§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the average incomes of first-time house buyers and the average prices of houses in(a) England and (b) each region, in each of the years from 1979 to 1987.
§ Mrs. RoeThe average income of first-time house buyers and the average price of houses in England in each year from 1979 to 1987, based on a survey of building society mortgages, were as follows:
Average income of first time house buyers £ Average price of houses £ 1979 6,276 20,068 1980 7,760 23,957 1981 8,268 24,590 1982 8,599 24,019 1983 8,924 27,040 1984 9,803 29,881 1985 10,553 31,984 1986 11,846 37,591 1987 12,680 41,961 Figures for each region from 1979 to 1986 appear in table 10.11 (a) of "Housing Construction and Statistics 1976–1986", a copy of which is available in the Library. Corresponding figures for 1987 are as follows:
Table: average gross household income 1986 England £ per week Tenure Household in employment Pensioner household Other household All Own outright 285 61 175 189 Buying with mortgage 339 88 213 326 Local Authority 200 55 106 122 Housing Association 209 52 94 116 Private renter 238 55 115 175