HC Deb 08 August 1980 vol 990 c497W
Mr. Durant

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many new town houses have been sold or are currently in the course of sale.

Mr. Heseltine

Since May 1979, 3,349 dwellings have been sold and another

SALES OF NEW TOWN HOUSES: POSITION AT 31 JULY 1980
Town Number of inquiries Number of inquiries resulting in current firm negotiations Number of sales completed
Basildon … … … … 6,095 300 1,449
CLNT … … … … 351 43 33
Milton Keynes … … … 2,486 260 178
Northampton … … … 1,170 191 273
Peterborough … … … 2,110 128 543
Redditch … … … … 3,327 204 147
Runcorn … … … … 2,415 378 55
Skelmersdale … … … 1,395 558 319
Telford … … … … 2,614 1,061 183
Warrington … … … 1,328 75 55
Washington … … … 1,262 171 114
24,553 3,369 3,349