Properties built built pre Due to such varied construction techniques for the property it is hard to be specific without further information. Properties from this period might have visuals such as the below: Properties built between to Due to generally wooden construction in this period, not many homes survive.
Properties from this period might have visuals such as the below: Properties built between to Construction techniques improved greatly in this period which means that many properties have survived unless they fell prey to over-zealous town planners in recent years.
Properties from this period might have visuals such as the below: Properties built between and From Georgian into the Victorian era, this was a boom time for building with properties beginning to adopt layouts and styles we easily recognise today.
Properties from this period might have visuals such as the below: Basement Shutters Properties built between to This mid-Victorian era is a time when many of our towns and cities expanded at a tremendous rate.
Properties from this period might have visuals such as the below: Artexed ceilings Properties built between and From the Victorian era into Edwardian at the height of the British Empire, millions of homes were constructed for the rapidly growing, more prosperous population. Properties from this period might have visuals such as the below: Properties built between and From Edward VIII to George V there was very little building in the mid-period due to the demands for men and material for the First World War.
Properties from this period might have visuals such as the below: Bay Windows Properties built between to An era when a 3-bed semi in suburbia was the aspiration of millions.
Properties from this period might have visuals such as the below: Properties built between to Construction of homes virtually stopped from to as World War 2 took supplies and labour but demand was high immediately afterwards when returning soldiers expected decent housing.
Properties from this period might have visuals such as the below: Parquet flooring Properties built between and The post-war boom saw prefabs replaced with council and private houses built with modern brick, good ventilation, fitted kitchens and central heating. Properties from this period might have visuals such as the below Properties built between and As Thatcherism gained momentum, millions took the chance to buy their council houses and a building boom began.
Properties from this period might have visuals such as the below: Other ways to find out how old your house is Check with the solicitor you used when buying the property, they may have kept a copy If you have a mortgage, your survey may say how old the building is Your local authority may have further details about when planning permission was granted Ask neighbours in the same sort of properties if they know the age of their house Check the property deeds for further information about when the house was constructed If you have lost the deeds to your property you should inquire with the land registry to get a new copy of them.
The title policy is the insurance documents for your deed history, or chain of ownership. Both items have information pointing to the year the home was built and should have been given to you when you bought the home.
Your purchase appraisal, or evaluation of the home's worth, and the home inspection should note the year built if you have the papers. Go to the county recorder's office or its website if you don't have your chain of title documents. The recorder's office has the deeds and records for your property on file as public record, which you can look up for free. Look at your house's design features. The designs and architectural style of your home can narrow down the years in which the house may have been built, since styles tend to change over time.
Asking your neighbours A neighbour may have previously aged their own property. Asking a seller or estate agent If you are in the process of buying the house, ask your seller or their agent. Finding the age of older properties The Land Registry Act is a record of 2, properties registered in It's worth taking a look to see if your home is registered — it's free to check. You could also search your local archives, such as parish records, county record offices or your local library.
Look at census returns made at ten-year intervals between and to find a first mention of the address to narrow down the timeframe.
Look at historical editions of Ordnance Survey maps or, contact a local history society or amateur historian that might be willing to take up the challenge. By Amy Smith First published 23 June facebook twitter. Hi, I am planning to buy a property and I would like to know if there's anywhere where I could find out if a new building is going to be built in front of that place.
Anyone can help me? Comment by AdamH posted on on 04 March Comment by Lisa Clements posted on on 17 March I'm looking into the history of my house which I believe was built in or around However, I also believe that the number of the house actually changed at some point but have no idea what it was. How can I find out please? Comment by AdamH posted on on 18 March Lisa - local research and perhaps the local census or local authority can assist with regards any renumbering records. Comment by David Rew posted on on 30 May Over the past decade, we have been developing a radical, agile and iterative approach to interactive data visualisation at University Hospital Southampton, using stacked parallel timelines and iconography to link to documents and reports.
This allows us to display the entire clinical history of ach and every patient in our care on a single screen. The system is now live at UHS for all authorised users to review some 2. We recognise that the concept could be as readily applied to creating a great tool to display and interact with the entire history of any property for which information exists or can be added in future.
Very happy to explore further if you or anyone else with a suitable user case would like to get in touch via the email address supplied. Comment by Adam posted on on 08 July Hi, I live in a house of non standard concrete construction. Is there a way I can find out what type of concrete construction.
It is critical for me to know so that I can refinance my house. Many thanks. Comment by AdamH posted on on 09 July Adam - not through us I'm afraid as such details are not part of the land register.
I would suggest sourcing a structural or quantity surveyor for assistance. Comment by Adam posted on on 09 July Thank you for your quick reply. In case anyone else is in the same position I found my local council had a record.
Possibly because my property was ex local authority. Many thanks once more. Comment by J Jones posted on on 05 August Hi, Through our local historical archives I have found the original deeds of our house dating back to a 99 year lease in which defined 4 houses to be built on the land. The archives hold the original lease, the land certificate documents with numbers and dated April and further legal documents dealing with the lease and subsequent wills.
These documents are complete up to We also have our current land registry documents which only register our present ownership. Can I find more about the land certificate of ? All 4 houses had the same land certificate number does this mean they were built at the same time time. Thank you. Comment by AdamH posted on on 05 August J Jones - registration did not always occur when a building was erected on the land. Thank you Adam for your very prompt and helpful response.
Does the same land certificate number for 4 houses mean that they were built together. They are a continuous terrace.? The houses are throughout the period described as an entity. Building a house and registering are rarely linked other than with developments completed in the late 20th century and now.
Comment by Doris posted on on 13 September I was told that if the house has the original toilet, the date was stamped under the toilet tank lid to find out when the house was built. Comment by Robin Smith posted on on 28 October I'm trying to find out the construction method of a house of non standard construction, can anyone point me in the right direction? Comment by AdamH posted on on 29 October Comment by.. Came across this page and just wanted to say that well done Adam H you are a very patient person to deal with all these individual comments that some of which just required proper reading of the article.
Comment by Andrew Baillie posted on on 24 January A good way to age a property, particularly if it is under years old, it to visit your local family history center and ask to view the electoral registers. These history centers are often in local libraries, sometimes in bigger offices. They are always available, and free to research.
Your property will appear on the electoral registers either the year it was built providing it was built before October, or the following year if it was built after October. These registers are provided on a year by year basis, and interestingly will offer the occupants names too, allowing full history detail. Comment by Claire posted on on 08 June Hi Andrew, for council tax appealing purposes, would you have any idea how to source the number of bedrooms that a property has please?
Comment by AdamH posted on on 08 June Comment by Jack Forshaw posted on on 17 May How do I find out when a house was built and will an insurance company accept a reasonable guess? Comment by AdamH posted on on 18 May Jack - the article advises on how to try. Are you serious Quoted from this official Gov.
I am in the process of disputing our council tax banding fee and all I have done is hit brick walls when I am attempting to meet your appeal criteria regarding finding like-for-like properties in my area!! All I need is to know when the comparison properties were built and how many bedrooms they hold but this is near-on impossible.
Then, to read your unhelpful quip just frustrated me further. Any advice on where to source the information that you require would be very much appreciated Houses are built at different times and for very different reasons sometimes. Locals often take an interest and historians may too but not for every house or property so only ever an option.
Just trying to be helpful but do appreciate how that may not always work for some readers. Comment by Geoff Hartnell posted on on 03 February We're in the same situation trying to appeal a council tax rating Our house was built around , but trying to find several properties within our local area of the same age is proving virtually impossible. We are signed up to Ancestry and FindMyPast, but trying to search the Census means looking at each individual record, once you've narrowed it down to an area - surely there has to be a better way.
And because of lockdown, you can't just go and look in your local library or wherever the records are held. Comment by PaulJ posted on on 19 June Comment by Adam Is a Hero posted on on 10 July Comment by AdamH posted on on 11 July Comment by Richard Farrow posted on on 06 August Hi, I am trying to get historical copies of the register and title plans for a ruined building that was registered in I applied for a search to get the title numbers that have been sent to me.
I now need to get copies of these using form HC1 but it requires me to fill in the exact dates of the register and plans which I do not have. It says that without this the application will be rejected. The dates were not given on the search results form, only the title numbers. How can I find the dates? Also the results form listed five different title numbers. Would that be five different buildings like the family house, gardener's cottage, stables, etc. Comment by AdamH posted on on 07 August Comment by Richard Farrow posted on on 07 August Comment by SallyG posted on on 30 August
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