maisonettes
Two-story dwelling units
Maisonettes are small houses or apartments, typically on two floors with a separate entrance from the street.
The term is British and carries a slightly upmarket connotation—suggesting something more substantial than a flat but smaller than a full house.
They converted the Victorian terrace into maisonettes.
House with offset floors
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- bi-levelHaving two tiers
- stairsSet of steps
landing · compact · gallery · layout · self-contained · entrance · balcony · terrace
Place one inhabits
- apartmentRented unit in building
- flatLacking vertical variation
- unitIndividual part or measure
- homeOne's personal residence
accommodation · housing · property · abode · quarters · tenement · household · occupancy
Made for specific function
- interwarBetween major conflicts
- postwarAfter hostilities end
- bedsitSingle-room dwelling unit
- flatletVery small apartment
walkup · terrace · semi-detached · letting · ground-floor · first-floor
Advisory deliberative group
- estateProperty and grounds
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- high-riseMultistory tall building
- postwarAfter hostilities end
brutalist · neighbourhood · borough · municipal · redevelopment · regeneration · gentrification · inner-city
Restricted to certain parties
- freeholdPermanent property title
- leaseholdRented property interest
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- propertySomething owned or inherent
buy-to-let · equity · mortgage · conveyancing · freeholder · leaseholder · tenure · resale
split-level
House with offset floors
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- bi-levelHaving two tiers
stairs · landing · compact · gallery · layout · self-contained · entrance · balcony · terrace · patio
residence
Place one inhabits
home · accommodation · housing · property · abode · quarters · tenement · household · occupancy · tenancy
purpose-built
Made for specific function
flatlet · walkup · terrace · semi-detached · letting · ground-floor · first-floor
council
Advisory deliberative group
postwar · brutalist · neighbourhood · borough · municipal · redevelopment · regeneration · gentrification · inner-city · suburban
private
Restricted to certain parties
- freeholdPermanent property title
- leaseholdRented property interest
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
property · buy-to-let · equity · mortgage · conveyancing · freeholder · leaseholder · tenure · resale · valuation
maisonettesstudio apartments
Single-room rental units
bedsits · flat · efficiency apartments · bungalows · detached houses
maisonettesmansions
Large, stately houses
manor houses · palaces · stately homes · estates · country houses