Up to one in five new homes built between 2015-2018 in some of the areas most affected by recent flooding were built in flood zones

Proportion of new residential addresses

created in National Flood Zone 3

0%

5

10

15

20

25

Flooded recently

Calderdale 20%

Worcester 12

Herefordshire 8

Telford 5

Shropshire 5

Flooded before Christmas

North-east Lincolnshire 24%

North Lincolnshire 15

Doncaster 15

Rotherham 11

England 2015-18 average 20

Proportion of new residential addresses created in National Flood Zone 3

0%

5

10

15

20

25

Flooded recently

Calderdale 20%

Worcester 12

Herefordshire 8

Telford 5

Shropshire 5

Flooded before Christmas

North-east Lincolnshire 24%

North Lincolnshire 15

Doncaster 15

Rotherham 11

England 2015-18 average 20

Guardian graphic. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government