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<p>Fluctuating material costs and the availability of specialist workers affect cost
estimates significantly, so it is difficult to give a precise figure.</p><p>It is
estimated, based on available architectural inspections and costed works, that the
outstanding capital cost of all repairs over the next five years is close to £1bn
for our 16,000 parish churches, or around £200m a year.</p><p>At best parishes currently
raise and spend approximately half of that annually, so there remains a significant
and growing maintenance deficit on these beautiful and treasured buildings.</p><p>England’s
Anglican cathedrals were surveyed in 2019 to establish their repair and maintenance
liabilities and from that it is estimated that these 42 buildings require £140m in
the next five years in maintenance and repair. This estimate does not include precinct
properties.</p>
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