Exclusive BBC analysis shows that millions of people live in heat hotspots, and deprived areas are those most affected.
The summer of 2020 saw the most deaths related to heatwaves since records began in 2004, with more than 2,200 deaths in over-65s when temperatures hit 33C.
Glasgow City Council says protecting residents against overheating is a key concern. It has recently introduced a climate plan which notes that the city's housing is underprepared for hotter temperatures and acknowledges the need to address equality of access to green spaces.Liz' neighbourhood is a four on the heat scale created by 4EI.
Deprivation data was taken from the latest English, Scottish and Welsh Indices of multiple deprivation . Each IMD is the nation's official measure of relative deprivation, or poverty, and is weighted heavily towards income, employment, education, and health.Each score, ranging from one to five, is an indicator of how likely it is that your area will experience high temperatures during hot weather, when compared with other areas in your surrounding neighbourhood.
2=40th - 70th Percentile, your neighbourhood is in the mid-range for normalised temperatures in Great Britain. 40% of neighbourhoods have a lower heat hazard than yours but 30% have a higher one
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