§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average rent in(a) privately rented, (b) housing association and council dwellings in (i) Leicester, (ii) Bradford, (iii) Normanton, (iv) Christchurch, (v) Birmingham, (vi) Sheffield, (vii) Stockport, (viii) Basildon, (ix) Leicestershire, (x) Southport, (xi) Norfolk, 62W (xii) Chester, (xiii) Cirencester and Tewkesbury, (xiv) Swindon, (xv) Skipton and Ripon, (xvi) Blackpool, (xvii) Gloucester, (xviii) Cardiff and (xix) Scarborough. [15619]
§ Mr. ClappisonAverage weekly local authority and housing association rents at March 1994, the latest date for which figures are available for local authorities and housing associations, are in the table. Figures are available only for local authority districts or groups of districts, e.g., counties, regions, etc.
£ per week Local authority1 Housing association2 Leicester 29.16 34.03 Bradford 29.04 33.01 Christchurch not applicable 38.96 Birmingham 33.52 34.01 Sheffield 26.55 37.53 Stockport 26.54 34.93 Basildon 35.66 40.35 Leicestershire 28.55 35.56 Norfolk 29.88 39.19 Chester 25.44 40.80 Cotswold (Cirencester) 39.70 38.74 Tewkesbury 33.67 39.58 Thamesdown (Swindon) 30.54 38.73 Craven (Skipton) 31.92 37.61 Blackpool 28.35 36.48 Gloucester 37.83 40.92 Scarborough 29.75 39.72 Sources:
1 Local authorities—housing subsidy claim forms.
2 Housing associations—HAR10/1 (not grossed for missing data).
Note:
The average rent figures are not directly comparable as they take no account of differences in the composition of stock. e.g., size and type of dwellings, their age and condition.
Figures for average private sector rents are available only from sample surveys that are not large enough to produce reliable figures for individual local authorities.
For information about Cardiff, I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.