House Prices

HC Deb 23 June 2003 vol 407 c642W

Mr. Edward Davey

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average house price was in(a) London, (b) the South East, (c) the South West and (d) the South of England in each financial year since 1995–96. [121209]

Keith Hill

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's estimates of average property prices by financial year in the Government Office Regions of London, the South East and the South West are tabled as follows:

	London	South east	South west
1995–96	88,256	83,654	66,120
1996–97	97,152	89,972	69,148
1997–98	109,237	100,249	76,580
1998–99	129,709	116,294	84,796
1999–2000	158,171	128,115	94,822
2000–01	178,886	150,551	109,691
2001–02	187,976	163,839	121,666
2002–03	212,359	193,680	153,717

Note:

The "South of England" is not a recognised administrative area. (Hamphire and Sussex are in the south east region; Dorset is in the south west region).

Source:

Survey of Mortgage Lenders