Friday, 18 May 2012

Housing: Construction – Parliamentary Written Answer

Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the average £150,000 cost of a self-build home by (a) land and (b) building cost.
Grant Shapps: According to the National Self Build Association the majority of self-builders spend between £100,000 and £150,000 building their own home. For example, Fairgrove Homes are currently selling plots in Nottinghamshire to self builders for £40,000 and will build a good sized three bed home for a further £90,000. At Ashley Vale in Bristol the community built their homes for less than £150,000 each, including land and all building costs.  It is not however possible to provide a breakdown of the average cost of a self-build home, including land, given the wide variation in cost across the country and the range of build routes which a self builder can follow to build their home. Further details of indicative building costs across the country, with and without land costs, are set out on the self build portal  www.selfbuildportal.org.uk which is run by the self-build industry and offers a range of advice to aspiring self-builders.

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