HC Deb 17 July 1974 vol 877 cc162-3W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average weekly rent paid by households in privately rented accommodation in the eight English standard regions for each year 1966 to 1973.

Mr. Booth

The following information is from the Family Expenditure Survey.

AVERAGE WEEKLY RENT PAID BY HOUSEHOLDS IN PRIVATELY RENTED UNFURNISHED ACCOMMODATION
1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72
£ £ £ £ £ £
North 1.02 1.05 1.13 1.14 1.28 1.36
Yorkshire and Humberside 0.96 1.06 1.14 1.19 1.22 1.42
North-West 1.04 1.26 1.36 1.43 1.53 1.43
East Midlands 1.03 1.07 1.20 1.30 1.42 1.46
West Midlands 1.04 1.39 1.73 1.71 1.63 1.99
East Anglia 0.84 2.03 2.27 1.42 1.34 1.43
South-East 2.21 2.36 2.42 2.48 2.72 3.01
South-West 1.43 1.70 1.85 2.00 2.20 2.21

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average weekly rent paid by households in privately rented accommodation in Scotland for each year 1966 to 1973.

Mr. Booth

The following information is from the Family Expenditure Survey. These figures are subject to sampling variations and are two year averages.

Average weekly rent paid by households in privately rented unfurnished accommodation in Scotland
1966–67 £0.51
1967–68 £0.64
1968–69 £0.75
1969–70 £0.80
1970–71 £0.86
1971–72 £1.19

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