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Homes lost as a result of right to buy
April 1979 to August 2001 
RegionHomes sold
North -east126,867
North-west170,065
Yorkshire and Humberside157,271
East Midlands137,840
West Midlands180,479
East Anglia166,327
London241,779
South-east188,026
South-west128,577
Total loss over 22 years1,497,231
Social housing completions  
1983-2001 (approx.)619,000
Source: DTLR