Would you be worried about buying a property in a coastal town that will be underwater with a 5m rise

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The house I'm looking at is above the water level come 5 meters, it's ok until 40m

But should I be concerned about sea level rises?

Has it ever been flooded?

It depends which part of the country you are talking about - can you give us a clue?

a 5m rise would knock out a LOT of the country wouldn't it?

Has it ever flooded during particularly high tides? Every couple of years we get a freak high tide / strong wind combo and the sea raises a lot and houses have to be evacuated.

The Sun online (8 February article) is suggesting using the Fire Tree Flood App which uses google maps and NASA research and shows areas which will be under water in various timescales. Scary stuff. I don’t usually believe everything I read in the papers but if it’s using NASA info it could be quite informative. I wouldn’t want to buy on a cliff due to tidal erosion but you may be ok with your dream property for your lifetime, but there may not be anything to leave to your children!

No.

Yes. At some point it will no longer be economically viable to defend some coastal communities from sea level rises. As soon as there is an inkling that this is the case, houses in those areas will become unsellable and prices will crash. Not an immediate concern but I wouldn’t buy somewhere likely to be affected as a long term house.

It depends. How far inland is it? What are the sea defences like? What’s the previous flooding history? An average metre sea level rise will not happen in your life time. Two metres is the general most negative accepted rate by 2100. But that rise won’t be even.

Well we are safe well above flood levels checking the website. However, we do see inland flooding, the Lake District etc. so it is not so simple

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