"Data published by the insurer Aviva reveals that of the 396,602 new homes recorded by the Ordnance Survey in England between 2022 and 2024, 43,937 are in areas of medium or high risk of flooding, while 26% of new homes have some risk of flooding."
"We don't want to be building today's houses in places where they will become ever more at risk of flooding. Defra [the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs] and the Ministry for Housing need to be working close together to make sure our housing targets aren't preventing what we know is needed to protect future and existing homes from future levels of flooding."
"Aviva's data also shows that by 2050, one in seven (15%) of the homes built between 2022 and 2024 will be at medium or high risk of flooding and almost a third (30%) will face some kind of flood risk, as more extreme rainfall is predicted as a result of climate breakdown."
Aviva's data show that of 396,602 new homes recorded by the Ordnance Survey in England between 2022 and 2024, 43,937 are in areas of medium or high flood risk and 26% have some flood risk. Between 2013 and 2022 one in 13 new homes were in potential flooding zones; between 2022 and 2024 the rate rose to one in nine. By 2050 Aviva projects 15% of homes built in 2022–2024 will be at medium or high flood risk and 30% will face some flood risk as extreme rainfall increases. The government's 1.5m home target could pressure development into high-risk areas. Experts say London's flood defences need urgent updating.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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