Are these typical ex- council homes ?

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Hello- is this style of house ex- council and would this be disclosed in the process of buying if so ?

if it is , do they generally use cheaper build material that a surveyor should look out for ?

TIA

Your surveyor is a professional, they’ll know what to look for! FWIW when we bought our ex-council house (built in the 50s and nothing like your pic OP) the surveyor told us that it was likely built to a much higher standard than the average contemporary new build.

Not typical of the council houses round here, no.

No that looks more like the general estate build houses here. The council ones are more basicm

Same style as 2 houses I grew up in both neither had been council houses

Doesn’t look council to me. We have had several ex council houses. Generally built to a good standard, decent sized room, decent gardens.

Looks a much better quality of build than my last council house.

No, that’s not a typical local authority house - just in the style of its period. Your surveyor will know how to assess it.

Local authority houses tended to be built to a better spec than many homes for market sale, so I think you are overthinking this. Some did take on post-war system building such as Reema and the like, but even these are now mortgageable in the main if remedies have been applied.

No, not like any council house I know.

That looks like a late 60s/70s private housing estate house.
Not council at all.

Looks like a 60/70’s estate house, not council.

Look like a 1970s or 1980s 'private estate' house. Seen moreso in one of the 'New Towns.' (IMO and IME.)

Not a council house. It's detached for a start. How many council houses do you know that are detached?

1970s private house. Never seen a council house that posh.

Not council.

Not a typical council house. However, if you have reason to believe that it has been a council house previously then that is possible. Some councils in the past acquired random houses when either builders went bust or properties were abandoned in need of significant maintenance.

Can you check with your local authority or land registry using the postcode ?
Or does the EPC have info on construction materials used?
Being ex LA wouldn't normally be a problem, unless the construction was non standard.

Thanks everyone- yes I’m definitely not keen on buying new builds and I like some of the council/ex council houses Im coming across because they have so much space compared to private or newer builds as such.

I just heard from a colleague the other day you have to watch what they are built with so it got me panicking ..

Unlikely to be a council house. It looks like a 1970s estate property that hasn’t had much improvement.

Your colleague probably doesn't have a clue. Ex council houses that have been maintained are bomb proof. They only fail if they have usual problems such as leaks or damp that aren't fixed. They're built to last, and built to not need fixing (I.e. costing LA more to upkeep)

I have a 1930s ex-council house. It was built to a much higher standard (e g. cavity wall) than my mum's private build in the same area from the same era.

From what I have learnt Council houses of that time had legally higher build standards than private houses. That changed at sometime post war, but I don't know when.

clearly your prejudices are running away with you
I own a 1955 ex council house (it is obvious as there are hundreds of identical ones on the estate) and a 1964 privately built house in a very expensive part of the country.

The workmanship of the council house is far better than the private build one, and the latter has cost me a LOT more in maintenance than the council one. I have had to replace stuff that was "built to a profit margin" as opposed to built to last.

The picture you show looks a typical late 60s or 70s private house. If it has no obvious signs of subsidence by now then it won't fall down, but it won't be particularly well built in terms of insulation standards

Your colleague is thinking about houses of non-standard construction. These were sort of prefab houses built in a hurry post WW2 when housing demand was huge. They are now unmortgageable and are for cash buyers only and will be advertised as such by estate agents.
The house pictured looks as if it was built in the 1970's judging from the brick colour and window sizes. They tend to be really solid and spacious and are a good buy even if they look a bit dated.

My ex council house has full internal brick walls. Even the cupboards are brick built.

It's a pain in the arse for getting the electrics done but you can't argue it's not solid!

They should disclose if downtrodden proletarian lived in the premises.

Certainly! Ours needed rewiring, installation of central heating etc (40 years worth of updating) But fundamentally a better build than private builds of the same era.