From reading posts on here.....

[Jeza]

I gather there are a lot of 'Well to do' people. What I would like to know is how many 'council house kids' there are.

I was born in lodgings and moved to a new council house at the age of 18 months in 1952. Dad had a good job, was never out of work but could never afford to buy.

We now own our own home but I've never forgotten my roots, and never will.

So what about you?

[China Doll]

Housing association for me when I was younger. I still privately rent now. I'm actually unsure as to whether I ever want to buy a property.

[daffy654]

I was brought up in care. My first foster home was at 3 months old, I then spent 13 of the next 16 years in care, the other 3 years were made up of a few months here and there with my family.

[thenry]

You own your own home ? Guess you must be 'well to do' !

[sandyRoe]

My earliest memory was of a large terraced house in Liverpool. There was a wrought iron balcony outside the first floor windows so it must have been posh at one time. By the time we lived there there was a family in every room.

[dotty.]

i grew up on a farm with the back field bordering the playing field of the secondary school and the other side of the school field was a council estate and all the townies used to try and use our dutch barn as a play ground til one of them set it on fire and it was no longer available.

[ummmm]

Never lived in a council house as a council tenant. Rented one privately for a bit when we were between houses.

[rockyracoon]

From birth to 27 years of age I was brought up on a council estate in London, after this I bought a house with my OH. I haven't forgotten my roots but I've no desire to return to them.

[Jeza]

The reason we bought was not to climb the property ladder but to not have to pay rent when we retired. It's worked so far !!!!!!

[vodkancoke]

My family have always owned their own homes. I rent privately and, like China, I'm not sure I want to own my own home.

[Maydup]

Hi Jeza, I was born in lodgings too. We were housed once I came along and I grew up in a council house. Both grandparents rented but Dad did buy his in the end - Thatcher era. He wasn't the only one but there were not many around him who could manage it.

I have my own home now, maybe that makes us both "well to do"! but I live in a non wealthy rural area surrounded by working families.

The truth is though, I haven't forgotton my roots, but nevertheless I wouldn't want to go back there.

[erin-x]

What gives you the impression that there a lot of 'well to do' people on here?? Genuinely curious here... It's just something I never think about :-)

I've always been in a council house. Mum and Dad managed to buy it because my Gran gave my Mum her inheritance early and the price was discounted (don't know why =s)

I've recently been thinking about getting a mortgage etc but with current money issues (not mine) it's out of the question :-(

[daffy654]

I have never owned a property and never will. In my adult life I have rented council, housing association and private properties, we are currently in a private rented 2 bed terraced.

[DTCwordfan]

Why does it matter - which ever way? Surely, it is about the broad paintbrush of being happy in one's life.....

[thenry]

What IS a council house ?

[Jeza]

I'm not well to do thenry, Myself and Mic have a company pension. Not brilliant but enough along with our savings. As to our property, it's worth about 20 pence.

[dotty.]

10 Downing Street?

[ummmm]

//What IS a council house ? //

A house owned by the council.

[EcclesCake]

I've lived in privately owned, rented, tied and again privately owned houses/homes. It has varied according to where I've been working, what work I have been doing and my personal circumstances; and some of that applied to my parents.

I don't really know how to quantify 'well to do'.

[craft1948]

I was born in my nan's privately rented terraced house (there were 11 of us in the 3 bedrooms) and then the 4 of us moved into a 2 bedroomed council house. After my brother was born we got a 3 bedroomed council house. Myself and my siblings now all own our own houses, my mum thought this was brilliant.

[Jeza]

Ummm. I think Thenry was being Facetious.