HC Deb 26 March 1964 vol 692 c164W
Mr. Beaney

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what was the average size in square feet, the average building cost, the average annual loan charges and the total cost of three-bedroom local authority houses built in England for each year since 1951.

Mr. Corfield

The following table gives the average floor area of two-storey, three-bedroom houses approved in each year with the average tender prices. I do not have information about loan charges and total cost.

Year Average Area Average Tender Price
sq. ft. £
1952 947 1,382
1953 915 1,383
1654 915 1,379
1955 910 1,418
1956 912 1,468
1957 907 1,479
1958 904 1,481
1959 897 1,507
1960 898 1,610
1961 897 1,782
1962 906 1,959
1963 915 2,113