Patios in Bletchley.

Many Bletchley semis share a side access with next door, and that is the way materials and dug-out soil get to and from the back garden. Terry looks at the access on the visit and agrees with you how it stays usable for your neighbour while the work goes on.

Indian sandstone's warm, varied colour suits the older brick of Bletchley's pre-war and post-war houses. Porcelain does not stain or fade, and tends to sit better with newer brick, such as the houses on Newton Leys.

The Bletchley conservation area is about the front of the house, the boundary walls and fences, so a patio at the back is rarely affected. If your garden can be seen from the street near St Mary's church, Terry checks before you commit.

The terraces around Fenny Stratford and Water Eaton have little room at the front, so deliveries are planned for the start of the day and the skip goes where it causes least trouble for the street.