Is this an ex-council house?

[DogLover20]

I don't know how to identify them? Just came across it on RM, within budget (expensive!), I dislike the look of it outside but it's gorgeous inside, very spacious, newly refurbished, a lot of light. Am I just being a snob or is this not a desirable looking house? I am not from the UK and am quite set on a Victorian terraced with bay-windows as my "dream home" (first time buyer), however I came across a few of these and they seem much more beautiful inside.

Yes;this style of council house is common where I live.

I have known council developments like that and social housing. This particular one is in a very small group and surrounded by lots of other housing types. Looks like a viable option to me!

Talk about fucking snobbery

Lovely house, similar to one I used to live in. Late 60s/early 70s build at a guess.

Similar price range in Belfast… Admittedly not as large as Enniskillen (which I’d argue isn’t the arse end of nowhere, we’re hardly in the backwaters) Found this on PropertyPal https://www.propertypal.com/814862

I grew up in an ex council house and would look very carefully at the individual street before I made a decision. Some are far better than others area wise.

That house will have elements of it that are made of wood I would say. Sister in law has this style and they are big inside but extending can be a problem as she has to have the wood taken out and a proper beam put in.

I live in a house that looks like this. It was built in the 60s as part of an estate to meet local demand. School built at same time etc.

Some people love the design, I wasn’t particularly in love with it but it meant we got more space for our money. Also we find ours quite easy to warm up. Ours is part brick, part timber frame.

And no, ours isn’t ex-council. Although the local council have bought some houses on the estate in recent years, due to their value for money.

@Reugny The London County Council (LCC) started to build in 1889 when the law was changed to allow it to do so. There was no such thing as council housing before then. There was charitable housing and alms houses. The council(s) subsequently could buy property for rent and older properties might have been bought. There was no “council” housing in Georgian times. Slum clearance was the important issue of the late Victorian day and you might find the history of Arnold Circus near Brick Lane interesting. Numerous London housing estates were built prior to 1919 but they really got going in the 1920s.

I like it. I think it’s early 1970s, so much more bright and spacious and well-built that what has come since. You look like you would be getting a decent amount of house for your money, an outdoor space and a garage. I bet it will be snapped up.

No idea re council housing, but it's not my taste, OP. I like Georgian/Victorian, though I've always had to buy wrecks in order to be able to afford them!

And the lovely parquet floor, that is very 1970s. And should, whoever buys it be kept, it does add so much character.

That said, if it were a choice between that house in Walton on Thames or the nice house in N. Ireland, I'd buy the not very pretty one in Walton hands down.

Looks to be 60s, maybe 70s. Hard to know whether it's ex council or not.

We live in a 60s terrace and I think it's a good era for a house. It's old enough to have been built solidly, but not so old that it's full of problems. Lots of light.

I adore 60s/70s houses. Decent sized rooms, decent sized gardens, well-built, often with big windows and a garage, tons of storage. Modern houses are pokey, unless you're going to spend loads of money extending them, and gardens the size of a postage stamp. I like Victorian/Edwardian houses but sometimes they can be cold and expensive to run. Insulating them is a pain.

Completely agree. You don't live on the driveway.

I'd say bog standard 70s house. Probably much more spacious than 80s/90s.
I've got a soft spot for that type of house!

In the OP's general search area are a number of highly sought after 1950's-1970's properties by modernist architects like 'Span' and 'Schoolheifer'. Not saying the linked property is one, but these small terraced properties can be found in some nice areas which would otherwise be unaffordable.

The best way to check is tp look for coal in the bath and see if there's any evidence of ferrets or whippets in the neighbourhood. after all you don't want to be contaminated by associating with anyone less snobbish than yourself.

I imagine she wants a little bit of brag to the people in her home country.

All these mumsnetters loving council houses 🙄

I wouldn’t want to live on a council estate, they only went downhill.

on first glance i would have said no but actually it is identical lay out (top floor excluding) to my late in laws house that was a council house they bought.
lOVELY BIG ROOMS, nice standard garden and bright and airy
I think we get a bit chippy/defensive here about why "council" or "ex council" is a bad thing, it isnt, BUT you have to look at the area as a whole.
How is the parking, are there foot paths round the back of the gardens, are there blocks of garages, have you/can you pop by at different times of the day.
Nothing worse than loud gobshite naighbours regardless of "council" or private.
We moved from our last house on a fully private estate as it was a bloody cut thru from bus stops to the pub ...

Looks like it could be council to me.

I love houses like that.

A lot of council houses looking like that here, but doesn't mean I wouldn't buy one! They're usually much more spacious and bedrooms more decent size!

Not all council houses are on council estates. I’m in a standard 1930s bay fronted semi. My house is ex council. A couple of my neighbours are still council but the rest of the estate is private. I had no idea that my house was ex council until we got the paperwork through.