The most beautiful high-rise buildings are in Moscow. In second place are urban-type settlements and remote areas of cities in the Moscow region - Kubinka, the village of Kyiv (Naro-Fominsk district), the area of Chkalovskaya and Bakhchivandzhi stations (Schelkovo) and many others. They know how to build high-rise buildings in the Urals quite well. Recently I heard about the mountain five-story buildings of Tuapse - I myself have not been, but I really wanted to visit. At http://www.livejournal.com/users/chachalava/45327.html you can find an excellent selection of photographs of multi-storey buildings in Prague. Of course, this is not Pervouralsk, but it is also beautiful.
England is a two-story country. Rich and modest, Victorian and modern, in towns and villages, typical and individual, detached and townhouses, and four-family - the vast majority of British houses are two stories high. Sometimes townhouses and private houses are three-story. One-story houses are relatively rare. They look typical (usually for several families, in sections) and relatively new.
There are also few multi-storey buildings in England. With the exception of the centers of large cities and business (not residential) buildings in general, the multi-storey building, as it seemed, is of a point nature. Sometimes two or three multi-story "towers" can stand in the middle of a vast two-story area. This can be found both in London and in very small towns, for example, in Newmarket (Suffolk). Less common than “towers” are “boxes”, as a rule, there are relatively few floors in them, although there are also something like our nine-story buildings. I have not seen analogues of our 17-storey P-44s in England. If anyone has seen it please share your experience!
In two cities (Cambridge and Bury St. Edmunds) I have observed new apartment buildings (three or four floors) hidden in the secondary streets of the central districts - so that when driving along the main street, you can not suspect that you are driving past a high-rise area . In one city (Swanzy, South Wales) I saw entire blocks of apartment buildings adjacent to the sea - development for the rich. They say that many people do not live there in winter (too windy and damp), but only come during the yachting season.
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In order to understand what exactly you like, you first need to look at how others do it.
The culture of modern cottage construction in our country is just beginning to take shape and, accordingly, a person who is going to build his own house has many questions.
How to make a facade, entrance, landscaping, fence, etc...
Let's see how the British do it.
The English are traditionalists and conservatives, and what cannot be reproached for is their lack of taste.
The bulk of the British live in the so-called town houses - apartment buildings (mostly two-story) houses with a separate entrance and a small backyard.
The average square of such housing is 50-70 m2, the ceiling height is 2.2 meters! What is surprising for our mentality, because the height of the ceilings in the most budgetary Khrushchev-type apartment in our country is still 2.5 m !!!
Before entering the house - usually there is a small piece of land, a picket fence (a decorative fence with vertical wooden planks). Often - it's just the lack of a fence or other fence.
This is what the townhouse and front yard looks like.
A detached house, albeit close to a neighbor, with only its own small courtyard and a small piece of land at the entrance, a wealthier person can afford.
And this is what the backyard of a typical English house looks like.
The facade of an English house built 100-150 years ago can be distinguished from the facade of a house built 30-40 years ago only by more modern materials. Architectural solutions are almost identical.
Red brick (this is not our "red brick", it is a calmer terracotta color). Natural ceramic tiles. Bars on the windows (interlacing of decorative strips inside the double-glazed window). Entire neighborhoods are built in this way.
Perhaps you will say - "boring monotony", but for the British this is their national style, their culture of traditional English housing construction.
However, each house and courtyard has its own color, and, of course, its own charm.
The British constantly, and even a little fanatically take care of their lawns - they constantly mow and trim them. Professional landscape design is rare - usually they equip their tiny courtyards themselves.
Fences in England are the most primitive wooden fences, very strange to our eyes.
And the British love bay windows. In old houses, bay windows are especially common.
This is how, for example, the house of very wealthy people in England looks like. This is a real old English mansion. Can you imagine? And do you still think that we live badly in Ukraine? :-) In some Ukrainian suburbs, you can find much more luxurious mansions.
And this is what it looks like in England, on the contrary, the so-called "social housing" (budget option), or simply put - a high-rise building! Low-income families, or immigrants, usually live in such three-story houses.
A typical picture of the Ukrainian private sector is a collapsed "hut-hut", which is adjacent to a huge house (forged gates, a fence "with angels"). And right there, next to it, is the shabby facade of a nine-story panel building.
What exactly is worth learning from the British is the ability to withstand everything in the same style!
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However, there is another side that remains outside the attention of ordinary tourists - this is the architecture of residential buildings, which tells about the history, culture and development of the island country. In England, where cities are carefully preserved, this is especially easy to see, since many families have lived in the same houses for generations.
And we are talking not only about the castles of the aristocracy, which have a long history, but also about the houses of ordinary residents. After all, as the English say, it's easier to sell your soul to the devil than to get permission to remake the facade.
Let's look at what houses modern English families live in.
In the photo: dense London buildings. Photo london.gov.uk
Low-rise and high-rise urban development
Conventionally, I would divide the entire urban development into low-rise and high-rise. Of course, in recent decades, multi-storey residential complexes in cities have become more and more. Especially in London, on the banks of the Thames, in Greenwich and in the areas of Canada Water, Battersea, Nine Elms, and many other places, beautiful high-rise buildings with floor-to-ceiling windows are growing like mushrooms. After all, the demand for housing in London, especially not far from the center, is very high, and land is expensive and there is always not enough of it. In the capital, both elite complexes are being built according to individual architectural projects - with huge apartments and penthouses with a gorgeous view, as well as quite typical blocks with studios and small apartments of the middle price segment. Their common feature is that many even very large apartments remain on the same level, the fashion for “split level” is a thing of the past, giving way to convenience and practicality.
Another thing is "low-rise" buildings, which still cover the main part of the territory of English cities. Cozy sleeping areas with beautiful narrow streets, wandering through which you forget that you are ten minutes from the center of a huge metropolis. It is quiet, calm, flowers everywhere and evenly trimmed bushes and lawns. In two-, three-story houses, as a rule, only one family lives. Houses of especially large area can be divided into two or three apartments with a common entrance. Community residents know each other by sight, the local fruit seller will definitely wish them good morning, and the sweets sellers will ask the children about their success in the latest competitions. In the early morning, sweet-voiced trills of birds are heard in the adjoining gardens, and nimble squirrels fervently jump through the bushes and paths in search of food. Living in such an area, you feel like a part of a friendly community, thereby imbued with the community feel.
And architecture plays an important role in creating this atmosphere. Low-rise buildings are authentic, and often the historical appearance of buildings is preserved even at the expense of convenience. When buying a house on one of these lovely, beautiful streets, you need to be prepared for the fact that it is strictly forbidden to change the color of the facade, replacing windows will become a huge problem, and the choice of plants on the balcony will be the business of the district administration. Everything is strictly and extremely conservative.
Let's take a look at the three most popular "historic" types of residential buildings and, "walking" through different areas, try to figure out what their features are. The residential buildings of the Romanesque and Gothic periods have been preserved in few places, but younger houses built in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries can easily be found on English streets. To this day, many townspeople live comfortably in them, sometimes not even suspecting that their house is a silent witness of several eras.
In areas with low-rise buildings, houses of the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras are most common. They can be completely rebuilt, but the façade is always preserved. I have seen how the facade was literally cut off from the building, carefully packed for the time of repair, everything else was demolished and, in fact, a new one was built on the site of the old house, to which the restored facade was then attached. But this is rather rare. Many of the houses that look old are actually built a long time ago, they still have real fireplaces that howl in a really cold wind, the interior is decorated with legendary sinks with two taps, high-quality wooden floors and wooden windows, without a hint of double or triple glazing.
Georgian houses
In the photo: Georgian houses are characterized by many narrow rectangular windows. Photo by theculturetrip.com
So, in the eighteenth century in England, the Georgian style became widespread. It was during this era that the aristocracy began to build large multi-room, three- or four-story mansions around beautiful squares with gardens. The houses did not have a strict geometric shape of their own garden, but they had internal corridors and separate bedrooms, which was a novelty for that period. In general, the allocation of the bedroom as an individual space played a big role in the development of English architecture. To this day, houses here are judged not by the number of rooms, but by the number of bedrooms. In Georgian houses, ballrooms, large and small living rooms, master and guest bedrooms were usually arranged on the first two floors, and the upper floors were given to servants, and therefore the rooms are traditionally smaller and the ceilings are lower. Windows were of great importance, since the tax was paid not on the size of the premises, but depending on the number of windows. So, the richer the house was, the more windows it had.
Now Georgian houses still occupy an important place in the architecture of the center of large cities in England and Scotland. Many of them have been converted into apartment complexes. You can see many of these buildings in the center of London, for example, walking around Covent Garden or Kensington.
In the photo: a modern interior of a Georgian house. Photo houzz.co.uk
victorian houses
Pictured is a typical Victorian "terraced house" development. Photo orchardsoflondon.com
The flourishing of the British Empire during the reign of Queen Victoria and a significant improvement in the welfare of the people led to the formation of a new architectural style. Now not only the aristocracy, but also the wealthy bourgeoisie could afford separate houses. Victorian houses no longer had separate floors for servants, and the houses themselves became smaller and narrower. Often the building went on whole streets adjacent to factories and large enterprises. In the Victorian period, the so-called "terraced houses" (terraced houses), standing wall to wall, gained popularity. The facades of houses were painted in the same color throughout the street.
A typical Victorian house is very narrow and has a specific layout: on the first floor there is a kitchen and a living room, smoothly flowing into each other, and on the second and third (if available) there are twin small bedrooms. Interestingly, it was only in the Victorian era that bathrooms adjoining the bedrooms appeared in houses, but they became most widespread later, in the Edwardian period. After all, before the servants could supply a bath and water directly to the master bedroom. But now, when the owners of the houses ran the household on their own, there was no one to carry water with bathrooms, and therefore there was a need for separate bathrooms, which, by the way, almost always had windows.
This was an important feature of the architecture of that period. Houses were built in such a way that daylight was used as efficiently as possible, so terraced houses are characterized by many windows facing the “bright” side. However, dark colors dominated the interior.
At the same time, the appearance of the house was often very refined, demonstrating the true or imaginary wealth of the owner. A beautiful stone porch at the main entrance, terraces with columns, a brick facade, a tiled roof are the characteristic features of a Victorian house.
In the photo: a modern interior of a Victorian house. Photo self-build.co.uk
Inside the premises often flowed into each other, and there were no corridors between them. Entering a Victorian house, you immediately find yourself in the living room - there are no hallways or halls here.
Victorian buildings have been preserved both in many small English cities and in the British capital. It is easily recognizable, as the narrow Victorian streets are usually built up close to each other with houses of the same color. You can easily find them in Chelsea, Hammersmith, Greenwich, Clapham and other parts of London still favored by the middle class to this day.
Edwardian houses
Photo: Edwardian house. Photo timeincuk.net
At the beginning of the 20th century, a rampant development of the suburbs began. A new eclectic style appeared - Edwardian. Despite the fact that King Edward VII did not rule for long, it was during these years that another era of change began in everything, including architecture.
Large, spacious, detached houses with privacy-providing gardens, paneled doors with stained-glass windows, and large windows became common. This architectural style is lighter, airier and lighter.
The Edwardian period also coincided with widespread electrification, so lighting was emphasized in interior design. Many houses of that period had large glass doors leading to the patio - although a small, but private garden, where there was a place for elegant wicker furniture and roses - essential attributes of an ideal English home.
A distinctive feature of the architecture of that period is eclecticism, a mixture of styles, but still there are some common features that distinguish Edwardian houses from Victorian ones: they are lighter, more spacious, and the rooms in them are larger and wider. The floors in the houses of the early twentieth century are parquet, and thick soft carpets were often used in the bedrooms, creating a cozy feeling. The rooms were decorated with glass and mirrors.
If the Edwardian houses stood in a line, then they, as a rule, were located at some distance from the sidewalk. Therefore, small frontal gardens with bushes that act as hedges and testify to the desire to hide from the eyes of passers-by and neighbors have gained popularity. Indoor shutters, curtains, and later blinds appear in houses, because now, with electric lighting, it is much more difficult to maintain privacy.
In London, houses of the Edwardian period can be found everywhere. It is enough to go to Richmond or Hamstead, where you can find entire streets built up with beautiful, spacious mansions of the early twentieth century, made precisely in the Edwardian style. Many of them were remodeled many times, but, as we mentioned above, the British retain the main thing in the architectural sense - the facade of buildings, and, therefore, the historical appearance of houses and streets.
In the photo: the interior of an Edwardian house. Photo realhomes.com
modern houses
In the photo: new high-rise buildings in the Nine Elms area. Photo barratthomes.co.uk
After the Second World War, modernism became the main trend in British architecture, and after that, high-tech. Undoubtedly, they are reflected in residential development. This is especially evident in the center of large cities, where skyscrapers of glass and concrete are growing, as well as on the outskirts of the city, where active new development is underway, and convenience and practicality are put at the forefront.
Personally, I like practical hi-tech, flat floors, square rooms and the absence of intricately sloping ceilings much nicer than Victorian narrow corridor houses with elevation changes and howling wind in the fireplace. For I absolutely do not understand why they are so protected at all. But the vast majority of the British will not agree with me - in their view, sweet Victorian buildings are much more valuable than faceless "remakes".
In the photo: high-tech interior of a modern high-rise building in London. Photo telegraph.co.uk
Once we lived in a beautiful modern house with straight lines, spacious rooms and an extremely simple square floor plan, and when it came time to move, an endless series of visits from potential tenants began. What I didn’t hear about the unfortunate house: it was boring, had no face and personality, was not imbued with the spirit of history. Yes, it was precisely such claims that the conservative British made to housing. After all, the beautiful house with garden was rented by two young couples from Japan who, like us, preferred the convenience to the advantages of the “spirit of history”.
In order to please the requests of fans of antiquity, architects are building new buildings, stylizing them as historical ones. The neo-Victorian and neo-Edwardian design options, while retaining all the charms of the exterior, but without the technical flaws of the old houses, with new plumbing, decorative fireplaces, underfloor heating and good soundproofing, are really beautiful. The carefully preserved historical appearance of cities, combined with the latest achievements of progress - this is what English developers are striving for, which fully meets the expectations of citizens.
England is a two-story country. Rich and modest, Victorian and modern, in towns and villages, typical and individual, detached and townhouses, and four-family - the vast majority of British houses are two stories high. Sometimes townhouses and private houses are three-story. One-story houses are relatively rare. They look typical (usually for several families, in sections) and relatively new. There are also few multi-storey buildings in England. With the exception of the centers of large cities and business (not residential) buildings in general, the multi-storey building, as it seemed, is of a point nature. Sometimes two or three multi-story "towers" can stand in the middle of a vast two-story area. This can be found both in London and in very small towns, for example, in Newmarket (Suffolk).
Modern high-rise residential buildings in England
The main types of residential buildings in the UK are represented by the following options: Terrace house (or terraced house, terrace, row house, linked house, town house) is a special type of residential development (called “row” or “blocked”), in which houses of the same type are interconnected by side walls. The first and last houses in a row are called end terrace, they are also the largest in area.
Important
The main difference between through terraces and back-to-back terraces is that the latter do not have a separate entrance behind the house. Blocked (ordinary) buildings first appeared in Europe in the 16th century.
In the UK, such housing was erected by Nicholas Bourbon after the Great Fire of London in 1666.
UK high-rise buildings
Attention
Very often in English houses you can see the characteristic arrangement of apartments on two or three floors vertically. On the lower floor there is usually a kitchen with a dining area, and on the higher floors there are bedrooms.
This layout is also typical for apartments in London, where you can find elegant duplexes or triplexes. Many who want to acquire their own apartment in London make their choice in favor of the mansions of traditional architecture. One of the most striking examples of English architecture is the red-brick Victorian houses with tiled roofs and symmetrical white-paneled windows. A special reverent attitude to one's own home is also reflected in the Englishman's habit of choosing a name for it.
At the same time, a certain emotional component may appear in the traditional English character.
Modern architecture in England
Recent studies have shown that children and the elderly are not recommended to live above the 10th floor, as this may adversely affect their well-being. The cost of apartments in skyscrapers varies depending on the area where the house is built.
Therefore, housing is acquired by people of both the middle class and those with high incomes. Semi-detached house A semi-detached house is two houses with a common soundproof wall that have the same layout.
Popular with middle class people. The advantage of such houses is the presence of their own garages and fairly large plots of land.
There are no significant downsides. Сhurch сonversion This property is popular among the inhabitants of England. Represents apartments and houses, equipped in buildings of historical significance, where ancient elements are preserved, such as frescoes or stained-glass windows.
Main types of housing
Perhaps one of the most famous traits of the English character is adherence to traditions, which is reflected in various areas of life, including a special attitude towards one's own home. The English love their home, respectfully calling it "their fortress".
They subconsciously tend to live apart, ideally in a separate cozy house intended for one family. This could not but be reflected in the layout of residential buildings in England.
In addition to the mansions and complexes with modern real estate in London, England is still a country dominated by the construction of low-rise buildings. Old houses in England are often a long two-story brick building with many multi-colored doors.
Each color corresponds to a specific owner.
Types of houses in English. types of accommodation in English.
In the era of the reign of King George III, terraced houses were distinguished by details more characteristic of palaces - these are, for example, facades with ornate gables and columns (Grosvenor Square in London, Park Crescent, Bayswater, Queen Square in Bath). With the development of the Industrial Revolution and the industrialization of English cities, massive block building with small standard houses made it possible to solve the issue of housing for workers in factories, docks and factories. As a result, by the end of the 19th century, the appearance of many industrial cities in England (Manchester, Liverpool) was determined by long rows of economical, overcrowded brick houses with 2-tier apartments. The situation began to change only in the 1960s and 70s, when many of these quarters were reconstructed or demolished, and the sites were built up with buildings that meet modern architectural and urban planning requirements adopted in the UK.
English house traditions
This type of housing is more suitable for young couples without children. Bungalow A one-story single-family house is called a bungalow.
Such houses have their own distinctive features - a flat roof and the obligatory presence of a veranda. Bungalow appearance may vary from country to country.
The advantage is the low cost of the house, the disadvantage is the lack of a garage and a land plot. This type of real estate is in demand among people who stay in the country seasonally, for example, who come for summer holidays.
Terrace house A special type of building, in which houses of the same type are placed in one row and connected to each other by side walls. They are usually built near large industrial facilities for the purpose of further resettlement of working personnel. Such houses are quite cheap. However, they have a small area, which is a significant disadvantage for many.
Types of housing abroad: which type is better?
Such houses are typical of Africa, Asia and other countries and coastal areas where flooding is possible. Wigwam [‘wɪgwæm] is a cone-shaped dwelling used by Native Americans.
Chalet [‘ʃæleɪ] - a small wooden house with a sloping roof. Such structures are typical of mountainous regions, especially the Swiss Alps.
Tree house - tree house. It is used more often for children's games than for housing, but some people live in such houses. Shanty [‘ʃæntɪ] - hut, shack, hut. Hovel [‘hɔvəl], [‘hʌ vəl] - barn, barn, shelter, shed, hut.
In addition, it can act as a synonym for the word shanty. Shack [ʃæk] - shack, hut. Synonym of shanty. Hut - a hut, a poor dwelling, a barrack, a temporary shelter, a hut, a booth.
Tent - tent, canopy.
In addition, old buildings converted into modern housing are popular in the UK - for example, former water stations, mills, stables, Catholic churches, etc. One of the most expensive and prestigious real estate of this kind is the former royal stables in London (Mews). And if in the XVII-XVIII centuries. they were used for horses and servants, but now these small houses, located in the best areas of the British capital, are the decoration of the street and the pride of their owners. Completely modernized picturesque private houses with a separate parking space and garage are the dream of many Englishmen.
Church Сonversion is also quite expensive real estate, unusual for Russians, but popular among the British. In such apartments, arranged in historical buildings, frescoes and ancient stained-glass windows remain, and high ceilings are often made in the form of a vault.
In all countries of the world there are a large number of different types of housing. Not all potential buyers are aware of this diversity and the differences of each individual object.
Any type of real estate has its pros and cons, so for the right choice it is very important to take into account all the nuances. Housing is a kind of temple for the body, and the whole further fate of its owner depends on the right purchase.
The more comfortable the interior space of the house, the happier its owners. Townhouse Townhouse is a small low-rise building with several spacious apartments, most often multi-level.
Usually townhouses do not have an entrance, and each apartment has its own separate entrance, garage and a small plot of land. The layout of apartments can be both the same and different. The advantage of this type of property is the relatively low cost.
Residential real estate in England is a rather interesting topic, since there are a lot of different types of housing in this country and they are very different from our reality.
Various houses in England reflect the history of this country, and correspond to some new architectural trends. England is often called two-story, because it is this type of housing that is most common here, unlike multi-story Russia.
If a person lights up with the idea of buying a house in England, you need to carefully understand the topic, find out the main types of English buildings, their approximate cost, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each type of property. Below we will consider what kind of houses there are in England, what features each of them has, which of them are the most prestigious for an Englishman, and which are the most comfortable for a Russian person.
Features of the real estate market in England
The concepts of real estate in different countries are different, so when considering English houses, it is worth considering what the British themselves mean. So, the concepts of "one-room", "two-room", etc. not in England.
Describing residential real estate, they name only the number of bedrooms. Those. a house in which the living room, dining room, office are separate rooms, and there is only one bedroom, will be called a “one-bedroom house”. Houses with two or eight bedrooms get their names in the same way.
Another difference is that the first floor in our understanding for the British is considered the "ground floor", the second - the first, and the third - the second. Therefore, if they say that an apartment or a room is located on the first floor, in our view it is the second floor. Thus in England, two-story houses are actually three-story.
Also, the difference from our reality is the absence of entrances or front doors in apartment buildings.
Rather, a room that fulfills the same role in an English house can be called a tiny hall. The reason for this is most likely the continued demand for housing, which forces homeowners to split the space into several separate apartments for maximum profit.
We can say that after living in England, a small Russian two-room apartment will seem like a mansion to a person who is accustomed to our realities, everything is so cramped, compressed and combined with the British. Although in some cases, everything can be quite different.
In addition to specific residential real estate built directly for living, England is rich in the presence of non-standard buildings converted into residential premises. So, houses can turn out to be a former water station, a Catholic church, a stable, a mill, an agricultural warehouse, an old school, etc.
Moreover, in England such buildings are valued almost more than ordinary residential buildings., since there is much more space than in standard residential buildings and apartments. Particularly attractive are the chic buildings on the banks of the rivers, which used to be shipyards for unloading ships.
It is worth saying that in England there is no institution of propiska, and there is not even such a concept.
Confirmation that a person lives in a certain territory is bank accounts to a certain address or utility bills. But visitors have enough problems with the execution of all documents.
To open a bank account, you need to confirm your address, although it is very difficult to rent a house without a bank account. And it is impossible to get a job without this very account. It turns out a vicious circle for those who end up in England without connections.
Property in England is divided into two types: freehold and leasehold.. The first option means free full ownership of the property and the land on which it is located. The second option is considered, in fact, a leased property, i.e. the purchased apartment does not guarantee the purchase of the land on which the house is located.
In this regard, problems often arise during redevelopment, construction work, etc. In addition, you have to pay the rent of the land itself. However, sometimes the same problems with construction and alterations face the owners of not only housing, but also land.
This is due to the fact that in England there is the concept of "listed buildings", meaning those buildings and structures that are included in the list of architectural and historical values. In England, many private houses are included in this list.
By law, the owner of such a house is obliged to monitor the safety of the building, has no right to change the appearance of the building. This applies to all materials - from roof covering to fittings (door handles and door hinges). Perhaps it was thanks to this law, which was not very convenient for homeowners, that the British were able to preserve many ancient buildings and structures in their original form.
Various houses in England
The main types of houses in England are represented by the following options:
Such houses represent the most luxurious and prestigious housing. These are detached mansions for one family., they do not have common walls with other houses, and the adjacent territory is completely privately owned, i.e. at the disposal of the owners. On this territory, you can install any structures and buildings - from playgrounds to swimming pools.
But this housing option is the most expensive, since the owner of the house is obliged to maintain, equip and repair all buildings on his own. Prices for similar real estate in England are about 320 thousand pounds sterling. In London, of course, these prices are much higher.
- . These houses are connected or adjacent buildings, when two houses share one common wall. Each half of the building has its own entrance, garage, garden, and the houses themselves can be either absolutely identical in appearance and layout, or completely different. Approximately one third of all houses in England- adjacent, this is the most popular type of housing here. Linked homes are priced at around £190,000.
- Terraced houses (row houses). In our country, this type of buildings, called townhouses, has also become popular. In England, terraced houses are a row or chain of houses that share two common walls with neighbors. The end houses have only one common wall and are more expensive. The average cost of such houses is 165 thousand pounds.
- Bungalow. Also in England, one-story houses, called bungalows, are also popular. True, they are mostly distributed in rural areas, because due to the lack of land for construction, it is not advisable to build one-story houses in the city.
There are also high-rise buildings in England, however, this is the most unprestigious housing. It mainly serves as municipal housing for the low-income segments of the population (council houses), and was originally built for constantly arriving immigrants in the 60s.
Because of the population contingent, such houses are called ghettos, they are considered disadvantaged and they try to bypass them. However, in some houses, apartments are specially bought out, after which they are called ex-council flats. In prosperous areas, this is quite popular housing, however, it is small in area and with rather low ceilings.
Of course, it is better to get acquainted with the rich real estate market of England on the spot, and it is even better to get information from a specialist or a person who has been living in this country for a long time, but not an Englishman. Still, our ideas about houses and apartments are very different, and anyone will probably have to deal with differences in wording more than once.
