 3 gauging stations on this river
River Tavy levels 3 gauging stations on this river
Coney Gut levels 2 gauging stations on this river
Kenwith Stream levels 2 gauging stations on this river
River Bovey levels 2 gauging stations on this river
River Caen levels 2 gauging stations on this river
River Sid levels 2 gauging stations on this river

How Does Devon Compare With Other English Counties?

Devon ranks 3 of 21 English counties for the share of homes in a Medium or High flood risk band. That is above the median county, at 1.8%. The comparison covers the 21 shire counties only — the 132 unitary authorities, including Bristol, York and Sheffield, have no county above them and so take no rank here.

A county figure is an aggregate of its districts, and districts differ sharply: a fenland district and an upland one in the same county can sit at opposite ends of the national ranking. Compare the towns above rather than the county total where it matters.

Share of homes in a Medium or High band, from the Environment Agency's national assessment. The method · The national picture