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House Prices
Ms Buck: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average price of a house in England was in (a) 1980, (b) 1990 and (c) 2000; and if he will estimate (i) the current price of the same dwelling if its value had risen at the rate of the retail price index and (ii) the current price of the same dwelling if its valuation had risen at the same average level as house prices over that period. [192030]
Keith Hill: The average price of a house in England in (a) 1980, (b) 1990 and (c) 2000 was as shown in column A of the following table.
(i) Had property prices since 1980/1990/2000 then risen in line with the Retail Prices Index (RPI), their current value (as of August 2004) would have been as set out in column B.
(ii) If the average property in 1980/1990/2000 had risen in price by the same as the average rise in house prices then its current value (as of August 2004) would be the same as the average property in England in August 2004, namely £191,970.
| £ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Average price of a property in England | Notional current price of the 1980/1990/2000 property had house prices risen in line with the RPI | |
| Column A | Column B | |
| 1980 | 23,957 | 67,165 |
| 1990 | 63,173 | 93,877 |
| 2000 | 114,335 | 125,823 |
Sources:
Property prices: Survey of Mortgage Lenders, ODPM
Retail Prices Index: Office for National Statistics
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Housing
Helen Jones: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the demand for affordable housing (a) in Warrington and (b) in the north-west over the next five years. [193047]
Keith Hill: The information is as follows:
(a) In the case of Warrington, it is of course for the borough council to make an assessment of affordable housing needs. They have done so in their draft unitary development plan (UDP) which has recently been tested at a public inquiry. The council has identified a current shortfall of 42 dwellings per year. A policy has been included in the UDP to enable the council, when determining planning applications, to negotiate for an element of affordable housing on proposed schemes.
(b) The regional spatial strategy for the north-west does not quantify the overall need for affordable housing in the region, but identifies areas where there is likely to be the greatest need. These needs will then be addressed in local plans.
Helen Jones: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many applicants are on the waiting list for council properties in each local authority in the north-west. [193049]
Keith Hill:
According to the Housing Strategy Statistical Appendices supplied by North West Local Authorities, the total number of applicants on the housing register as of 1 April 2004 was as follows.
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| Number | |
|---|---|
| Allerdale | 1,460 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 1,291 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 4,528 |
| Blackpool | 4,970 |
| Bolton | 18,490 |
| Burnley | 1,482 |
| Bury | 2,386 |
| Carlisle | 2,907 |
| Chester | 3,328 |
| Chorley | 1,643 |
| Congleton | 1,092 |
| Copeland | 1,089 |
| Crewe and Nantwich | 2,554 |
| Eden | 1,530 |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | 1,618 |
| Fylde | 2,097 |
| Halton | 1,931 |
| Hyndburn | 2,392 |
| Knowsley | 2,425 |
| Lancaster | 2,151 |
| Liverpool | 6,376 |
| Macclesfield | 3,097 |
| Manchester | 16,564 |
| Oldham | 4,587 |
| Pendle | 1,631 |
| Preston | 1,848 |
| Ribble Valley | 815 |
| Rochdale | 7,231 |
| Rossendale | 1,684 |
| Salford | 8,644 |
| Sefton | 9,846 |
| South Lakeland | 2,751 |
| South Ribble | 692 |
| St. Helens | 3,854 |
| Stockport | 4,692 |
| Tameside | 6,352 |
| Trafford | 10,443 |
| Vale Royal | 2,547 |
| Warrington | 4,430 |
| West Lancashire | 2,545 |
| Wigan | 5,684 |
| Wirral | 8,215 |
| Wyre | 1,944 |
Helen Jones: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many council houses each local authority in the North West owns; and how many each owned in 1997. [193050]
Keith Hill: According to the Housing Strategy Statistical Appendices supplied by North West local authorities, the total number of council properties owned as at 1 April for both the years 2004 and 1997 are as follows:
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Helen Jones: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many homes are available for rent from housing associations in each local authority in the North West; and how many were available in 1997. [193051]
Keith Hill: According to the Housing Strategy Statistical Appendices supplied by North West local authorities, the total number of homes available for rent from housing associations as at 1 April for both the years 2004 and 1997 are as follows:
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Mr. Alan Campbell: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment his Department has made of the demand for affordable housing in (a) North Tyneside and (b) the North East over the next five years. [193330]
Keith Hill: The assessment of demand for housing is best carried out by those responsible locally for such matters. In February this year, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister published a Housing Market Assessment Manual. This encourages local authorities to work in partnership with each other and other stakeholders to develop a more strategic view of housing need and demand at the sub-regional housing market level.
The North East Housing Board is currently considering the issue of affordable housing in the region as part of the work being carried out to update the regional housing strategy which will be submitted to the Government in May 2005. The local demand for affordable homes should therefore feature in the work currently being undertaken by the Tyne and Wear Housing Partnership.
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