Hull worst hit by flood hell for the fourth year

HULL is the flood capital of Britain for the fourth year running – with nearly six per cent of houses affected in the past 12 months.

That means around 13,600 of its 230,000 homes have been hit.

The national average for flooded homes is 0.7 per cent, meaning Hull houses are more than eight times more likely to suffer water damage.

The city is built on a flood plain, with 90 per cent of properties below the high-tide line.

And the UK’s City of Culture of 2017 was devastated by floods 10 years earlier when 3.9ins (100mm) of rain fell on one June day, with more than 7,000 homes flooded just that month.

Carlisle is the second most flooded UK town

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with 3.1 per cent of homes hit, Lancaster was next on 2.6 per cent, said MoneySuperMarket.

The firm analysed more than three million home insurance quotes.

MoneySuperMarket’s data expert Emma Garland, said: “Storm Christoph was a reminder that flooding affects tens of thousands of Britons every year, with people in Hull bearing the brunt more than any others.”

She urged worried householders to look into Flood Re, a joint initiative between the Government and insurers to make flood cover more affordable.