§ Mr. Beaneyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what was the average size in square feet, the average building cost, the average annual loan charges and the total cost of three-bedroom local authority houses built in England for each year since 1951.
§ Mr. CorfieldThe following table gives the average floor area of two-storey, three-bedroom houses approved in each year with the average tender prices. I do not have information about loan charges and total cost.
Year Average Area Average Tender Price sq. ft. £ 1952 947 1,382 1953 915 1,383 1654 915 1,379 1955 910 1,418 1956 912 1,468 1957 907 1,479 1958 904 1,481 1959 897 1,507 1960 898 1,610 1961 897 1,782 1962 906 1,959 1963 915 2,113