New analysis indicates that 5% of all properties in the UK currently fall into the highest flood risk category. This figure will rise by 1% in the next 30 years, and by a further 1% by 2080.
The study, undertaken by Hometrack, indicates that 1.5 million homes will be at risk of flooding by 2050, with 300,000 falling into the highest risk category.
The problem is not limited to riverside properties; climate change will leave homes vulnerable to increased flooding from escalating coastal erosion, sinkholes and heavy downpours such as those which overwhelmed drainage systems in Hammersmith earlier this year.
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