"Types of British houses"

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Who owns houses in England?

2\3 of the people in England and the rest of Britain own or in the process of buying their own houses

What are houses like?

Most houses in England are made of stone or brick from the local area where the houses are built. The colours of the stones and bricks vary across the country

• A detached house

A detached house is not joined to any other

• A semi-detached house

A semi detached house is a  house which is joined to another house on one side.

• A terraced house

Terrace house is a house which is part of a line of houses. It is a  house which is joined to other houses on two sides

• A block of flats

A flat is part of a bigger

building where all the flats

share a front door.

• A Bungalow

A bungalow is a house which is only on one floor, no stairs. It may be joined to another bungalow or might

stand alone.

Oast House

Many people in England live in buildings which were once built for something else other than a home. Oast Houses were not originally a building where people lived. They were part of farm buildings and were where hops (a plant from which beer is made) were layed out and dried.

• The most popular type of home in England is semi-detached (more than 27% of all homes), closely followed by detached then terraced

Can you identify the type of the house?

1 A large building containing many flats.

2 A small house in the country.

3 A house which has got only one floor.

4 A house which is part of a row of houses that are joined together.

5 A house that is not joined to another house.

6 A house that is joined to another house on one side.

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