The average right to buy discount in cash terms and real term and as a proportion of the market value of the property in England and its regions are shown in the table. Figures are not available prior to 1998-09 and the discounts in real terms are presented in 2008-09 prices in line with the latest GDP deflator series.
Average RTB discount per dwelling (cash terms) Average RTB discount per dwelling (in real terms) Average RTB discount as a percentage of market value North East 1998-99 14,490 18,469 48 1999-2000 10,670 13,337 47 2000-01 12,590 15,533 47 2001-02 11,680 14,096 46 2002-03 13,240 15,479 45 2003-04 14,850 16,885 42 2004-05 18,800 20,798 34 2005-06 21,140 22,959 34 2006-07 21,010 22,162 31 2007-08 21,460 22,001 28 2008-09 21,650 21,650 29 North West 1998-99 16,510 21,043 48 1999-2000 16,670 20,837 48 2000-01 16,700 20,604 47 2001-02 17,230 20,793 46 2002-03 18,200 21,278 45 2003-04 19,460 22,127 43 2004-05 21,370 23,641 41 2005-06 23,590 25,619 37 2006-07 24,580 25,927 34 2007-08 25,210 25,846 32 2008-09 25,370 25,370 32 Yorkshire and the Humber 1998-99 15,650 19,947 47 1999-2000 15,650 19,562 47 2000-01 15,630 19,284 46 2001-02 16,260 19,623 46 2002-03 16,270 19,021 44 2003-04 18,110 20,592 43 2004-05 20,250 22,402 40 2005-06 22,550 24,490 35 2006-07 23,030 24,292 31 2007-08 23,740 24,339 28 2008-09 23,050 23,050 29 East Midlands 1998-99 18,260 23,274 50 1999-2000 16,740 20,924 46 2000-01 17,100 21,097 45 2001-02 17,830 21,517 43 2002-03 21,390 25,007 41 2003-04 21,820 24,810 wok 2004-05 22,420 24,803 35 2005-06 22,770 24,729 31 2006-07 23,600 24,894 28 2007-08 23,850 24,452 27 2008-09 23,860 23,860 29 West Midlands 1998-99 18,230 23,236 49 1999-2000 18,470 23,087 48 2000-01 19,960 24,626 49 2001-02 19,840 23,943 47 2002-03 20,330 23,768 44 2003-04 22,580 25,675 40 2004-05 23,930 26,474 34 2005-06 25,060 27,216 33 2006-07 25,050 26,423 30 2007-08 25,620 26,266 30 2008-09 25,820 25,820 30 East 1998-99 25,020 31,890 49 1999-2000 27,350 34,187 47 2000-01 27,300 33,682 45 2001-02 27,830 33,586 43 2002-03 30,360 35,494 39 2003-04 31,360 35,658 35 2004-05 32,580 36,043 33 2005-06 33,250 36,110 30 2006-07 33,020 34,830 27 2007-08 33,790 34,643 25 2008-09 33,960 33,960 25 London 1998-99 34,070 43,425 53 1999-2000 36,150 45,186 51 2000-01 37,140 45,822 48 2001-02 36,990 44,640 42 2002-03 35,960 42,041 37 2003-04 37,190 42,287 32 2004-05 35,490 39,262 28 2005-06 30,280 32,885 22 2006-07 21,150 22,309 14 2007-08 20,710 21,233 13 2008-09 20,990 20,990 10 South East 1998-99 29,780 37,957 50 1999-2000 30,760 38,449 47 2000-01 31,060 38,321 44 2001-02 32,640 39,390 42 2002-03 34,510 40,346 39 2003-04 36,200 41,161 35 2004-05 36,640 40,535 32 2005-06 36,850 40,020 30 2006-07 36,500 38,501 28 2007-08 36,880 37,811 26 2008-09 36,690 36,690 26 South West 1998-99 21,230 27,059 50 1999-2000 21,670 27,087 48 2000-01 23,090 28,488 46 2001-02 24,880 30,025 44 2002-03 26,460 30,934 40 2003-04 28,430 32,326 36 2004-05 28,870 31,939 34 2005-06 29,150 31,658 31 2006-07 29,310 30,917 28 2007-08 29,660 30,408 27 2008-09 29,320 29,320 24 England 1998-99 22,880 29,162 50 1999-2000 23,630 29,537 48 2000-01 23,880 29,462 47 2001-02 23,380 28,215 44 2002-03 23,790 27,813 41 2003-04 24,640 28,017 37 2004-05 25,650 28,376 33 2005-06 25,530 27,726 31 2006-07 24,970 26,339 27 2007-08 25,340 25,979 24 2008-09 25,410 25,410 24 Source: Local authority returns to CLG on P1B