Information is available on numbers of local authority dwellings sold through the right to buy scheme. The numbers of right to buy sales and local authority stock figures for each year since 1998-99 are tabulated as follows. Figures for these areas prior to 1998-99 are not readily available.
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Cornwall Council stock at beginning of period 15,745 15,524 11,701 11,471 11,250 11,008 10,819 10,733 Right to buy sales during period 205 305 232 218 245 187 80 27 Proportion of stock sold during period (percentage) 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.2 1.7 0.7 0.3 South West Council stock at beginning of period 214,187 184,284 170,190 155,920 152,558 145,689 139,737 136,153 Right to buy sales during period 3,276 3,708 3,157 2,739 3,035 2,521 1,443 818 Proportion of stock sold during period (percentage) 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.6 England Council stock at beginning of period 3,309,244 3,177,507 3,011,995 2,811,931 2,706,036 2,456,917 2,334,631 2,165,526 Right to buy sales during period 40,272 54,251 52,380 51,968 63,394 69,577 49,983 26.654 Proportion of stock sold during period (percentage) 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.8 2.1 1 .2 Notes: 1. Figures shown are as reported by local authorities. 2. Cornwall has been defined to include the local authority areas of Caradon. Carrick, Kerrier, North Cornwall, Penwith and Restormel. Source: Statistical returns from local authorities (HSSA. P1B)