HC Deb 23 February 1970 vol 796 cc260-1W
Mr. Dickens

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the number of houses built in each year between 1946 and 1964 in the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Deptford and Lewisham, both public and private, and in each subsequent year in the London Borough Lewisham.

Mr. Freeson

The figures are:

DWELLINGS COMPLETED DEPTFORD AND LEWISHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS 1946–1964
DEPTFORD AND LEWISHAM METROPOLITAN LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM 1965–1969
Public sector* Private sector Total
1946–1950 1,080 992 2,072
1951–1955 2,094 755 2,849
1956–1960 1,504 900 2,404
1961 338 189 527
1962 284 296 580
1963 358 325 683
1964 263 391 654
1965 649 296 945
1966 470 308 778
1967 244 341 585
1968 459 237 696
1969 593 241 834
* Public sector excludes dwellings completed for Government Departments before 1966.