Ex-local authority homes for sale

Crescent Tower, Birmingham. This fifth-floor flat sits bang in the city centre and offers “superb” views over the city. On the market for £99,950, it includes a new kitchen and bathroom, a double bedroom and a 16ft lounge. It could be attractive for a first-time buyer as it’s below the stamp duty threshold, but as it’s a high-rise it will be hard to get a mortgage on. Odds on it will be snapped up by an investor and quickly made available to let.
Connells, 0121 773 4806. Photograph: Connells/Birmingham

St James Lane, north London. From the outside it looks like a small, brick council flat. Inside it has a “beautifully presented reception room”, two bedrooms and a spanking new kitchen. It’s on the market for £250,000 - still the right side of the 3% stamp duty boundary - and sits in Muswell Hill, home to Edwardian terraces, fancy restaurants, leafy streets and yummy mummies.
KFH, 020 8883 0123. Photograph: KFH/KFH

Glebe Road, Cuckfield. Ex-local authority homes have merged into the national housing stock with greater ease than flats, towers and estates. This family house in West Sussex has three bedrooms and a conservatory leading into a150ft garden. It’s also within easy reach of local schools and the centre of the village. It’s on the market for a non-too-princely £279,950.
Connells, 01444 441441. Photograph: Connells/Connells

Newnes Path, south London. This three-bedroom split-level flat in Newnes Path is close to the centre of Putney and boasts more than 1,000 sq ft of living space, including a good size kitchen/breakfast room, bathroom, shower room and private rear garden. It’s priced at £385,000 - around £100,000 less than surrounding similar, non ex-authority flats.
KFH, 020 8785 2122. Photograph: KFH/KFH

Russia Dock, east London. There is no ex-local authority stigma about this £475,000 three-bedroom house in Surrey Quays, London. The glossy sales blurb ticks all the estate agent boxes, describing it as “well proportioned with off-street parking, laminate flooring and a large kitchen/breakfast room”. It’s also less than a mile to a tube station and high street shopping.
KFH, 020 7231 3800. Photograph: KFH/KFH

Denyer Street, south London. Ex-local authority flats crop up everywhere and allow buyers to live in their dream area for a lot less money. This top-floor flat is in the heart of Chelsea, has an asking price of £415,000, and offers a roof terrace, french doors and parquet flooring. It also has a relatively low service charge of £500 a year - another benefit of buying ex-authority. A similar sized two-bedroom flat in this area usually goes for £700,000.
Winkworth, 020 7589 6616. Photograph: Winkworth/Winkworth