Very few houses in England have a basement, although some old Victorian places have a coal cellar and the services were sometimes located down there.
The kitchen is a popular location around this area, generally located up high in a cupboard as most rural services are/were overhead. In town houses where underground service laterals were the norm since early days, the panel is often located in a hallway cupboard near floor level.
A few new homes have the service/panel in an attached garage, but there are still many houses in this country with no garage.
Outdoor panels aren't generally used in residential work.
[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 07-13-2003).]
