Of course people have their own yards. They might be smaller, and the houses might be smaller, and the roads smaller. But houses have yards literally everywhe

Of course people have their own yards. They might be smaller, and the houses might be smaller, and the roads smaller. But houses have yards literally everywhere in the UK, even London. Of course, in London the number of people who can afford a house is shrinking every day, so many have to settle for an apartment, and many of these do not have yards. But apartments with yards are available, and outside of London a house is the norm, and houses all have yards. And yet the parent comment's experience holds, typically, for somebody living in a house with a yard in a majority of the UK.