Which decade/era house style is your favourite (that you lived in or would buy) and why?

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I love the period features of a Victorian house but not a fan of the thin walls. Like the size of a 30's house, but their locations tend to be less central.
I like the larger gardens of 60'sand 70's houses but the front face rendering window situation I never found appealing.
Just no to 80's.
I suppose my favourite style is Georgian as they look like the houses that I would draw as a child; nice and symmetrical. We don't have any Georgian homes where I live though.

I suppose my favourite style is Georgian as they look like the houses that I would draw as a child; nice and symmetrical. We don't have any Georgian homes where I live though.
I love the look of Georgian houses, internally and externally, but it would have to be a bare-brick one, a detached country house. Some of them - town terraces or those that hide behind a rendered finish - are very shoddily built. I'm surprised that they are still standing!

Edwardian.

All the charm of the Victorian era but with bigger rooms and wider windows.

Full-on gothic. Augustus Pugin. Yum yum.

I live in an area with a lot of beautiful Georgian houses, with such grand, airy proportions; they are stunning.

But my absolute dream would be an original Arts & Crafts-era house, preferably with a huge kitchen garden alongside it!

Art Nouveau, like Hector Guimard's houses or Gothic, like Strawberry Hill. I just love the organic flowing shapes, or the romantic, slightly spooky gothic style.

That's only if money is no object, otherwise it would have to be a mock gothic lodge cottage, sadly often only interesting on the outside, or the lower end of Arts and Crafts. (Is there a lower end of Arts and Crafts?)
i wouldn't want anything younger than 1920s. My house is late Victorian. It'll do.

Detached. With a garden that's not overlooked. My current house was built in 1970 and if it was detached, I'd love it.

I'd love a full-on detached Arts and Crafts era house with huge garden but that is a long way out of budget. We compromised with a 1930s semi with a lovely bigger-than-average garden. I love it.

Honestly it's new build - solely down to comfort
I've lived in a Tudor home, Victorian and stayed in lots of Georgian.
They are basically cold and drafty and even if they are insulated up they are FULL of spiders.
I like new homes that take architectural inspiration from existing homes in the area and use local materials/stone.

If money no object, Queen Anne, then Georgian rectory, then Arts and Crafts.

Absolute dream would be a Queen Anne rectory. Currently live in a very old pretty cottage - cute and wonky, I love the gentle timeless feel of it. Have also lived in late Victorian semi, a new build (never again) and an 1850s quarrymens cottage.

I love Edwardian, my old house had such high ceilings and lovely big square windows. Also far more straight lines than I'd expect to see in a Victorian house. Plus it was semi, rather than terraced.

I also really like 1920/1930's houses. They are so solidly brick built and I love the look of them from outside. They only come second for me because their ceilings aren't as high as Edwardian, otherwise I'd rate them on a par.

Edwardian. Bags of light and space, and lots of character.

I love all kinds of architectural styles for domestic houses but I would really love to live in a contemporary designed house; lusted after the house in Parasite!

Georgian. I grew up in bath a beautiful Georgian flat on one of the streets between the circus / royal crescent. I miss it so much

we currently have a Victorian house which I also love (would also be happy with Edwardian)

We live in a cottage like you describe, most of the room are old and characterful but don’t match the Strawberry Hill style of the outside. Two of the rooms, however, have amazing vaulted brick ceilings and are unlike anything I’ve seen in a cottage before.

Some days I long for something a little more practical, perhaps Edwardian with larger rooms and higher ceilings, other days I can only ever imagine living here.

I like modern (last 15 years) but individually designed and non estate - have rented two- both were excellent

For a town setting I love Georgian houses, the symmetry and the scale are so lovely. We actually have some neo-Georgian houses which have gone up recently in our town (so with the benefit of modern materials) but they are very expensive - only if I had the best part of half a million pounds would I be able to afford one.

For a the countryside I love a cottage, doesn't have to be half-timbered and thatched with roses by the door and hollyhocks by the gate but it helps. Unless I win the lottery I can't afford that either.

Georgian for preference with the beautiful proportions. Or a very high quality , spacious new-build.

My Victorian terraced house doesn't have thin walls though! I love it too except that the back doesn't get enough light.

Edwardian!! For now I shall have to love my practical 60s box. One day...

1960/70s, preferably detached with a decent sized garden. I’d love a complete change from our current Victorian house which has nice period features but lots of impracticalities like alcoves and odd room sizes/layouts.

Georgian. They are gorgeous. I am so fortunate to have four spa towns near me so I can admire the architecture.

70’s mid-century architect designed houses with wooden clad vaulted ceilings, lots of glass windows and doors and a real connection to the big well planted garden! Current house is a 30s pebbledash detached. Moving into a new build eco home

Mine is the same as potatomashed 60s /70s modernist houses.

Victorian for me, have lived in a terrace, semi and detached Victorian properties. Am a sucker for the cornicing, bay windows, high ceilings, solid paneled doors, stone and cast iron exteriors, and room proportions. Annoying is small kitchens necessitating alterations to get the “heart of home”
feel, never properly warm, and lack of bathrooms (meaning more alterations).

Mid century modern architect designed detached house.