British houses

Where do people live in Britain??? Bo they live in houses or flats? do they live in towns or there countryside?

Well, 90 % of there population live in towns.
There are lots of differents kinds of houses. This is the kind of house you find in British towns. Terraced houses are joined together.

There 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 on to them. Some houses are very modern and some are hundreds of years but otheres can be quite small.
Lots of people live in flats, espacially in big towns and cities.

Houses in differents pats of Britain can look very different. There are lots of regional bariations because builders use local materials. Threr are also differences in age. Some houses are very modren and some are hundreds of years old.

There are traditions thatched cottages. Thatch is made from reeds and is used for the roof.
Cottage is the name for a small house in the country.

A famous traditional saying is 'An Englishman's home is his castle. British people spend a lot of time and money on their homes and gardens. this is called DIY, which means do it Yourself. There are large DIY sotores and garden centres near every town. British people are always trying to make their home intro a castle.