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Coastal erosion

View the National Coastal Erosion Risk Map which shows projected areas in the UK at risk from erosion. The erosion risk zones are created by splitting the coastline into ‘frontages’ – lengths of coast with consistent characteristics based on location, cliff behaviour characteristics and defence characteristics.

This dataset is intended to be an up-to-date and reliable benchmark that shows erosion risk extents for:

• the medium term (up to 2055) and long term (up to 2105)
• 2 management scenarios – with shoreline management plans delivered, and with no future intervention
• 3 climate scenarios – Present Day, Higher Central and Upper End

The data is owned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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The page was last updated 24/3/2026