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Depends where you live, in Susex you certainly wouldn't get a 3 bedroom semi
for £125,000!
Rebecca
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>Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:42:01 +0100
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>Hi
>The easiest comparison might be house prices. I think that £1,000 would buy
>a 3 bedroom semi in 1950. That would make it about £125,000 today?
>Christine
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>Christine Johnstone
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> > Hi,
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> > does anyone know what would be the 2007 equivalent of winning £1000 in
>1950? I am putting togther an exhibition on the achievements of local
>sports people and this was the prize money one of them won!
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> > Thanks,
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> > Simon
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