Local Subsidence Risk
Subsidence risk by UK city
Subsidence risk changes with geology and mining history. London Clay areas behave differently from the Sherwood Sandstone north-west; granite around Aberdeen is different again. This index covers 41 UK cities, with the local BGS clay risk, mining-era ground issues, and what your survey should focus on.
Last updated: 6 May 2026. Editorially reviewed: 20 May 2026.
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Subsidence risk in London
Greater London
Subsidence risk in Manchester
Greater Manchester
Subsidence risk in Birmingham
West Midlands
Subsidence risk in York
North Yorkshire
Subsidence risk in Bath
Somerset
Subsidence risk in Liverpool
Merseyside
Subsidence risk in Bristol
Bristol
Subsidence risk in Leeds
West Yorkshire
Subsidence risk in Sheffield
South Yorkshire
Subsidence risk in Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
Subsidence risk in Coventry
West Midlands
Subsidence risk in Bradford
West Yorkshire
Subsidence risk in Plymouth
Devon
Subsidence risk in Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
Subsidence risk in Wolverhampton
West Midlands
Subsidence risk in Derby
Derbyshire
Subsidence risk in Swansea
South Wales
Subsidence risk in Southampton
Hampshire
Subsidence risk in Salford
Greater Manchester
Subsidence risk in Reading
Berkshire
Subsidence risk in Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire (Scotland)
Subsidence risk in Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
Subsidence risk in Northampton
Northamptonshire
Subsidence risk in Luton
Bedfordshire
Subsidence risk in Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
Subsidence risk in Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
Subsidence risk in Exeter
Devon
Subsidence risk in Oxford
Oxfordshire
Subsidence risk in Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
Subsidence risk in Gloucester
Gloucestershire
Subsidence risk in Kingston upon Hull
East Yorkshire
Subsidence risk in Leicester
Leicestershire
Subsidence risk in Hereford
Herefordshire
Subsidence risk in Shrewsbury
Shropshire
Subsidence risk in Worcester
Worcestershire
Subsidence risk in Lincoln
Lincolnshire
Subsidence risk in Ely
Cambridgeshire
Subsidence risk in Chichester
West Sussex
Subsidence risk in Winchester
Hampshire
Subsidence risk in Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
Subsidence risk in Guildford
Surrey
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Pages are updated when source coverage, property-risk guidance, survey cost assumptions, or product checks materially change. Methodology and dataset limitations are explained on the MyPropertyScan methodology page.
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Source standard: preference goes to official government datasets, statutory bodies, professional standards, and primary dataset publishers. We cite the source family on the page and explain coverage limits rather than filling gaps with unsupported estimates.
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