In 2005 the English Heritage report '' Low Demand Housing and the Historic Environment '' found that repairing a standard Victorian terraced house over 30 years is around 60 % cheaper than building and maintaining a newly built house . In a 2003 survey for '' Heritage Counts '' a team of experts contrasted a Victorian terrace with a house built after 1980 , and found that : The research demonstrated that , contrary to earlier thinking , older housing actually costs less to maintain and occupy over the long-term life of the dwelling than more modern housing . Largely due to the quality and life-span of the materials used , the Victorian terraced house proved almost £ 1,000 per 100 m2 cheaper to maintain and inhabit on average each year . Halifax 's use of rowhouses , townhouses and terraced housing has been consistent throughout its history , particularly on the Peninsula where the city first began settlement . In the older sections of the city are sections of terraced housing used historically for military families , as part of established families ' real estate holdings in addition to a country house , and as dwellings for the working classes of the city and as public housing . The most well-known of the terraced housing areas is The Hydrostone , which was originally built as replacement housing stock for those made homeless after the Halifax Explosion ; individual owners have , however , altered the exteriors of many of the rowhouses over time to accommodate changing family needs . More recently , there have been rowhouse developments appearing in diverse areas throughout the city
Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
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