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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Matthew Pearce

Coastal erosion in England has claimed at least 183 homes in past 16 years

A worker in hi-vis stands near a demolished clifftop house in Hemsby, with an excavator claw
A clifftop home in Hemsby being demolished in 2023. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Seaside communities along the east coast of England have lost at least 183 homes to coastal erosion and landslides over the past 16 years, figures obtained by the Guardian reveal.

After councils judged properties across the Yorkshire and East Anglian coasts too vulnerable to remain safely occupied, the homes were proactively demolished.

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