council house

Noun

Meaning

council house (plural council houses)

(UK, Ireland) A house built and operated by local town councils, usually of relatively low price and lived in by the working class and welfare recipients.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

council housing council estate council-housed

Examples

My story is the story of many postwar British families. Upward mobility. A council house and then new affluence. Sarah Waters

In Birmingham, large crowds have gathered in front of the Council House hoping to hear the PM's radio address relayed by loudspeakers, but there are none. Source: Internet

I was seven years old and at that time we lived in a council house in New Road, Great Wakering,” he recalls. Source: Internet

Plans for an ‘arm’s length’ council house building company to help boost the number of affordable homes in the borough have floundered. Source: Internet

That’s Channel 4’s forte at the minute, mocking people who need a council house, can’t speak English, are part of the travelling community and people on benefits. Source: Internet

Flagship Tory Right to Buy council house scheme 'under threat' Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

council for national security Council Grove council home council housing council housing estate council meetings