A MUM who lives on a "baby poo" housing estate insists she LOVES the colour of her house.

       Ella Koca is a resident of a west London estate where only council homes were daubed with the unsightly yellow paint.

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       Ella says she loves the controversial paint-job Credit: Kevin Dunnett 5

       The houses have caused a stir on the estate Credit: Kevin Dunnett

       Residents initially fumed at the paint job, slapped up in 2019 and 2020, and now say that it has divided their neighbourhood - separating the rich from the poor.

       One woman was so upset when the decoration was bought in she tired to paint over it herself - but was slapped with a ￡1,600 fine.

       But while some residents compared it to the colour of baby poo, vomit and even chicken korma curry - 47-year-old Ella Koca said she likes the home's unique appearance.

       Mum-of-one Ella said: "I moved in a year ago, so the house was already like this - but for me, personally, I like it.

       "It's like a sunny colour, I don't have a problem with it at all. I like it, yes I do."

       Ella, who lives at the home in Isleworth with her son Justin, 10, admitted when she first moved in the colour struck her as unusual and agreed that it was a "bold choice".

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       She said: "Yes, that is true - it's a bold choice. But I don't mind at at all, no I don't.

       "I think it looks better than just like grey houses, that's what I think."

       She added: "I remember reading on Facebook about how people didn't like this colour. A long time ago, about the colour.

       "But just have a look at this yellow colour, and then - bricks - the yellow is much better.

       "It's pretty and sunny and then you have just grey bricks!"

       Hounslow Council homes were painted the “baby sick” yellow, with some featuring a maroon panel around their front doors, to allegedly mirror the straw-yellow and red brick work of the original buildings.

       The Sun understands the colour was a result of fresh flame-proof cladding, as well as insulation to help keep the houses warm.

       The colour scheme was only applied to council properties, with private homeowners keeping the brick and neutral-coloured visages.

       But it left some residents up in arms.

       It's like a sunny colour, I don't have a problem with it at all. I like it

       Ella Koca

       Tracey Gray, a 58-year-old carer said: “I’m not being funny, the colour, it’s repulsive. Just repulsive.

       “The worst thing is, a few weeks before they did my house they painted one down the road the same colour.

       "I thought ‘God, I couldn’t stand to wake up every day and look at that - and now I do, and my neighbours do’.”

       A two years on from the renovations, people living on the estate claim it makes council renters stick out.

       Julia Higgins, 63, who works as a carer, said: “I think a lot of people are up in arms about it because people said they bought their properties.

       But when they started painting it, it told people that they hadn’t - so that came to light."

       She added that while she isn't too bothered about the colour itself, she is not sure if it was carried out "sympathetically" by council bosses.

       Resident Mariam Ahmedi, 47, said: “It separates the people.

       "Everyone knows these houses are for council housing.

       “People know, the people living in this house are renting off the council - nowadays everyone can tell."

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       She lives at the West London home with her son, Justin Credit: Kevin Dunnett 5

       Privately-owned homes were not changed Credit: Kevin Dunnett 5

       One woman was so upset when the decoration was bought in she tired to paint over it herself Credit: Jamie Lorriman

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