HC Deb 26 June 1973 vol 858 c322W
Mr. John Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now state the average price of private houses in Scotland in (a) June 1970 and (b) the latest convenient date in 1973.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

Information from the Building Societies Association's 5 per cent. sample survey is as follows:

AVERAGE PRICES OF HOUSES IN SCOTLAND
New Dwellings Existing Dwellings All Dwellings
£ £ £
January-June 1970 5,355 4,734 4,884
July-December 1972 6,832 6,477 6,585

The survey's average prices for the period January to June 1973 will become available in the late summer.