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Difference between end of terrace and semi-detached?
car0line123
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I can see what a row of terrace houses looks like, as opposed to 2 semi-detached houses.
What I don't know if there is a difference in terms of maintenance (the communal roofs for example, if the roof is even considered communal) and things like that?
I know what owning a flat implies, but not semi-detached or terraced house.
Confused! (I am in England)
What I don't know if there is a difference in terms of maintenance (the communal roofs for example, if the roof is even considered communal) and things like that?
I know what owning a flat implies, but not semi-detached or terraced house.
Confused! (I am in England)
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you own the roof over your house -its not an apartment0
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There isn't any difference as far as the owner is concerned, but in geneal a semi is more desirable than an end of terrace as you are seen as being a step closer to the holy grail of living in a house that isn't attached to another house.0
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I normally think of a semi detached as being attached on one side to a single house rather than a whole terrace.0
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With a terrace there are more likely to be rights of way through your back garden, but that's the only real difference I can think of.Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0
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Other things being equal, a semi will cost more than an end-of-terrace.
Or, looking at it from the other side, with an end-of-terrace you get all the advantages of a semi for less money.
The end-of-terrace tends to be bigger than the rest of the terrace, and generally has a bigger garden too. It will have more windows, as there are side windows as well as just front and back. And of course only one neighbour.
The roof of neither a semi nor and end-of-terrace is seen as communal - you only need to be concerned about the roof above your own property.No longer a spouse, or trailing, but MSE won't allow me to change my username...0 -
The only concern I would have with an end terrace vs. a semi is parking. Semis are more likely to have drives and be more spaced out. Whereas terraces tend to lead to more on- road parking0
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or like mine - has its own garage0
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now developers have gone posh and call them town houses"Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many"0
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ruggedtoast wrote: »There isn't any difference as far as the owner is concerned, but in geneal a semi is more desirable than an end of terrace as you are seen as being a step closer to the holy grail of living in a house that isn't attached to another house.
A sign of affluence in an area can be amount of detached properties in the area compared to semi or terraced.0
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