ELI5, why are wooden houses so prevalent in the US vs UK?

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My wife is from upstate New York and every home is made from wood, I don’t think I’ve seen a wooden house in the UK. Maybe one or two grade 1 listed pubs.

I get the proximity to cheaper materials, the availability of brick, local resources etc.. But I also see it reflected in the price £400k, for a 4 bed in East Greenbush (outside Albany), vs £700k for a 4-bedroom brick house outside Chester (I thought roughly equivalent, if not weighted in favor of NY).

Surely there’s a market for cheaper wooden houses in the UK? What’s the deal?

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Fly over the US and Canada. You’ll see lots of trees. Lots of trees means cheap lumber….so lots of wood framed houses.

Fly over England or Scotland, you’ll see lots of grass. No trees means expensive lumber….so lots of masonry houses.

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