
EXCLUSIVE Do you live in one of Britain's fastest shrinking towns? Find out with our interactive tool that charts the underpopulation crisis
Some of the worst-hit areas across England and Wales are shrinking naturally at a pace of 5 per cent a year, in trends which have spooked experts. Parts of Wales, Merseyside, Devon, Dorset and Sussex are threatened by 'underpopulation', data suggests.
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