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New build sales, starts and completions
August 2000 August 2001 % change
New-build average daily sales 479 507 +6
New-build registrations 14 270 13 654 -4
New-build completions 12 095 13 120 +8
New-build registrations (excl housing associations) 12 867 12 724 -1
Source: NHBC
Buyer profile August 2000
% of first-time buyers that bought new homes 6
% of former owner-occupiers that bought new homes 11
Standardised new-build price* (£) 103 839
Average new-build price (£) 142 490
Average new-build advance (£) 96 286
Average new-build advance as % of price 71.2
New-build advance to income ratio 3.15
New-build price to income ratio 4.82
* based on 1983 prices (when the average house cost £33 447)
Source: Halifax
Top 10 English regions by homes registered
(Jan-June 2001)
1 South East (9383)
2 Eastern (8476)
3 North West (6746)
4 Greater London (6713)
5 West Midlands (6605)
6 South West (6534)
7 East Midlands (6522)
8 Yorkshire & the Humber (6455)
9 North East (2726)
10 Merseyside (1199)
Source: NHBC