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−	Back-to-back housing is a form of terraced housing ~~system~~ in which two houses share a rear wall. With the rapid expansion of the population in Victorian Britain’s factory towns during the Industrial Revolution, many thousands of back-to-back houses were built.	+	Back-to-back housing is a form of terraced housing in which two houses share a rear wall. With the rapid expansion of the population in Victorian Britain’s factory towns during the Industrial Revolution, many thousands of back-to-back houses were built.

−	~~Back-to-back houses~~ were ~~built for~~ working class people and were ~~typically~~ of low quality and high density. The houses ~~would~~ usually be either ‘two-up-two-down’ (i.e. two rooms on both floors), or one room on each of three floors.	+	They were typically occupied by working class people and were generally of low quality and high density. The houses were usually either ‘two-up-two-down’ (i.e. two rooms on both floors), or one room on each of three floors.

−	Because of three of the four walls ~~being~~ shared with other buildings, this type of housing suffered from poor illumination and ventilation~~, with low standard sanitation~~. However, they ~~can be said to~~ have ~~had~~ some benefits, such as being cheap to build and inexpensive to rent, as well as delivering high density while giving people their own home as opposed to a flat.	+	Because three of the four walls were shared with other buildings, this type of housing suffered from poor illumination and ventilation. However, they did have some benefits, such as being cheap to build and inexpensive to rent, as well as delivering high-density while giving people their own home as opposed to a flat.

−	~~Eventually back~~-to-back housing was ~~deemed~~ unsatisfactory and the Housing Act 1909 outlawed ~~their~~ further construction. However, some local authorities continued to sanction their construction ~~up to~~ the late-1930s.	+	Back-to-back housing was eventually judged to be unsatisfactory and the Housing Act of 1909 outlawed further construction. However, some local authorities continued to sanction their construction until the late-1930s.

−	Back-to-back housing was particularly common in the inner city areas of Birmingham, Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool, Salford and Nottingham. Only small areas of the housing still exists, most notably in Birmingham ~~which has~~ been preserved as a museum by the National Trust.	+	Back-to-back housing was particularly common in the inner city areas of Birmingham, Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool, Salford and Nottingham. Only small areas of the housing still exists, most notably in Birmingham where they have been preserved as a museum by the National Trust.

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Back-to-back housing is a form of terraced housing system in which two houses share a rear wall. With the rapid expansion of the population in Victorian Britain’s factory towns during the Industrial Revolution, many thousands of back-to-back houses were built.

Back-to-back houses were built for working class people and were typically of low quality and high density. The houses would usually be either ‘two-up-two-down’ (i.e. two rooms on both floors), or one room on each of three floors.

Because of three of the four walls being shared with other buildings, this type of housing suffered from poor illumination and ventilation, with low standard sanitation. However, they can be said to have had some benefits, such as being cheap to build and inexpensive to rent, as well as delivering high density while giving people their own home as opposed to a flat.

Eventually back-to-back housing was deemed unsatisfactory and the Housing Act 1909 outlawed their further construction. However, some local authorities continued to sanction their construction up to the late-1930s.

Back-to-back housing was particularly common in the inner city areas of Birmingham, Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool, Salford and Nottingham. Only small areas of the housing still exists, most notably in Birmingham which has been preserved as a museum by the National Trust.

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=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

* Affordable housing.
* Public v private sector housing.
* Social housing.
* Social rented housing.
* Terraced house.
* Terraced houses and the public realm.
* The full cost of poor housing.

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