Semi-Heaven

Semi-detached housing is often mocked as quaint and outmoded, yet it accounts for over 10% of London’s homes and has remained enormously popular in the capital’s suburban areas. What has made this unfashionable form of housing so enduringly successful? And does it have a brighter future than is generally assumed?

Andrew Beharrell, former Senior Partner at Pollard Thomas Edwards, will talk about origins and perceptions of the semi, what makes them successful and how we might tackle their deficiencies. He contrasts incremental change with the large-scale densification of suburban town centres.

Chair: Claire Bennie, Founder, We Are Municipal