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First Time Buyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the average deposit paid by (a) all first time buyers and (b) first time buyers using shared ownership schemes in 2024.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
15 Oct 2025
Target answer date
20 Oct 2025
Answer
24 Oct 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the average deposit paid by (a) all first time buyers and (b) first time buyers using shared ownership schemes in 2024.

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    According to the English Housing Survey, the average (mean) deposit of a first-time buyer in 2023-24 was £55,372 (£32,700 median). Further information can be found in the English Housing Survey statistical publication on gov.uk here.In 2023-24, the mean c...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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