Housing in the outlying residential sections of English New Towns has been criticized for looking somewhat drab, but it was new and functional when first constructed.

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These row homes have a nice grassy "set-back" from the street.  Note the second sidewalk for going house- to-house.

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English New Towns are generally small in size.

In most cases, it is not very far from the residential areas to the high rise buildings downtown.

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As trees and shrubs grew taller and filled out, the "sameness" of New Town housing became less noticeable.

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