The number of homes built in each region, and approximate estimates of those built in areas of high flood risk in each region, for the past 10 years is given in the following table. Data are not available on the number of homes built against the advice of the Environment Agency.
Total completions Built on flood risk areas North East 67,760 1,200 North West 179,450 8,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 141,300 18,200 East Midlands 153,710 16,700 West Midlands 141,820 6,000 East of England 189,510 13,600 London 183,010 40,000 South East 251,530 18,200 South West 170,260 13,100 England 1,478,350 135,000