HC Deb 18 May 1956 vol 552 c213W
Mr. Hale

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government the estimated cost of a standard average corporation house with interest charges calculated at current rates and repayment over sixty years for a house built in 1948 and 1955, respectively.

Mr. Powell

The average cost of a three-bedroom house built in 1948 was £1,295 and the interest charges were £46 13s. 6d. The corresponding figures for a house built in 1955 were £1,442 and £76 0s. 7d.