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Coastal Erosion: Maps

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 13 July 2026UIN 16716

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the National Coastal Erosion Risk Mapping maintained by the Environment Agency reflects the most recent available assessment of coastal erosion risk; and if she will make a statement on the timetable for its next update.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency’s National Coastal Erosion Risk Map (NCERM), published in January 2025, provides the most up-to-date national assessment of current and future coastal erosion risk in England. It uses the best available evidence, data and modelling, including climate change projections. The Environment Agency intends to update coastal erosion risk datasets on a regular basis.

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