Grant Shapps:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2009, Official Report, column 305W, on housing: prices, what the average sale price of a home in a rural area was in each 14 Dec 2009 : Column 910W
region in (a) each year since 1997 and (b) each of the last 20 quarters. [306910]
Mr. Ian Austin:
The average sale price of a home in a rural area in each region in (a) each year since 1997 and (b) each of the last 20 quarters is given as follows.
(a) Average sale price of a rural home by region for each year since 1997
£
East
East Midlands
London
North East
North West
South East
South West
West Midlands
Yorkshire and the Humber
1997
78,777
65,714
n/a
57,101
72,931
104,456
81,638
78,641
62,576
1998
86,790
70,546
n/a
57,652
76,619
117,306
89,247
84,773
63,971
1999
96,204
76,728
n/a
62,714
82,372
131,602
99,574
93,026
67,789
2000
110,909
84,466
n/a
64,891
88,720
155,454
115,948
102,302
72,353
2001
125,856
93,736
n/a
67,765
97,844
170,901
129,785
115,002
78,132
2002
151,268
112,476
n/a
77,371
112,454
196,294
155,306
136,684
92,959
2003
173,856
137,520
n/a
94,285
134,802
220,838
182,683
159,531
114,577
2004
192,555
156,966
n/a
117,713
162,139
241,344
205,851
183,311
141,110
2005
203,533
167,161
n/a
129,917
171,984
249,909
212,934
191,916
151,668
2006
215,258
173,989
n/a
139,362
183,864
267,991
224,304
202,808
163,099
2007
230,664
184,506
n/a
144,954
197,426
290,289
244,685
212,182
171,977
2008
227,682
179,643
n/a
146,057
196,094
291,108
239,038
210,432
170,405
Source:
Land Registry. Local authorities that are classed as rural under the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs rural codes have been included and local authorities classed as urban by DEFRA have been filtered out.
(b) Average sale price of a rural home by region for each of the last 20 quarters
£
East
East Midlands
London
North East
North West
South East
South West
West Midlands
Yorkshire and the Humber
2004 Q3
201,403
165,275
n/a
124,852
172,499
254,777
217,987
194,413
150,247
2004 Q4
200,287
164,999
n/a
127,589
168,853
247,273
213,216
190,441
146,737
2005 Q1
198,655
163,653
n/a
121,321
165,270
243,341
209,892
187,410
144,221
2005 Q2
198,979
164,224
n/a
125,629
170,227
244,044
208,012
189,632
147,101
2005 Q3
208,001
170,096
n/a
132,190
176,047
257,993
218,430
195,884
155,148
2005 Q4
205,831
168,947
n/a
136,560
173,282
250,602
213,238
192,808
156,883
2006 Q1
202,820
163,427
n/a
129,269
171,726
250,301
210,681
190,580
152,807
2006 Q2
209,807
173,390
n/a
138,928
182,122
260,904
218,772
199,413
161,460
2006 Q3
223,501
178,634
n/a
143,697
191,254
280,295
231,620
210,529
167,446
2006 Q4
220,650
177,396
n/a
142,582
186,646
273,804
230,904
206,983
167,528
2007 Q1
221,875
176,712
n/a
137,480
188,534
273,962
232,936
201,877
162,346
2007 Q2
225,685
183,677
n/a
141,859
193,885
282,244
238,355
208,782
170,420
2007 Q3
238,879
189,427
n/a
149,326
204,441
304,244
255,927
219,738
178,778
2007 Q4
234,980
187,330
n/a
150,279
201,278
297,867
249,325
217,137
175,379
2008 Q1
232,201
181,992
n/a
144,810
198,520
291,948
240,071
210,476
168,071
2008 Q2
229,650
179,847
n/a
147,854
193,347
291,508
239,604
211,064
173,560
2008 Q3
234,433
184,482
n/a
152,222
204,143
305,653
247,514
216,608
173,501
2008 Q4
211,467
170,959
n/a
137,585
187,229
272,499
227,352
202,153
165,139
2009 Q1
205,144
162,775
n/a
130,340
176,118
251,756
213,573
189,049
150,704
2009 Q2
205,707
166,121
n/a
135,332
178,246
259,753
218,146
191,556
156,380
Source:
Land Registry. Local authorities that are classed as rural under the DEFRA rural codes have been included and local authorities classed as urban by DEFRA have been filtered out. Data for 2009 Q2 are provisional.
