Is this what you’d consider to be a ‘middle class’ style house?

There are so many posts like this on Mumsnet at the moment. Is it just some sort of stealth marketing by posters who want more people to see their house and make an offer on it?

I dont see any hand-painted periwinkles, so def lower class.

I don’t think middle class is run of the mill and that house is certainly not run of the mill

What's a dumpty?!

If class is classed on wealth that's a very wealthy person's house to me, ergo upper middle class at the lowest

We've been lots of places, but my poor house has been standing in the same place since 1809. No evidence of travels whatsoever.

I second this. House size? Middle class. Decor? Upper Working.

Good God. There’s a lot of twattish snobbery on this thread. No books, no evidence of travel, B&Q decor? Utterly pathetic.

No.The TV’s too big.

Leaving aside the class discussions, I'll merely comment that the AI decor is hilarious. Particularly pics 23 & 24.

My god, are you stupid or what?!? This home is obviously staged. No one selling a house leaves all their personal possessions out for strangers on the internet to dissect. The goal is a neutral, uncluttered space, not showcasing their hobbies for your approval. The absence of books doesn’t mean they don’t read — it means they understand how to market a property, which is more than can be said for this bonehead comment. You've clearly never sold a house before, or if you have and your realtor let you keep all your shit out then they clearly weren't very good at their job.

Yes obsession with class tends to suggest an aspirational attitude. My DSIL is a terrible social climber. They have recently returned from Japan and since I have a number of friends who have also holidayed in Japan over the last couple of months I commented that it was becoming the new Benidorm. She wasn’t impressed and didn’t see the funny side.

As to the house, there’s too much grey. I’m currently nursing a threadbare living room carpet at the moment. Due to the grey era I haven’t been able to find a decent carpet I like to replace it. Even the more expensive manufacturers do every shade you want as long as it’s grey or beige.

I wil admit to owning one grey carpet but it was more out of necessity than choice when we were redecorating DS’s bedroom and he wanted a grey carpet.

This, with bells on.

I think middle class encompasses a wide range of income and taste. There are various niches within the parameters. Bookish/ musical MC is one. Shiny and bland but pricy is another.

Exactly! What are people expecting exactly? Pages from a passport stuck to the walls? A large photo of someone pretending to hold up the leaning tower of Lisa? (They'd probably mock that for being naff as well!)

I doubt most people could even tell whether a random "object d'arte' is from Denmark or Dunelm from a photo?

Not to mention the fact that many people deliberately remove as much extraneous clutter from their homes before putting it up for sale on purpose, as estate agents specifically advise

a) to make it look as uncluttered as possible
B) for privacy - they dont want loads of photos of their kids splashed all over the Internet with their exact address
C) for security - if a load of strangers are going to be tramping through your house (usually when youre not there) you'd be an idiot to leave anything expensive or easily damaged on show, just in case.

I do wonder if half of these superior intellectuals have either intelligence or basic common sense!

The decor is AI according to the Agent’s brief.

Unnecessarily bitchy comment. What's wrong with it? It might not be my personal taste but its fairly neutral. I'm house hunting atm and id say its pretty representative of the vast majority of houses that have been decorated in the last 5 years. I'm not sure what about ir screams classless to you?

It's a nice house. I prefer my house which is more rural and bigger with different decor (not fancier, just different). Each to their own.

The longer I have lived away from the UK, the more horrified I become at the relentless obsession with class. It’s a nice house, no need to sneer at the decor not fitting your ridiculous preconceived class markers!

Don't bother talking to me, I'm only a baronet.

Yes, but also, what is 'arguable aristocracy'? It sounds a bit flimsy to me. I only talk to solid aristocracy, the titled ones, dukes and that sort of thing. I don't think I could talk to someone who wanted to argue about whether they were aristocracy or not. What if it turned out they were just middle class after all? So ill-bred!

I’m always amazed, but probably shouldn’t be, that well -off people have the most appalling taste in wall art.
They’ll spend £100k on a kitchen then put something tasteless and cheap on the wall.

I really like the outside of the house and think it looks classy. I do think there's a few problems.
It's an impressive looking house on a tiny plot on a featureless road of identikit houses, presumably a bit far from anywhere - note the nearest railway station is 8 miles.
Inside they have really squashed an awful lot in - three ensuites etcetera, and , with the garage being integral, it somehow ends up feeling a bit cramped IMO.
As for what other people will think of you, some will think the above. Others will like /not like it according to how you decorate it.

I cannot believe that this house is sooo reasonable! Where i love it would be millions! Mind blown.

Thank you, good people! For a non-Brit, this thread is comedy gold 😆. Such delightfully sneery snobbery.

For what it's worth, I like the exterior; it's a beautiful house. Don't care if it's 'new build', 'non-Victorian', 'without acres of land', it's still a very nice-looking house. Interior is not to my taste, but it's not my home; obviously, the owners liked it. Best of luck to them with the sale.

If you like it, OP, and can afford a similar house, go for it. It's so difficult for me to comprehend someone choosing where/how to live/decorate based on perceived 'class'. Stick an Aga in or whatever that medieval nonsense is called, and be done with it. A few fridge magnets for 'evidence of travels' wouldn't hurt either, I guess. Just choose something more upmarket, so St Anton/Val-d'Isere/Tuscany rather than Benidorm.