31. Flooding
Number of properties
in areas of flooding, 2004 to 2006
| Properties at risk of flooding: |
1990 |
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1999 |
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- In England and Wales an estimated 2.3million properties (9 per cent
of all properties) lie in areas at risk of flooding in 2006. Of these,
just over 500,000 are in areas where the risk of flooding is greater
than a 1 in 75 chance in any year.
- Risks are the likelihood of flooding occurring given existing flood
defences and do not reflect the extent to which flooding may be serious
enough to cause damage.
- To compile this indicator the Environment Agency used a National
Property dataset based on the extent of properties in 2005. It does
not therefore take account of the properties built after 2004.
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