Flood defences in the required condition, England
Not official statistics
The share of flood and coastal defences in high consequence systems in England in the condition they are required to be in, each year since 2017–18, from Defra's environmental indicators.
Defences in the required condition
93.0%
2025/26
Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 21:03 UTCSource: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data table
9 periods, newest first
| Period | Defences in the required condition |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 93.0% |
| 2024/25 | 92.8% |
| 2023/24 | 92.6% |
| 2022/23 | 94.5% |
| 2021/22 | 91.8% |
| 2020/21 | 94.5% |
| 2019/20 | 96.1% |
| 2018/19 | 97.9% |
| 2017/18 | 97.7% |
Source and licence
- Publisher
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Check it yourself
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-for-theme-f-resilience
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 1 November 2026, 21:03 UTC
- Raw files fetched
- https://www.gov.uk/api/content/government/publications/data-for-theme-f-resilienceSHA-256 1d7d88c29679cd96f3b3ad429915c70b6fead51ce1453b21728ddf28e5ef93bf · 11,418 bytes
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ac604e935adbc27761df951/f2b.csvSHA-256 77296fc68627164c12dd825e26a612989f5215a6f2e79e24ca007ad59eb30ffe · 1,128 bytes
Verification
Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 21:03 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 21:03 UTC; 9 of 9 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T21:03:09Z; 2 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 2 of 2 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 9 of 9 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 9 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 9 of 9 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | GOV.UK table is current | latest period 2026-03-31 ended 215 days before retrieval (limit 620), from F2b: Percentage of flood or coastal risk management assets, in high consequence systems, in required condition in England, 2017/2018 to 2025/2026 |
| Pass | The Environment Agency's reports agree | 5 of 5 shares match those the reports since 2021–22 state, at their own rounding, on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flood-and-coastal-risk-management-national-report |
| Pass | The two shares add up to 100 | 9 of 9 cases of year, the shares in and not in the required condition sum to 100 within 1e-09 (9 exactly) |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-for-theme-f-resilience – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- Defra's indicator F2b: the Environment Agency's assets in high consequence systems, those protecting the most people and property. The Environment Agency's long-term aim is 98%.
- Defra's indicators are not official statistics.