HC Deb 04 July 1974 vol 876 c276W
Mr. John Evans

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average cost, in the North-West Region, per three bedroom house in each year from February 1969 to February 1974.

Mr. Kaufman

In tenders accepted by local authorities in the North-West the average construction cost of a five bed-space two storey house was as follows:

£
1969 3,225
1970 3,505
1971 4,021
1972 4,781
January-September 1973 6,097