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Some Britons live more than 400 metres up, in villages that spend winter in the clouds. Others live below the level of the sea, kept dry by pumps. We mapped the elevation of 1.8 million postcodes to find the highest and lowest places you can call home.
Read MoreThe average British home costs around six times the local household income. In Middlesbrough it is barely two. In Belgravia, thirty-five. We mapped affordability across 1,952 postcode districts to find where a wage stretches, and where it barely covers the mortgage.
Read MoreMost leasehold homes are flats, but in one corner of England even ordinary houses are routinely sold leasehold. We mapped where.
Read MoreDetached, semi, terrace, flat. The price gaps between Britain's housing types are wide, and flats are not the cheapest rung you might expect.
Read MoreThe detached house is the aspiration of suburban Britain. We mapped where it actually dominates, and it is not where you might think.
Read MoreIs your home on a Road, a Street, a Close or an Avenue? We counted the endings of Britain's street names, and Close came a surprising second.
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