HC Deb 25 February 1964 vol 690 cc39-40W
39. Mr. Wainwright

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will give the area in square feet of the houses built by or on behalf of local authorities for the years 1962 and 1963, respectively.

Mr. Corfield

According to tenders approved in the years in question, the average size of each type of local authority house except that with 4 bed- rooms or more has increased. The following are detailed figures. Comparable figures for flats are not available.

Type of House 1962 (Square Feet) 1963 (Square Feet)
1-bedroom bungalow 479 486
2-bedroom bungalow 603 618
2-bedroom house 781 784
3-bedroom house 907 917
4 or more bedroom house 1,136 1,127

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