Is this an ex council house? Pic attached

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The listing says it’s an Edwardian home…but were most council homes built later?

No way is that edwardian op.

I’ve just moved out of a property that was built in 1919, but had been a council house for many years, and looks very council housey!
Would there be an issue if it is an ex council house? They are usually spacious, with massive gardens!

Would you like to know what an architectural historian thinks?

The segmental arched to to the window opening on the ground floor is characteristic of a late Victorian or Edwardian date, and is rarely seen any later - certainly not post war. The roof has been recovered in concrete tile in the post-war period, as has that of the next door house, which indicates they were both in the same ownership, hinting at council housing stock, which is regularly maintained.

Social housing was provided from the creation of rural district councils in the 1880s (and indeed much earlier, with almshouses etc given philanthropically from the medieval period) and the first large provision was made possible by the 1919 Town and Country Planning Act. This created houses just like this example which were often referred to as Homes for Heroes, men returning to their families after the First World War. The creation of the first garden cities and garden suburbs resulted in large numbers of these houses being built across the country.

The house looks later than Edwardian, but also, EAs rarely describe Edwardian houses as Edwardian. They usually describe them as Victorian, for some strange reason. Probably due to the design.
My DS house has the date 1908 on the row of 4 houses, yet it was still described as Victorian!
I would say the house could be 1920s, but more like 1950s, to me.

Looks like a 1930s / 1950s ex Council. They built them well. They are very solid reliable properties. I used to own one in SW London. They are now selling for well over £1million with the loft conversions and extended kitchen diners with bifold doors.

I live in a similar house to this and it is Edwardian, built in 1904 but it is called social housing rather than council houses and were built to house the local working class community.
The houses down my street don’t look too dissimilar, with the exception of the porch in your picture but that could be newer. I wouldn’t be surprised if it is Edwardian but what was social housing of its time. It was very popular in the Edwardian era with a big movement of housing co-partnership.

It looks exactly like the house I began married life in, built in 1950. It had tons of space, large rooms, plenty of storage and a wonderful long garden with beautiful trees. They are often great houses.

Further to my message above, have a look at Quarry Cottages, Sevenoaks. This isn’t where I live but these houses also look very similar and were also built around 1904. The only difference I see is the porch

I see the government was right, and we really have had enough of experts 😁

Agree with others - definitely not Edwardian.

Whatever its origins it looks spacious, solid and well built - probably with a big back garden!

Def ex council this is NOT Edwardian!

Nah we prefer to speculate wildly and inaccurately

Post war council build I'd say, 1950ish. Looks like it has had a new roof at some point as don't think they are thecorignal tiles.

Clearly! I won’t bother again.

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Nah, been here years. Just name change a lot. I should have learned from all the times people ignore actual lawyers and doctors!

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Post war 1940s I'd say.

It looks similar to house on my parents road which were never council houses but were definitely not edwardian either.

@ForfarFourEastFifeFive i loved your reply! And all of them. It’s in Kent, has a huge garden, and all the houses on the same side of the road look similar. However on the other side, they are “prettier” redbrick Victorian (?) homes, two up two down kind ofs.

This one says it is is 1911 so it is possible it is an Edwardian council house
https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/property-news/buying-an-excouncil-house-in-london-are-they-good-value-for-money-which-are-the-best-areas-to-buy-in-a115696.html

It isn't Edwardian.

Could be Council.

Maybe built in the 40s?

Wow! Really interesting!

Yes looks like an ex council house to me.
However may have good sized rooms and decent garden