Written question asked by Grant Shapps (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 December 2009. It was answered by Lord Austin of Dudley (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 December 2009 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Housing: Prices

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average sale price of a home in a rural area was in each year since 1997.

Answer

The average sale price of a home in a rural area in England for each year since 1997 is presented in the following table:

	Rural local authorities (£)
1997	81,133
1998	88,290
1999	97,647
2000	109,879
2001	122,185
2002	143,579
2003	166,061
2004	189,029
2005	198,804
2006	211,470
2007	226,251
2008	223,859
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.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 502 c305W; 305094
Session: 2009-10
Related items: Housing: Prices
Monday, 14 December 2009
Written questions
House of Commons; Housing: Prices
Monday, 14 December 2009
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House of Commons; Housing: Prices
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
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Subjects: Housing Prices Rural areas
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk