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Property Market Report 1982 - Housing market
Indicative House Values
Pre 1919 Terraced House (modernised)
Terraced house with two-storey wing at rear; built about 1875; small forecourt and rear garden; rear access.
Modernisation includes rewiring, new roof and modern fittings in the bathroom/wc and kitchen.
Ground Floor – 2 living rooms, kitchen
1st Floor – 3 bedrooms, bathroom/wc.
Floor area 100 sq.m.
Inter war semi-detached house (modernised)
Semi-detached house, single fronted with 2 bay windows; built mid 1930s; front and rear gardens; single car garage.
Modernisation includes rewiring, full central heating and modern fittings in the kitchen and bathroom/wc.
Ground Floor – 2 living rooms, kitchen
1st Floor – 3 bedrooms, bathroom/wc.
Floor area 95 sq.m.
Post 1960 semi-detached house
Semi-detached house, single fronted; built early 1960s; full central heating; front and rear gardens; single car garage.
Ground Floor – living room/dining room, kitchen, wc
1st Floor – 3 bedrooms, bathroom/wc.
Floor area 95 sq.m.
Post 1960 detached house
Detached house on a good estate, built in 1960s; full central heating; good sized front and rear gardens; double garage.
Ground Floor – 2/3 living rooms, kitchen, wc
1st Floor – 4 bedrooms, bathroom/wc.
Floor area 160 sq.m.
Post 1960 flat in 3 (or more) storey block
First floor self contained flat 3 or more storey block; built early 1960s; lift; full central heating; car parking space in communal area.
1st Floor – Living room, 2 bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom/wc.
Floor area 50 sq.m.
Floor Areas
For all those types of houses described above, the floor area shown is the reduced covered area, which is the area of the ground and first floors based on external measurements. For the flat described above, the floor area shown is the effective floor area, which is the floor area of the living rooms, bedrooms, kitchen and bathroom/wc and excludes the hallway area.

INDICATIVE HOUSE VALUES AT 31ST MARCH 1982 WITH VACANT POSSESSION AND SUBJECT TO TENANCY

The valuations below are for the property types as described at the front of this section of the report. Vacant possession values are provided for all property types and tenanted values for the Pre 1919 terrace and Inter war semi-detached.

The tenanted value assumes a regulated tenancy, with no early prospect of obtaining vacant possession, in accordance with the the Rent Act 1977, occupied as a single tenancy.

There is no entry when the house type is not represented in the location.

EASTERN
House Type Capital Value as at 31st March 1982
Pre 1919 Terraced House(modernised)
Inter war Semi-det House(modernised)
Post 1960 Semi-det House
Post 1960 Detached House

Post 1960
Flat in
3 (or more)
Storey Block

Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Location
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
Cambridge (city)
30,000
15,000
29,000
14,500
29,000
60,000
30,000
Peterborough
14,000
7,000
20,000
10,000
20,000
40,000
17,000
Ipswich
16,500
8,250
22,500
11,250
23,000
30,000
15,000
Norwich
17,500
10,500
21,500
10,750
20,000
27,000
12,500
Bedford
17,000
8,500
24,000
12,000
24,000
42,000
20,000
Luton
18,000
9,000
22,000
11,000
26,000
46,000
18,000
Stevenage
25,000
12,500
35,000
17,500
30,000
60,000
22,500
St Albans
30,000
15,000
45,000
22,500
40,000
70,000
28,000
Chelmsford
22,000
11,000
31,500
15,750
31,000
48,000
21,000
Colchester
19,000
8,500
24,000
12,000
25,000
55,000
16,000
Great Yarmouth
15,000
9,000
18,500
11,100
16,000
22,000
8,500
Kings Lynn
13,500
8,100
16,500
9,900
14,000
20,000
8,500
        
EAST MIDLANDS
House Type Capital Value as at 31st March 1982
Pre 1919 Terraced House(modernised)
Inter war Semi-det House(modernised)
Post 1960 Semi-det House
Post 1960 Detached House
Post 1960 Flat in 3 (or more)Storey Block
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Location
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
Lincoln
9,500
4,750
15,500
7,750
20,000
40,000
          
Mansfield
7,500
3,000
17,500
7,875
18,000
25,000
        
Nottingham
10,000
5,000
19,000
11,400
21,000
28,000
17,000
Derby
10,000
4,000
18,250
7,300
19,000
40,000
12,000
Leicester
10,000
5,000
19,000
9,500
21,000
28,000
12,000
Northampton
12,000
6,000
20,000
10,000
20,000
25,000
10,000
Loughborough
12,500
6,250
20,000
10,000
22,000
30,000
         
Chesterfield
8,000
3,200
18,000
7,200
18,000
30,000
       
Buxton
14,500
5,800
22,000
8,800
25,750
45,000
20,000
Market Harborough
14,000
7,000
22,000
11,000
25,000
35,000
       
Grantham
11,500
5,750
22,000
11,000
19,000
43,000
       
Worksop
7,500
3,000
17,500
7,875
18,000
25,000
         
     
NORTH EAST
House TypeCapital Value as at 31st March 1982
Pre 1919
Terraced House (modern')
Pre 1919 Terraced House
(modernised)
Inter war
Semi-det
House
(moder')
Post 1960 Semi-det House
Post 1960 Detached House
Post 1960 Flat in 3
(or more) Storey Block
Vacant
Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Tenanted
Value
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Location
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
Newcastle (Heaton)
14,500
5,800
20,000
8,000
24,000
50,000
18,000
Morpeth
20,000
8,000
30,000
12,000
28,000
42,500
               
Sunderland
16,000
6,400
23,000
9,200
23,000
45,000
14,000
Middlesbrough
15,000
6,000
20,000
8,000
19,000
40,000
16,000
Durham
19,500
7,800
27,500
11,000
24,000
62,000
13,000
Darlington
13,500
5,400
27,500
11,000
24,000
45,000
23,000
Berwick on Tweed
15,000
6,000
25,000
10,000
24,000
37,000
17,500
         
NORTH WEST
House TypeCapital Value as at 31st March 1982
Pre 1919 Terraced House(modernised)
Inter war Semi-det House(modernised)
Post 1960 Semi-det House
Post 1960 Detached House
Post 1960 Flat in 3
(or more)
Storey Block
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Location
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
Bolton
14,000
4,600
27,500
9,100
19,000
44,000
14,000
Manchester (Didsbury)
19,000
7,600
21,500
8,600
24,000
45,000
18,000
Rochdale (Spotland))
13,500
4,450
25,000
8,250
24,000
42,500
13,000
Salford
11,500
3,800
27,500
9,100
19,750
44,000
7,300
Trafford
14,000
4,600
19,500
6,400
22,500
39,000
6,200
Stockport
18,000
6,000
23,000
7,600
23,500
43,000
16,500
Blackburn
16,000
6,400
23,000
9,200
25,000
38,000
13,500
Clitheroe
16,500
6,600
26,500
10,600
26,000
45,000
17,000
Lancaster
18,000
7,200
22,500
9,000
25,000
29,500
10,500
Preston
15,500
6,200
24,000
9,600
26,000
44,000
14,000
Chester
18,000
6,300
22,500
7,900
24,500
27,500
19,500
Crewe
10,000
3,500
13,000
4,500
15,000
20,000
12,000
Macclesfield
15,000
5,250
18,000
6,300
20,000
24,000
18,000
Warrington
11,000
3,600
18,000
6,000
20,000
35,000
12,000
Wigan
12,000
3,900
22,000
7,250
21,000
51,000
11,500
Kendal
18,000
7,200
25,000
10,000
23,500
42,500
 
Carlisle
17,000
7,650
22,000
9,900
21,500
35,000
 
Barrow
16,000
5,600
23,000
8,000
21,500
38,000
 
Liverpool
15,000
4,900
26,000
8,600
25,000
45,000
17,500
Southport
14,000
4,600
26,000
8,600
23,500
42,000
16,000
 
SOUTH EAST
House TypeCapital Value as at 31st March 1982
Pre 1919 Terraced House (modernised)
Inter war Semi-det House
(modernised)
Post 1960
Semi-det House
Post 1960 Detached House
Post 1960 Flat in 3
(or more)
Storey Block
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant
Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Location
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
Brighton & Hove
20,000
8,000
27,000
10,800
28,000
57,500
22,500
Eastbourne
20,000
8,000
26,000
10,400
26,000
50,000
22,500
Folkestone
17,500
6,100
27,500
9,600
27,500
45,000
20,000
Gillingham
17,500
7,000
25,000
10,000
25,000
45,000
17,000
Tunbridge Wells
28,000
11,200
38,000
15,200
35,000
58,000
22,500
Guildford
28,000
11,200
32,000
12,800
33,000
60,000
27,000
Redhill/Reigate
25,000
10,000
30,000
12,000
32,000
45,000
22,000
Worthing
25,000
11,250
30,000
13,500
32,000
40,000
22,500
Aylesbury
16,000
6,400
28,000
11,200
28,000
60,000
20,000
Oxford
25,000
10,000
32,000
12,800
30,000
60,000
25,000
Reading
21,000
6,900
30,000
9,900
30,000
60,000
22,000
Basingstoke
25,000
10,000
30,000
12,000
29,000
45,000
23,000
Portsmouth
14,000
5,600
21,000
8,400
26,000
50,000
23,000
Southampton
18,000
7,200
25,000
10,000
30,000
45,000
25,000
Newport (IOW)
17,000
6,800
22,000
8,800
24,000
40,000
 
          
SOUTH WEST
House Type Capital Value as at 31st March 1982
Pre 1919 Terraced
House (modernised)
Inter war Semi-det House (modernised)
Post 1960 Semi-det House
Post 1960 Detached House
Post 1960
Flat in 3
(or more)
Storey Block
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Location
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
Exeter
20,000
10,000
30,000
15,000
27,500
42,500
20,000
Barnstaple
17,000
8,500
25,000
12,500
23,000
35,000
17,000
Plymouth
18,000
9,000
25,000
12,500
25,000
37,500
16,000
Penzance
22,000
8,800
25,000
10,000
27,000
34,000
16,000
St.Austell
19,000
7,600
22,000
8,800
23,000
28,000
14,500
Taunton
16,000
8,000
22,000
11,000
24,000
40,000
18,500
Bath
21,000
10,500
33,000
16,500
34,000
45,000
23,000
Bristol (Centre/St Pauls)
19,000
9,500
24,000
12,000
26,000
40,000
16,000
Gloucester
16,000
8,000
20,000
10,000
22,500
35,000
12,000
Swindon
18,000
9,000
25,000
12,500
27,000
35,000
16,000
      
WALES
House TypeCapital Value as at 31st March 1982
Pre 1919Terraced House(modernised)
Inter war Semi-det House(modernised)
Post 1960 Semi-det House
Post 1960 Detached House
Post 1960 Flat in 3
(or more)
Storey Block
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Location
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
Cardiff
17,500
7,000
25,000
10,000
30,000
50,000
25,000
Carmarthen
13,000
5,800
20,000
9,000
23,000
45,000
22,000
Merthyr Tydfil
12,000
5,400
18,000
8,100
20,000
40,000
           
Bridgend
12,500
5,000
17,500
7,000
20,000
40,000
20,000
Swansea
14,500
7,250
25,000
11,250
26,500
54,000
28,500
Newport
13,500
4,500
21,000
9,500
22,000
46,000
        
Bangor
11,500
4,600
16,750
6,700
18,000
34,750
11,500
             
WEST MIDLANDS
House TypeCapital Value as at 31st March 1982
Pre 1919Terraced House(modernised)
Inter warSemi-det
House(modernised)
Post 1960 Semi-det House
Post 1960 Detached House
Post 1960 Flat in 3
(ormore) Storey Block
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Location
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
Birmingham (south)
14,000
7,000
23,000
11,500
23,000
33,000
18,000
Coventry
10,000
4,500
19,000
8,500
24,000
28,000
17,500
Sandwell
10,000
5,000
19,000
9,500
21,000
27,000
14,000
Wolverhampton
10,000
5,000
18,000
9,000
20,000
25,000
15,000
Lichfield
15,000
6,750
21,000
9,500
21,000
45,000
18,000
Shrewsbury
15,000
6,750
21,000
9,500
20,000
25,000
12,500
Stoke-on-Trent
11,000
5,000
20,000
9,000
20,000
40,000
14,000
Leamington Spa
22,000
8,800
26,000
10,400
28,000
32,500
20,000
Worcester
16,000
6,400
21,500
8,600
22,500
28,500
13,000
Kidderminster
12,000
6,000
21,000
10,500
22,000
28,000
12,500
       
YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
House Type Capital Value as at 31st March 1982
Pre 1919 Terraced House(modernised)
Inter war Semi-det House(modernised)
Post 1960 Semi-det House
Post 1960 Detached House

Post 1960
Flat in 3
(ormore)
Storey Block

Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Location
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
Harrogate
20,000
7,000
35,000
12,250
30,000
55,000
20,000
York
16,000
6,400
25,000
9,600
23,000
35,000
12,500
Bradford
12,000
6,000
18,000
9,000
17,250
40,000
14,000
Huddersfield
10,000
5,000
15,000
7,500
16,000
35,000
7,500
Leeds (Bramley)
14,000
7,000
18,000
9,000
18,500
42,500
15,000
Doncaster
10,000
4,500
15,000
6,750
16,000
35,000
8,500
Grimsby
9,000
4,500
14,500
7,250
17,500
35,000
6,000
Beverley
15,000
6,000
20,000
8,000
22,500
45,000
15,000
Hull
10,000
4,000
15,000
6,000
16,000
35,000
7,500
Bridlington
12,000
4,000
16,000
6,400
17,500
35,000
10,000
Sheffield
15,000
6,750
20,000
9,000
22,500
45,000
12,500
            
INNER LONDON
House TypeCapital
Value as at
31st March
1982
Pre 1919Terraced House(modernised)
Inter warSemi-det House(modernised)
Post 1960 Semi-det House
Post 1960 Detached House

Post 1960
Flat in 3
(ormore)
Storey Block

Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Location
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
Tower Hamlets
22,000
8,800
  
  
  
  
20,000
Newham
20,000
8,000
25,000
10,000
28,500
   
20,000
Camden
37,500
16,900
  
  
37,500
  
28,000
Hackney
22,500
8,500
30,000
11,400
  
  
20,000
Lewisham
30,000
12,000
37,000
14,800
40,000
60,000
30,000
Islington
30,000
12,000
   
  
  
   
27,000
City of London (Barbican)
    
    
   
  
  
    
50,000
Westminster
(South)
112,500
50,000
105,000
47,250
  
   
62,500
      
OUTER LONDON
House TypeCapital Value as at 31st March 1982
Pre 1919 Terraced House(modernised)
Inter warSemi-det House(modernised)
Post 1960 Semi-det House
Post 1960 Detached House
Post 1960
Flat in 3
(ormore)
Storey Block
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Location
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Romford
25,000
11,250
30,000
13,500
35,000
45,000
20,000
Redbridge
25,000
11,250
30,000
13,500
35,000
45,000
20,000
Enfield
26,000
10,400
42,500
17,000
43,000
70,000
36,000
Ealing
22,500
9,000
27,000
10,800
32,500
71,000
24,500
Harrow
25,000
10,000
36,000
14,400
43,000
73,000
33,000
Bromley
32,000
12,800
39,000
15,600
42,000
65,000
33,000
Merton (Wimbledon)
31,000
10,800
39,000
13,600
44,000
105,000
35,000
 
SCOTLAND
House
TypeCapital
Value as at
31st March
1982
Pre 1919Terraced House(modernised)
Inter warSemi-det House(modernised)
Post 1960
Semi-det House
Post 1960
Detached House
Post 1960
Flat in 3
(or more)
Storey Block
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Tenanted Value
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession
Location
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
£'s
Inverness
30,000
15,000
32,000
16,000
27,000
33,000
21,000
Aberdeen
40,000
20,000
50,000
25,000
45,000
70,000
25,000
Fort William
20,000
10,000
29,000
14,500
26,000
29,000
13,500
Oban
28,000
14,000
28,000
14,000
30,000
45,000
27,000
Dundee
22,000
13,200
25,000
15,000
25,000
37,000
17,500
Dunfermline
23,000
9,200
25,000
7,500
22,000
45,000
17,000
Edinburgh
40,000
16,000
35,000
14,000
35,000
50,000
27,000
Glasgow (Hyndland)
50,000
25,000
30,000
15,000
35,000
40,000
40,000
Glasgow
(Bearsden)
40,000
20,000
30,000
15,000
35,000
40,000
44,000
Hamilton
30,000
15,000
25,000
12,500
24,000
30,000
25,000
Ayr
35,000
17,500
25,000
12,500
30,000
35,000
25,000
Dumfries
30,000
15,000
28,000
14,000
25,000
35,000
17,000
Stranraer
24,000
12,000
25,000
12,500
22,000
30,000
15,000
Stornoway
22,000
11,000
25,000
12,500
22,500
30,000
15,000
         

Scottish pre 1919 terrace houses are generally substantial stone built properties in good residential areas and are not directly comparable with their English and Welsh counterparts.

 

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