▁the ▁country ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁South ▁Wales ▁Valle ys ▁experienced ▁mass ▁un emp loyment ▁and ▁pover ty , ▁while ▁some ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁Home ▁Count ies ▁did ▁not . ▁ ▁The ▁bright est ▁spot ▁was ▁in ▁home ▁building . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁through ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁new ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁every ▁year , ▁with ▁the ▁peak ▁reaching ▁ 3 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Many ▁sub urban ▁districts ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁other ▁cities ▁were ▁built ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁and ▁Bright on ▁shows ▁many ▁signs ▁of ▁more ▁" high ▁de co " ▁home ▁architecture . ▁ ▁The ▁South ▁and ▁the ▁Mid lands ▁In ▁London ▁and ▁the ▁south ▁east ▁of ▁England ▁un emp loyment ▁was ▁initially ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ 1 3 . 5 %, ▁the ▁later ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁were ▁a ▁prosper ous ▁time ▁in ▁these ▁areas , ▁as ▁a ▁sub urban ▁house - building ▁bo om ▁was ▁fuel led ▁by ▁the ▁low ▁interest ▁rates ▁which ▁followed ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁gold ▁standard , ▁and ▁as ▁London ' s ▁growing ▁population ▁bu oy ed ▁the ▁economy ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Count ies . ▁ ▁The ▁south ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁new ▁developing ▁indust ries ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁elect rical ▁industry , ▁which ▁prosper ed ▁from ▁the ▁large - scale ▁elect r ification ▁of ▁housing ▁and ▁industry . ▁Mass ▁production ▁methods ▁brought ▁new ▁products ▁such ▁as ▁elect