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Floods: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many flooded homes there were in the last year by region.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
19 May 2026
Answer
19 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many flooded homes there were in the last year by region.

  2. 19 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 May 2026

    Answer published

    The table below represents properties flooded in Environment Agency (EA) Operational Areas from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. This information has been collated by EA Area teams and is based on information received from the public, flood partners and EA ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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