Flooding is a common and widespread natural source of damage to properties in the UK. Sources of flooding include rivers, coasts, surface water, drainage, groundwater and sewers which can cause serious damage to your property, contents, production and ability to trade. It’s important to assess the risks to your property, be prepared and plan for any adverse weather including storms or floods. You can put measures in place to help minimise the damage and speed up recovery time.
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around 6.3 million
1,204
£99,426
average Aviva claim cost between 2023 and 20252
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Flood Risk Management Guidance
Flood Forecasting Centre: annual review 2023 to 2024
CIRIA code of practice for property flood resilience - available on CIRIA.
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1 National assessment of flood and coastal erosion risk in England 2024
2 Aviva Flood Claims data 2023-2025