4 May 1979 – 9 June 1983

Housing during the Conservative 1979–1983 government

Summary

Metric	Level when government took office	Latest	Change during government
Census 2021 tenure by country of birthONS · households	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Census 2021 tenure by ethnic groupONS · households	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Average private rent a monthONS · £ a month	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Private rent annual changeONS · percent	No complete period was published before this government took office.
Average house priceHM Land Registry · £	£14,873April 1979	£22,262May 1983	↑ 49.7%+£7,389 · 49 periods
House price annual changeHM Land Registry · percent	29.9%April 1979	10.8%May 1983	↓ 63.9%−19.1% · 49 periods
New social housing lettingsMHCLG · lettings	No complete period was published before this government took office.

No complete period was published before this government took office.

No complete period was published before this government took office.

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Inherited April 1979: £14,873 £. Latest May 1983: £22,262.

Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Inherited April 1979: 29.9% percent. Latest May 1983: 10.8%.

Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value