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Homes whose walls were cast in concrete on site, between temporary shuttering. 58 house types, each with how it was built, what to look out for and what it means when you buy.

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58 house types
Updated July 2026

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In situ concrete The Aberdeen Corporation House The Aberdeen Corporation house is an in-situ reinforced concrete house designed by Aberdeen Corporation and built in 1939. It formed part of a wider effort to address housing… 5 min read

In situ concrete The Alderton House The Alderton house is an in-situ reinforced concrete house from the 1940s, designed by J S Alderton & Co. It was built at a time of significant housing shortage in the UK, when… 6 min read

In situ concrete The Arup House The Arup house is a reinforced concrete house built in 1947, during the effort to address the UK's housing shortage after the Second World War. It was designed by Yorke Rosenberg… 6 min read

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Flettons Photograph to follow In situ concrete The Banton No-Fines House The Banton No-Fines house is an in-situ concrete house built between 1954 and 1955, when there was strong demand in the UK for affordable housing that could be put up quickly. The… 5 min read

In situ concrete The Beco Wallform House The Beco Wallform house is an in-situ concrete house built from 1975 onwards. The system was designed by Beco Products Ltd and manufactured by Vencel Resil Ltd, and it is also… 6 min read

In situ concrete The Blackburn No-Fines House The Blackburn No-Fines house is a system-built, in-situ concrete house from the 1950s, a period of significant housing shortage in the UK when rapid construction methods were… 5 min read

In situ concrete The Boswell House The Boswell house dates mainly from the 1920s. After the First World War there was a pressing need for affordable housing for a growing population and returning soldiers, and the… 6 min read

In situ concrete The Boyd Gibbons No-Fines House The Boyd Gibbons No-Fines house is an in-situ concrete house from the 1940s, part of the wider effort to meet the UK's post-war housing shortage. It was manufactured by Boyd… 5 min read

In situ concrete The BRS Type 4 House The BRS Type 4 house is a rare form of post-war non-traditional housing designed by the Building Research Station (BRS). Constructed between 1953 and 1956, only 60 examples were… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Brydon No-Fines House The Brydon No-Fines house is a rare non-traditional property type constructed in the 1940s in response to significant housing shortages following the Second World War. Built by… 4 min read

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Flettons Photograph to follow In situ concrete The Concrete Frames House The Concrete Frames house dates from 1945, when the UK faced a severe housing shortage after the Second World War and both government and the private sector were looking for… 6 min read

In situ concrete The Conslab House The Conslab House is an extremely rare form of non-traditional housing developed during the 1950s as part of the post-war housing programme in the United Kingdom. Designed by P M… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Cook House The Cook House is a rare system-built property manufactured by R Cook and Sons and designed by the architectural firms Clayton and Black, T Garratt and Son, and W H Overton… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Corolite House The Corolite house is a system-built property manufactured by Corolite Construction Co. Ltd between 1923 and 1927. It was developed during a period of significant housing shortage… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Corvus House The Corvus house is a rare post-war non-traditional property manufactured by William Cowlin & Son Ltd and designed by N. Rooke. Constructed in 1946 in response to the acute… 4 min read

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In situ concrete The Dagenham Special House The Dagenham Special house emerged in the 1920s during the post-World War I housing boom. Built primarily in Dagenham, East London, these properties formed part of the rapid… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Diatomite House The Diatomite house is a historically significant non-traditional property type that emerged during the 1920s as part of the post-First World War housing expansion in the UK… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Doric House The Doric house is a concrete system-built house from the 1920s, manufactured by the Modern Building Co. It was built at a time of significant demand for affordable housing in the… 5 min read

In situ concrete The Dry Walls House Dry Walls houses were predominantly built in the 1920s. Designed by M Maberley-Smith and constructed by the Victoria Construction Co., they were typically developed as bungalows… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Duo-Slab House The Duo-Slab house, also known as the Airey house, forms part of the UK’s inter-war non-traditional housing stock. Designed by William Airey and manufactured by William Airey &… 4 min read

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In situ concrete The Easiform Type 1 House Easiform Type 1 houses were constructed between 1919 and 1928 in response to the significant housing shortage following the First World War. Built across urban and suburban… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Easiform Type 2 House The Easiform Type 2 house, developed by J Laing Construction Ltd, represents a significant chapter in British system-built housing. Constructed between the 1920s and the 1970s… 4 min read Flettons Photograph to follow In situ concrete The Edinburgh Foamed Slag House The Edinburgh Foamed Slag house is an in-situ concrete house built in 1944, at a time when demand for affordable, quickly constructed homes was at its height. Only two were ever… 5 min read

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In situ concrete The Farrans No-Fines House The Farrans No-Fines house emerged during the 1960s as part of the wider post-war response to housing shortages across the UK. Constructed by Farrans Construction, these… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Fidler House The Fidler House, designed by D.G. Fidler, is a notable example of early 20th-century British residential architecture. Constructed between 1926 and 1928, approximately 2,000 of… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Firmcrete House The Firmcrete house is a form of system-built property developed during the 1960s in response to post-war housing demand. Manufactured by Firmcrete (London) Ltd, approximately… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Foamed Slag House The Foamed Slag house, also known as the No-Fines house, is a system-built property developed between 1946 and 1951 in response to significant post-war housing shortages in the… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Forrester-Marsh House The Forrester-Marsh house, also known as Edwards Construction, is a non-traditional property type that emerged in the 1920s. Designed and manufactured by Edwards Construction Co… 4 min read

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In situ concrete The Gadie House The Gadie house is a distinctive UK property type constructed during the 1920s. Developed in response to post-World War I housing demand, these system-built semi-detached homes… 4 min read

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In situ concrete The Herald House When considering a property purchase in the UK, understanding the intricacies of different property types is crucial. One such property type is the Herald house, also known as the… 4 min read

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In situ concrete The Kirton House The Kirton house is a distinctive two-storey terraced property type that emerged in the 1920s as part of the UK’s post-World War I housing boom. These homes were developed to… 4 min read

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In situ concrete The Lamella House The Lamella House, also known as the Lamella Roofed Cottage, was manufactured by F Hills & Sons Ltd between 1946 and 1948. Developed during the post-war housing shortage, it… 4 min read Flettons Photograph to follow In situ concrete The Lowestoft Borough House The Lowestoft Borough house is a concrete house built in the 1920s. It was designed by S W Mobbs and produced by Lowestoft Borough Council, the local authority responsible for a… 5 min read

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In situ concrete The Maxim House The Maxim House is a post-war system-built property manufactured by A A Stuart & Sons (Glasgow) Ltd between 1949 and 1954. Approximately 700 units were constructed, predominantly… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Miller No-Fines House The Miller No-Fines house is a post-war form of non-traditional housing developed around 1950 in response to the acute housing shortage following the Second World War. Designed by… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Miller Temporary Bungalow The Miller Temporary Bungalow, also known as the Miller No-Fines or simply No-Fines, is a distinctive form of non-traditional housing manufactured by J Miller & Partners Ltd… 4 min read

In situ concrete The MOW Demonstration Expanded Clay House The MOW Demonstration Expanded Clay house, also known as the Expanded Clay house, is a rare non-traditional property type in the UK. Designed by the Ministry of Works, these… 4 min read

In situ concrete The MOW Demonstration Foamed Slag House The MOW Demonstration Foamed Slag house stands as a unique relic of post-war British architecture. Designed by the Ministry of Works in the 1940s, this property type is… 4 min read

In situ concrete The MOW Demonstration No-Fines House The MOW Demonstration No-Fines house is a rare non-traditional property type developed in the 1940s by the Ministry of Works (MOW) as part of the post-war housing programme. Only… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Mowlem House The Mowlem house is a distinctive type of system-built property constructed between 1965 and 1981. Designed by Constructional Services Ltd and manufactured by Mowlem (Buildings)… 4 min read

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In situ concrete The O’Sullivan House The O’Sullivan house, also known as the Miller O’Sullivan or simply O’Sullivans, is a distinctive type of system-built property developed in the UK during the 1940s, with building… 5 min read

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In situ concrete The Parkwall House The Parkwall house, also known as the Lindsay Parkinson, Outinard Parkinson, or simply Parkinson house, is a system-built property developed during the 1960s. Manufactured by Sir… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Permacrete House The Permacrete house, also known as Cemacrete and Cemalite, represents a distinctive form of 1940s non-traditional housing developed in response to acute post-war demand… 4 min read

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In situ concrete The Quikform House The Quikform house, also known as the Bryant Kwikform, Bryant Quikform, or Bryant System A, is a form of post-war system-built housing developed in the UK from 1945 onwards… 3 min read

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In situ concrete The Rumble House The Rumble House is a rare non-traditional property type designed in the early 1950s by architect Hugh Casson and manufactured by Tersons Ltd. Constructed between 1952 and 1953… 4 min read

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In situ concrete The Schindler House The Schindler house, also known as the AW Hawksley SGS, is a historically significant post-war system-built property type in the UK. Built between 1949 and 1954, these homes were… 8 min read

In situ concrete The Solvyt House The Solvyt house is a rare early non-traditional house type dating from 1927. Only 44 units were constructed, predominantly as two-storey semi-detached and terraced houses. These… 4 min read

In situ concrete The SSHA Wartime Cellular Concrete House The SSHA Wartime Cellular Concrete house, also known as the SSHA No-Fines house, forms part of Britain’s wartime housing response, dating from 1940. These properties were… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Sunskeeme House When considering a property purchase in the UK, understanding different non-traditional construction types is important. The Sunskeeme house, also known as the Sunley System… 3 min read

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In situ concrete The Tenaplas House The Tenaplas house is a rare form of non-traditional housing developed during the 1940s. Manufactured by Tenaplas Ltd and also known as the Edron Trust house, these properties… 3 min read

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In situ concrete The Unit No-Fines House The Unit No-Fines house is a form of system-built, non-traditional housing developed in the UK between 1927 and the 1950s. Its introduction coincided with periods of acute housing… 3 min read

In situ concrete The Universal House When considering a property purchase in the UK, understanding the construction and risks associated with non-traditional house types is essential. The Universal house is one such… 4 min read

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In situ concrete The Vine & Vine House The Vine & Vine house is a distinctive form of non-traditional housing designed by the architectural practice Vine & Vine and manufactured by Mattock & Parsons. Construction dates… 4 min read

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In situ concrete The Wakefield Special House The Wakefield Special house is a form of early system-built housing developed during the 1920s in response to post-World War I housing shortages. These properties were intended to… 3 min read

In situ concrete The War Office No-Fines House The War Office No-Fines house is a rare and historically significant form of post-war housing developed in 1953. These properties were produced as part of a collaboration between… 3 min read

In situ concrete The Weir No-Fines House The Weir No-Fines house is a relatively rare post-war non-traditional property type, developed between 1949 and the 1950s in response to acute housing shortages. The system was… 3 min read

In situ concrete The Whatling House When considering a property purchase in the UK, understanding the history, construction, and inherent risks of the building type is essential. The Whatling house is a… 4 min read

In situ concrete The Wimpey No-Fines House The Wimpey No-Fines house is a form of post-war non-traditional housing developed in response to acute housing shortages following the Second World War. Constructed by George… 4 min read

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