Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the trend rate of real house price growth over the past 20 years.

The Department has not analysed trends in real house prices over the time period asked for. Different methods can be used to produce different estimates.

The latest Office of National Statistics figures on house prices can be found at: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/hpi/house-price-index/november-2014/index.html

The latest Office of National Statistics figures on inflation measures can be found at: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/cpi/consumer-price-indices/december-2014/stb---consumer-price-indices---november-2014.html