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Statistics - national statistics Land use change statistics England: provisional estimates for 2009

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Land use change statistics (England) 2009: provisional estimates

National statistics on land use change in England for 2009 (July 2010 estimate).

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Pre-release access list: land use change statistics (England)

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Detail

The latest national statistics on land use change were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 30 July 2010.

Statistics in this release present provisional figures on land use change in England.

Land use change statistics are annual data. This release provides estimates for 2009 of changes on previously developed land and the average density of new dwellings. For some topics 2009 data are not yet robust and so the latest robust data available is presented.

In 2009, on a provisional estimate:

  • 80% of dwellings (including conversions) were built on previously developed land, unchanged from 2008
  • new dwellings were built at an average density of 43 dwellings per hectare, unchanged from 2008
  • 2% of dwellings were built within the green belt (unchanged since 2004) and 7% of land changing to residential use (from any use) was within the green belt (unchanged from 2008)
  • 11% of dwellings were built within areas of high flood risk (an increase from 9% in 2008) and 6% of land changing to residential use was within areas of high flood risk (unchanged since 2007)

You can also view live tables on land use change statistics.