2 May 1997 – 7 June 2001

Housing during the Labour 1997–2001 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 · £	£57,063April 1997	£88,892May 2001	↑ 55.8%+£31,829 · 49 periods
House price annual changeHM Land Registry · percent	9.4%April 1997	8.1%May 2001	↓ 13.8%−1.3% · 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 1997: £57,063 £. Latest May 2001: £88,892.

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

Inherited April 1997: 9.4% percent. Latest May 2001: 8.1%.

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