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Mr. Soley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average cost of a newly built council dwelling in England in 1987, and what were (a) the annual debt charges for the average dwelling and (b) the average rent charged for new dwellings completed.
Mrs. Roe
Figures for the overall costs of providing a council house in 1987 are not available, but the average construction cost, excluding land costs, site works and estate costs, of a council dwelling in 1987 is provisionally
Average income of first time house buyers £
| Average price of houses £
| |
| Northern | 10,185 | 27,275 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 10,107 | 27,747 |
| East Midlands | 10,854 | 31,808 |
| East Anglia | 12,306 | 42,681 |
| Greater London | 18,801 | 66,024 |
| South East | 15,208 | 57,387 |
| South West | 12,275 | 44,728 |
| West Midlands | 10,657 | 32,657 |
| North West | 10,454 | 29,527 |