Help me identify the house age/style

[Kipsy]

Hello
Where we live atm there are a number of houses that look like this (pic attached) - in fact whole streets of them. Is this a “70s terrace”? Or 60s? Are there any known issues with houses built from this period that we may need to consider if we buy such a house? Thank you!

Looks 70's to me. We live in a 3 storey 70's terrace, and although it is not the prettiest house outside, the rooms are all a very size compared to many more modern homes.

Looks 79s to me too. Around here some of the older ones have that vented heating not central if it hasn't been replaced.

Rooms are usually well proportioned and straight lines (unlike my Victorian house which is full of books and crannies and the walls are actually wiggly).

That looks VERY like the house my parents bought in 1974.

Will likely be an ex LA property, which if so, you will need to put on any mortgage application.

There is an estate of this style of housing where I used to live and the whole estate was built in the 70’s. I have a friend who lives on the estate and she has been there around 20 years and bought up 4 children there. The house is a bit boxy with no real outstanding features but she has and no issues with the build of the house. The rooms are a fair size and the garden is small but still larger than you get with a new build.

Oh and it is a private estate and never been council or housing association.

That's late 60s/early 70s. It's similar to DMs house, which was built in 1969. It's well built, most rooms are good sizes with built in storage. Kitchens are sometimes a bit small but otherwise they're good houses. And hers was a private build, never local authority.

Late 60s i think, identical to my MILs.

Ours is similar, built in 1970. The rooms are a good size. There is no insulation under the cladding at the front though, nor under the flat roof- the house gets cold very quickly even though we've added loads of extra insulation in the loft. We still have the blown air heating- it costs a lot to run but we have the advantage of being able to blow cold air round the house in the summer (it's not a huge advantage and we'll be changing it as soon as we can)

Thanks!
I know I’m going to sound stupid now but I’m going to plough on - are these timber framed houses? I read that mortgages may not be approved for timber framed houses so wanted to check before I viewed any! Thanks again

@Kipsy it'll be standard construction, brick built.
I love a 60s / 70s house myself, but just be aware that they are getting to the age where the roof may want doing, have a good look before you buy.

Thank you everyone for taking the time to reply - much appreciated.

I grew up on an estate where lots of the houses looked like this. We moved there in 1967 and my parents were the first owners.

I think timber-framed houses would mainly be hundreds of years old or some kind of Grand Designs style eco house.

You do get timber framed houses in that era - but I think tend to be 80s. You can get mortgages on them, my friend is in the middle of renovating one.

Is it possible to do a roof conversion on one? I have looked at historical planning applications for those streets and no loft conversions on there. I feel like the roof is too low for it but I’m not sure. Also - you can’t raise the roof for just one house in a terrace I guess?

Roof pitch looks too low for loft conversion yes. And you are right, planning wouldn't allow you to raise the ridge line in a terrace.
Those houses are probs quite easy to extend/knock about in other ways though?

Thank you @Babamamananarama

You might get an asbestos cold water tank with your purchase. Textured ceilings will have low risk asbestos rating.
These wouldn't put me off buying a house though, so don't panic if your survey mentions asbestos.

Is that the actual house you are looking to buy?
If so I would look into converting the garage. You will only need building regs not full planning and it would be cheaper than a loft conversion.
Looks like the house next door has already done a garage conversion as well.

You can find out the construction method by looking at the EPC.

find-energy-certificate.digital.communities.gov.uk/find-a-certificate/search-by-postcode?lang=en&property_type=domestic

Thanks - that’s useful info re asbestos! Would the garage ceiling have asbestos (assuming we might need to convert a garage)?
And nope, that’s not the actual house, I just screenshotted a random house on street view. I’ve seen a few come on to the market over the last 2-3 years but there aren’t any at the moment.

@QueenStromba I never would have thought to look there, thanks!

It may be possible to convert the loft to a usable room by putting a dormer in - have a look in the area if there are any as it's a sure sign it's doable.