Affordable housing/council houses and their front gardens

[Dentalpainsucks]

I know this is a stereotype but things are a stereotype usually for a reason. I'm 48 and in the 30 years since I left home I've lived in ,ultiple towns in the UK as well as abroad.

Most recently I've bought a new build on a small development where all the affordable housing is at one end of the development (and a style of house you don't find on the private owned). As its new build, there are no real hisotical factors about the area that come into play. However, if you go down that end of the development, you see:

Kids toys strewn all over the front gardens and paths

The odd matress or two dumped

And I think what sparked this is they now have the ubiquitous - car up on ramps in the front garden. Two of them (and there are only about 30 houses in total)

I know I'm going to get flamed for this but why does there appear to be no pride or attempt to keep it tidy. Pride and tidiness doesn't cost money

What a load of bollocks

No you didn't.

I love the idea that “the ubiquitous - car up on ramps in the front garden.” I’ve seen the odd one- but ubiquitous???🧐

Nah.
Reported.

What do you want from this thread exactly? People to agree with you and pile on that people in affordable housing take no pride in their homes?

Why report it? All I've done is reported an observation.

I guess try to explain why it happens because it does.

And to be honest, they are the butt of many a joke from the other end of the development as a result.

I'm on a new estate with plenty of social housing.

There isn't one house that matches your description.

The only thing people have out the front is potted plants and, more recently, Christmas lights.

But why? Don’t you have work to do or something useful?

I think people who have moved in have brought their own ‘standards’ and norms with them, probably living as they have always lived.

So? Do you think they give AF?

But why work when they can attempt to stir a bit of froth on MNet.

😂
Nice try though, but it was a bit obvious wasn't it?

I live in the North West where being in social housing isn't an indication of having messy front gardens. Maybe we have a better class of pleb here 🤔

Wow you sounds like a nice bunch. The people living at more expensive end of the development making jokes about people in the affordable housing. Classy.

I am working. I have numerous pointless conference calls today.

The "other end of the development" sound like arseholes.

Snobs who think they're better than others but guess what! They're all living on the same development.

Why did to need to report this observation?

Bingo. And they’re bitter about it. Not as posh as they think they are clearly

Interesting, OP. I’ve recently been involved in a public consultation regarding a new development locally and the common theme to objections was that all social housing was tucked down away from the others. Less superior building materials, less space, even fenced off at one point in the initial plans.. essentially creating a physical us-and-them scenario much like you described. Pleased to say new plans show an integration now which might encourage more of an equal feel and therefore more community. Who knows.

If it's 'affordable' housing by modern definition, it's probably not affordable. Housing association rents are not always cheap. most social renters pay rent, often in full.

It's the tacky Christmas decs that get me, so vulgar. But luckily I can't see them from the posh end of the estate where I paid £800k for a house with a box garden overlooked and cramped and no where to park all my cars. Shame.

I can't remember the last time I saw what you're describing, have you moved to the 1970's?

I live on an estate, they're all council or housing association.
No mattresses. Nice tidy street. I don't have a garden (I'm in a flat) but if I did it would be clean and tidy too. I can show you a photo if you fancy.