Mid-terrace house

A mid-terrace house sits between two neighbouring properties in a row, sharing party walls on both sides and typically having access only via the front door and rear garden. Mid-terraces are characteristic of Victorian and Edwardian streets throughout Camden, Islington, Hackney and Tottenham, and often share combined drainage running along the rear with a single connection to the public sewer. Drainage characteristics commonly include a single rear access point and limited side access for engineers, making party wall coordination important when works are required. Common issues include shared drain blockages affecting multiple properties, root ingress in Victorian clay pipework, and difficulties locating boundary points between private and public sections. CCTV surveys are particularly useful for confirming defect locations relative to the property line before commissioning repairs.