Average Rents

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average rent in (a) local authority, (b) housing association and (c) private sector accommodation in each year since 1979 in (i) cash and (ii) real terms. [7242]

The available information is given in the tables.

Average rents in England, 1979–80 to 1994–95 (i) Cash
£ per week
Financial year	Local authority rents	Calendar year ¹	Housing association rents ²	Private sector rents ²
1979–80	6.49	1979	n/a	n/a
1980–81	8.19	1980	n/a	n/a
1981–82	11.53	1981	n/a	n/a
1982–83	13.58	1982	n/a	n/a
1983–84	14.03	1983	n/a	n/a
1984–85	14.79	1984	16	16
1985–86	15.63	1985	17	18
1986–87	16.48	1986	20	23
1987–88	17.40	1987	24	26
1988–89	19.01	1988	23	29
1989–90	20.86	1989	22	31
1990–91	23.92	1990	27	43
1991–92	27.59	1991	30	51
1992–93	30.84	1992	37	55
1993–94	33.70	1993	38	68
1994–95	35.79	1994–95	43	69
¹ The Family Expenditure Survey changed from a calendar to a financial year basis in 1994.
² These figures are from the Family Expenditure Survey and are subject to sampling variability. They cover all types of tenancy, i.e. both assured and non-assured tenancies.

(ii) Real terms (1994–95 prices) ¹
Financial year	Local authority rents	Calendar year ²	Housing association rents ³	Private sector rents ³
1979–80	16.22	1979	n/a	n/a
1980–81	17.30	1980	n/a	n/a
1981–82	22.20	1981	n/a	n/a
1982–83	24.41	1982	n/a	n/a
1983–84	24.10	1983	n/a	n/a
1984–85	24.19	1984	26	27
1985–86	24.24	1985	26	29
1986–87	24.81	1986	31	34
1987–88	24.87	1987	35	38
1988–89	25.47	1988	32	40
1989–90	26.12	1989	29	40
1990–91	27.73	1990	32	50
1991–92	30.10	1991	33	57
1992–93	32.34	1992	39	58
1993–94	34.33	1993	39	69
1994–95	35.79	1994–95	43	69
¹ Real terms figures are cash figures adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP market prices deflator.
² The Family Expenditure Survey changed from a calendar to a financial year basis in 1994.
³ These figures are from the Family Expenditure Survey and are subject to sampling variability. They cover all types of tenancy, i.e. both assured and non-assured tenancies.

Volume 268: debated on Wednesday 20 December 1995