Total number of people living at risk of flooding - Find a freedom of information request

The request is: For the area for which you are the Lead Local Flood Management Authority under the Flood and Water Management Act (2010) --

1.Total number of people living at risk of flooding (any level of risk)

2. Total number of people exposed to frequent flooding (1:75 years or above)

3. Total number living in EA-designated flood zone 3

The figures below are from our National Flood Risk Assessment [Nafra] – Risk of Flooding from River or Sea, dated December 2023. The number of people has been calculated by multiplying residential property numbers (from National Receptors Database 2023) by the latest General Lifestyle Survey (2022) average household size of 2.36. The data referenced in this response can be seen online at: https://environment.data.gov.uk/dataset/ba5f47ea-c829-43e6-ba2b-265780146611

1. The Nafra dataset covers all Flood Zone 2, for which there are 444,879 people at risk of flooding.

2. Lincolnshire County Council do not hold the information for 1:75 or above. High risk is categorised as 1:30 or above, for which there are 19,404 people at this risk. Medium risk is categorised as 1:100 or above, for which there are an additional 110,429 people at this risk. 3. LCC do not have details of people just in Flood Zone

3. The Nafra dataset covers Flood Zone 2, for which there are 444,879 people at risk.