The pioneering self-built homes of Walters Way & Segal Close

Found via a My London article (The unique South London road where residents built their own council houses - MyLondon), the following Instagram post gives a little of the background to some of the unique buildings of #walters-way and #segal-close :

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoTo9J7gGPr/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_mid=55243F9F-3BA9-4339-B614-01CD24B5D1E6

“In today’s money, it would cost around £12,000 to build a house using Segal’s self-build technique”

Very interesting project, but these windows alone would cost over £20,000.

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I assume they had excluded the cost of materials. The materials alone for refitting our small bathroom cost about £2,500.

They are an interesting set of houses. Participating again this year in the Open House weekend. You can book a free tour.

https://openhouselondon.open-city.org.uk/listings/1615

They certainly are quite interesting and varied from the outside too. Some look like magical tree-houses:

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And there’s a man down there who makes great cider!

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