Social deprivation and the likelihood of flooding

This report uses up-to-date data to provide in-depth evidence on flood risk exposure and social deprivation inequalities in England.

From:
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Environment Agency
Published
26 February 2021
Category:
Policy, governance and funding
Topics:
Community response and resilience, Flood risk assessment, Health, safety and wellbeing, Investment, Resilience planning
Project status:
Completed
Project code:
n/a
Date of completion:
19 November 2020

Documents

Social deprivation and the likelihood of flooding - summary (144KB) PDF

Social deprivation and the likelihood of flooding - technical report (633KB) PDF

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Details

This report uses up-to-date data to provide in-depth evidence on flood risk exposure and social deprivation inequalities in England.

The Environment Agency will use the findings to update its evidence base on the social distribution of flood risk and associated decision-making rules for investment.

Published 26 February 2021
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