Housing Drive is a board game published by Pepys Games of London in the 1940's.
2-6 players race to complete a housing estate using the least government subsidy possible. Houses are built by, first, obtaining a building permit and then raw materials. Players may trade raw materials to complete their housing estates.

In the 1940'c this was a topical subject for a board game as the British government was replacing housing stock destroyed by the Luftwaffe and also trying to provide more 'Homes fit for heroes'

The game is notable for the quality of its components - metal dice, counters, coins and good quality wooden markers - at a time when rationing was still in place and raw materials were at a premium.

The winning formula is interesting. There are no papers to prove it but it is strongly felt that the government 'leaned' on Pepys to publish this game, in order to get the message across that government subsidies were essential in the rebirth of housing estates following the war.
With that in mind, the game progresses until one player has completed the building of his housing estate. Each player then works out the amount by which the Government has subsidised the building of each house.
To do this, he divides the total amount of money he has drawn in Government Subsidy by the number of houses he has built. This gives the amount by which the Government has subsidised the building of each house.
The winner of the game is the player who has built his houses at the cheapest cost to the Government.