HOMES in Hampshire are costing up to 14 times people’s average income, the Daily Echo can reveal.

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A new study has shown the problem is at its worst in Winchester and the New Forest.

Even in Southampton, where house prices are significantly lower, an ordinary worker would need to double their income to afford a deposit on a typical property.

It has led to fears that rocketing house prices in the past ten years has meant a whole generation has been locked out of the housing market.

Housing associations and MPs last night warned of a “growing crisis” and joined calls for Government action to build more homes.

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