One in 10 new homes in England built on land with high flood risk
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#4ZK9A)
Number of properties built in high-risk areas has more than doubled in recent years
One in 10 of all new homes in England since 2013 have been built on land at the highest risk of flooding, official figures reveal, potentially leaving tens of thousands of people in greater danger from extreme winter storms.
The number of properties built in these high-risk areas annually has more than doubled in recent years, with more than 84,000 new at-risk homes in total since 2013, according to a Guardian analysis of government data.
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