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title: House prices 106 times higher than when England won World Cup in 1966 - Censeo Financial
description: New research shows that house prices are 106 times higher than they were when England won the World Cup in 1966. Over the past 52 years they’ve risen from just £2,006 to £211,000. Yet at the same time, wages have risen at around a third of the rate, moving from £798 to £26,500, meaning it... Read more »
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# [House prices 106 times higher than when England won World Cup in 1966 - Censeo Financial](https://censeo-financial.com/news/house-prices-106-times-higher-than-when-england-won-world-cup-in-1966)

 Written by [admin](https://censeo-financial.com/news/author/admin) | Jun 13, 2018 2:59:06 PM

New research shows that house prices are 106 times higher than they were when England won the World Cup in 1966.

Over the past 52 years they’ve risen from just £2,006 to £211,000. Yet at the same time, wages have risen at around a third of the rate, moving from £798 to £26,500, meaning it is effectively three times harder to get on the property ladder than it was back then.

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