What's happened here? (gap between bricks)

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Does anyone have any clue what would cause this movement?

Can you circle the area in question and upload again?

Subsidence, the area around the 2 doors has dropped, don't touch it.

The crack from the bay window to the window above the front door I presume. That'll be subsidence, the question is what has caused it and is it still moving.

No obvious drainpipe or soil pipe that side of the bay window. no trees in the vicinity. But the house looks like it's not been looked after. Is the bay window an addition, so is there a strong enough lintel?

I bet there are all sorts of issues in that house.

That's a major crack. It is possible that there are also issues with the roof timbers. The whole front looks unstable. To be honest, I wouldn't even feel all that comfortable about slamming the front door!

Is it up for sale by auction?

Looks like the bay is the issue. if it would be it is only the lintel that can be easily fixed.. if subsidence it's a much bigger problem.

Subsidence - what has caused subsidence is a question for a structural engineer.

"Don't touch it" isn't sound advice when there's subsidence. It may have moved but that doesn't mean it's going to move any more. The right thing to do is have a professional to a survey.

Thee 'don't touch it' was presumably advice not to buy the house.

Is it mirrored on the house next door too?

Yes, you can see it has been repaired.
Unusual that it’s dropped by the doors, and the ‘good’ brickwork seems to be protruding a good inch, of the dropped brickwork has gone back and inch and down 2 inches.
Would need to be a very cheap house.

Well if you already know the right thing to do, why did you come on here asking the question then?

My advice is… get a professional to do a survey.

Do the houses have a cellar?

Do the other houses on the street have anything similar?

Have you knocked on next door and asked since that house looks in better condition except for that.

My exact question too OP???

Name change fail?

Loving this. Op answers their own question so no one else has to. Now you just have to thank yourself and your work here is done 👍

Well when did the subsidence happen - any old photos? previous surveys?
It looks Edwardian with the fancy doorway .

It was not to buy it however if the op already owns it I'd recommend getting a very good surveyor in to assess it.

There's damage been repaired on both houses its connected to. Its quite a lot of movement.

I had subsidence in a bay window caused by a tree in the street owned by the council.

Cost thousands.