When Were Maisonettes Built?

Such “houses on top of houses” – more commonly known as maisonettes – were designed and built in London from around 1947-8.

What is difference between flat and maisonette?

A maisonette would traditionally refer to a self-contained flat with its own front door directly off the street, most commonly over two floors. This distinguishes it from flats on one floor only, which are typically accessed via a shared entrance and internal common parts.

Are maisonettes worth more than flats?

Similarly, they share some qualities with flats, but with some improvements. If you were to carve out the space of a maisonette in a block of flats, a maisonette itself would be about 20-25% cheaper than the equivalent space in that block.