A Corner-terrace house is the last house of a row of houses. For every row of houses, there is two of such corner-terrace house.

Pros and Cons of living in a Corner-terrace house

A corner-terrace house is very much preferred to an inter-terrace house. This is so because a corner-terrace has a bigger backyard for landscaping and other recreation purposes. Most of the time, a corner-terrace has a bigger living area as compared to an inter-terrace. It is not surprising then that a corner-terrace is more expensive than the one next door.

On the other hand, many a corner-terrace house are situated nearer to busy roads. Although spotted easily by first-time visitors, this particular corner-terrace has less privacy and less peace than her neighbours.

A corner-terrace house is similar to a semi-detached house because it only shares one common wall with her neighbour. A corner-terrace house also has a continuous front to rear backyard on one side, like a semi-detached house. HDB owners who often find themselves living too closely with strangers, may find a corner-terrace house desirable.