A terraced house forms part of a row of dwellings joined by party walls on both sides, with shared front access and gardens to the rear. Terraces are extremely common across inner North London boroughs including Camden, Islington, Hackney and Haringey, where most date from the Victorian or Edwardian period. Drainage characteristics typically include combined foul and surface water systems running along the rear yards, with a single shared rodding eye serving multiple properties before connecting to the public sewer. Common issues include blockages from neighbours upstream, root ingress in old clay pipework and surface water flooding during heavy rainfall. Works affecting shared drains often require party wall notices and coordination with adjoining owners. CCTV surveys are particularly valuable for locating defects in shared sections before purchase.
Terraced house
Row of houses joined on both sides, sharing party walls and often combined drainage.
