§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number and value of council house sales by region for each of the last 16 quarters(a) at current prices and (b) at 1981 prices.
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answer 30 November 1990]: Information on sales in the period July 1988 to June 1992 is given in the table. The figures exclude dwellings transferred to housing associations and other registered bodies in large scale voluntary transfers. Such transfers accounted for some 94,000 dwellings valued at about £800 million during this period.
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July to September 1988 October to December 1988 DOE regions Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices London Boroughs 6,714 362,265 246,989 6,125 366,884 245,383 South East 3,971 190,650 129,983 5,858 296,916 198,586 South West 4,306 156,295 106,560 3,998 150,392 100,587 West Midlands 3,844 94,945 64,733 5,031 115,756 77,421 North West (including Cumbria) 2,558 48,266 32,907 3,287 69,860 46,724 England 33,975 1,231,983 839,954 43,344 1,447,725 968,282
January to March 1989 April to June 1989 DOE regions Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Northern (excluding Cumbria) 2,870 50,173 32,915 2,814 53,385 34,607 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,418 77,390 50,770 5,038 103,921 67,368 East Midlands 3,947 100,460 65,905 3,441 102,685 66,567 Eastern 4,288 227,040 148,945 3,345 179,422 116,312 London Boroughs 7,997 464,267 304,573 6,960 369,307 239,407 South East 10,823 223,562 146,663 3,617 193,226 125,261 South West 3,684 155,889 102,268 3,279 141,094 91,466 West Midlands 5,165 126,229 82,810 4,870 136,882 88,735 North West (including Cumbria) 3,908 78,040 51,197 4,698 95,387 61,836 England 47,100 1,503,050 986,046 38,062 1,375,309 891,558
July to September 1989 October to December 1989 DOE Regions Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Northern (excluding Cumbria) 2,409 48,029 30,717 3,205 64,908 40,981 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,946 115,025 73,565 4,815 116,218 73,377 East Midlands 2,941 93,824 60,006 2,429 78,891 49,809 Eastern 2,926 160,757 102,814 2,316 133,353 84,195 London Boroughs 6,871 396,835 253,800 7,697 456,854 288,444 South East 3,239 181,639 116,169 3,081 177,520 112,081 South West 2,511 120,463 77,043 2,081 94,343 59,565 West Midlands 4,412 133,129 85,144 4,635 147,126 92,891 North West (including Cumbria) 4,292 99,185 63,435 5,026 118,681 74,932 England 34,547 1,348,886 862,694 35,285 1,387,894 876,275
January to March 1990 April to June 1990 DOE Regions Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Northern (excluding Cumbria) 3,276 67,646 41,819 2,654 60,062 36,315 Yorkshire and Humberside 5,245 151,261 93,510 3,425 90,974 55,005 East Midlands 1,945 68,422 42,298 1,443 50,753 30,686 Eastern 2,317 128,199 79,253 1,867 103,780 62,747 London Boroughs 7,580 460,364 284,597 5,671 361,103 218,330 South East 2,507 134,138 82,924 1,811 103,258 62,432 South West 1,801 80,982 50,063 1,319 57,695 34,884 West Midlands 4,510 149,355 92,331 3,203 110,390 66,744 North West (including Cumbria) 5,364 125,478 77,570 4,347 104,706 63,307 England 34,545 1,365,845 844,365 25,740 1,042,721 630,450
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£ thousands July to September 1990 October to December 1990 DOE regions Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Northern (excluding Cumbria) 2,155 50,270 29,549 1,828 47,086 27,399 Yorkshire and Humberside 2,446 69,326 40,751 2,309 65,553 38,145 East Midlands 1,095 38,966 22,905 984 33,740 19,633
July to September 1990 October to December 1990 DOE regions Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Eastern 1,630 86,420 50,799 1,574 83,715 48,713 London Boroughs 4,926 311,363 183,022 4,581 301,318 175,334 South East 1,473 86,096 50,608 1,252 74,669 43,449 South West 1,002 46,590 27,386 904 40,946 23,826 West Midlands 2,564 89,846 52,812 1,951 66,297 38,578 North West (including Cumbria) 3,395 86,399 50,786 3,255 83,722 48,717 England 20,686 865,276 508,618 18,638 797,046 463,793
January to March 1991 April to June 1991 (Provisional) DOE regions Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Northern (excluding Cumbria) 1,553 37,956 21,821 1,315 35,832 20,038 Yorkshire and Humberside 2,080 60,829 34,971 1,299 38,779 21,686 East Midlands 768 28,154 16,186 707 25,529 14,276 Eastern 1,367 69,156 39,759 1,236 64,318 35,967 London Boroughs 4,107 250,770 144,170 3,021 190,697 106,640 South East 1,333 74,395 42,771 1,220 67,599 37,802 South West 797 37,310 21,450 722 32,638 18,251 West Midlands 1,751 63,950 36,765 1,416 48,494 27,118 North West (including Cumbria) 2,593 69,743 40,096 1,832 53,393 29,858 England 16,349 692,263 397,989 12,768 557,279 311,636
July to September 1991 (provisional) October to December 1991 (provisional) DOE regions Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Northern (excluding Cumbria) 1,407 38,414 21,218 1,306 35,140 19,198 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,338 41,953 23,172 1,162 38,943 21,276 East Midlands 904 32,603 18,008 807 28,800 15,734 Eastern 1,417 73,907 40,822 1,244 66,829 36,511 London Boroughs 2,781 174,979 96,648 2,845 172,056 93,999 South East 1,388 79,219 43,756 1,270 69,120 37,762 South West 853 38,310 21,160 876 37,592 20,538 West Midlands 1,511 54,749 30,240 1,336 52,798 28,845 North West (including Cumbria) 1,759 54,049 29,853 1,848 50,124 27,384 England 13,358 588,183 324,877 12,694 551,402 301,247
January to March 1992 (provisional) April to June 1992 (provisional) DOE regions Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Northern (excluding Cumbria) 1,510 39,748 21,445 1,067 30,212 16,012 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,289 41,801 22,552 990 32,787 17,376 East Midlands 815 28,390 15,317 697 24,974 13,236 Eastern 1,331 66,021 35,620 1,143 56,156 29,762 London Boroughs 2,651 178,011 96,040 2,310 126,305 66,939 South East 1,192 63,770 34,405 1,055 56,051 29,706 South West 767 35,710 19,266 733 31,365 16,623 West Midlands 1,317 51,366 27,713 1,056 37,963 20,120 North West (including Cumbria) 1,617 50,080 27,019 1,287 40,205 21,308 England 12,489 554,897 299,378 10,338 436,018 231,081