British houses

There are lots of different kinds of houses. This is the kind of house you find in British towns. Terraced houses are joined together - sometimes in a long row, but some terraces have only got a few houses.
These are semi-detached houses - just two houses joined together. There are as many semi-detached houses in Britain as terraced houses. Sixty per cent of the population live in terraced or semi-detached houses.
These are detached houses - there aren't any other houses joined on to them. Some detached houses are very large but others can be quite small.
Lots of people live in flats, especially in big towns and cities.

Houses in different parts of Britain can look very different. There are lots of regional variations because builders use local materials. Some houses are very modern and some are hundreds of years old.

A famous traditional saying is "An Englishman's home in his castle". British people spend a lot of time and money on their homes and gardens.