Written question asked by Lord Mann (Labour) on Friday, 26 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 December 2004. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 2 December 2004 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average house price is in Bassetlaw; and what it was (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 years ago. - Inc table from 1996.

Answer: John Mann: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average house price is in Bassetlaw; and what it was (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 years ago. [201087] Keith Hill: Estimates of average house prices at local authority level are only available back to 1996, with the most recent figures being the provisional figures for Q2 2004. Hence the time series in the table covers a more recent period than that requested. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Period Average price of residential property transactions in Bassetlaw, 1996 to Q2 2004 (£) 1996 52,693 1998 55,574 2000 67,218 2002 88,576 Q2 2004 119,911 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. The above figures exclude purchases by sitting tenants and any other transactions that were believed to be below market value. 2. For general reference, average property prices for all local authorities in England and Wales may be accessed on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website at the following locations: Average annual property prices by local authority from 1996: http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm housing/ documents/page/odpm house 609380.xls Average quarterly property prices by local authority from Q1 1996: http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm housing/ documents/page/odpm house 609381.xls Source: Land Registry

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