§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average price of a new three-bed-roomed house in South-East England at March 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. ArmstrongIn the absence of information in the exact form requested, the nearest available is given.
Average price of all new dwellings in the South-East (including GLC) £ 1970 1st quarter 6,310 1971 1st quarter 6,864 1972 1st quarter 8,445 1973 1st quarter 13,583 1974 1st quarter 15,144 1975 1st quarter 15,535 1976 1st quarter 15,611 1977 1st quarter 17,068 1978 1st quarter 18,575 1978 4th quarter 22,707 Source: 5 per cent. sample survey of Building Society Mortgages.