Written questions

Coastal Erosion: Housing

Commons · Question 16711 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 13 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of residential properties expected to be lost to coastal erosion in the next five years by local authority area.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 13 Jul 2026

The Environment Agency’s National Coastal Erosion Risk Map (NCERM), published in 2025, provides estimates of properties in areas at risk of coastal erosion by local authority over longer-term periods, including up to 2055 and 2105. This information is pub...