§ Mr. Batesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the following figures for each region of England: (1) the total number of dwellings at the latest date for which figures are available, (2) the number of dwellings
ESTIMATED STOCK OF DWELLINGS, UNFIT DWELLINGS AND HOUSES DEMOLISHED OR CLOSED UNDER SLUM CLEARANCE ACTION Estimated stock of dwellings December 1973 Unfit dwellings (1971 House Condition Surrey) Slum clearance: houses demolished or closed 1973 Thousands Thousands Number Northern … 1,190 540 6,778 Yorkshire and Humberside … 1,760 10,504 North West … 2,410 20,310 South East … 6,130 231 8,982 South West … 1,420 473* 1,093 East Midlands … 1,240 5,662 West Midlands … 1,780 6,793 East Anglia … 650 1,271 * Includes Wales. Figures of slum clearance for the years 1969 to 1972 have been published in Housing and Construction Statistics No. 7 Table 34, which is available in the Library.
§ Mr. Batesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the following figures for each region of
PERMANENT DWELLINGS COMPLETED: AVERAGE COST OF CONSTRUCIION: AVERAGE PRICE OF NEW DWELLINGS 1973 Dwellings completed Average cost of construction of local authority dwellings* Average purchase price of new private sector dwellings Public Number Private Number £ £ Northern … 6,761 12,346 4,765 8,175 Yorkshire and Humberside … 6,869 17,478 4,555 7,654 North West … 14,523 21,922 5,022 8,077 East Midlands … 7,288 16,607 4,845 8,423 West Midlands … 7,245 16,549 5,033 9,205 East Anglia … 3,942 10,720 4,834 9,539 South East … 33,371 46,671 5,317 13,907 South West … 6,258 20,494 4,888 10,673 * Based on local authority housing tenders accepted (excluding Greater London Council) in the first half of 1973. Cost includes substructures, superstructures and external works, but excludes land site works and garages. Figures of new construction for the years 1969 to 1972 have been published in Housing and Construction Statistics No. 7 Table 17, which is available in the Library.