Half of England Had an Outside Toilet in 1961

The history of British housing explains why half of England had an outside toilet in 1961 while 80% owned a TV. From the freezing terraced house with one coal fire to the North Sea gas conversion that took central heating from 11% in 1964 to nearly 75% by 1990, it traces appliances, double glazing and the Right to Buy sale of 2 million council homes. It ends in 2026 with the gas-heated home versus the heat pump and why warmth is still a postcode lottery.