List of council estates in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of notable council estates. Public housing in the United Kingdom has typically consisted of council houses, often built in the form of large estates by local government councils.
Becontree in The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham is generally considered to be the largest council estate (in terms of population).
Some council estates, such as Heygate Estate (setting of the movie Harry Brown) in London, or Hulme Crescents in Manchester, have since been demolished.
England edit
London edit
Largest edit
Estate | Image | Dates | Location | Size (units) | Notes/Description | |
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1 | Churchill Gardens | 1946-62 built | Pimlico area of Westminster, London 51°29′13″N 0°08′24″W / 51.487°N 0.140°W |
1,600 | Designed by architects Powell and Moya to replace Victorian terraced houses extensively damaged during the Blitz; won RIBA London Architectural Bronze Medal (1950); model for many later projects. | |
2 | Grahame Park | 1971 first move-in | Colindale area of Barnet, London 51°36′07″N 0°14′53″W / 51.602°N 0.248°W |
1,177 | Built on site of the old Hendon Aerodrome in North West London. Named after Claude Grahame-White, aviation pioneer who established the aerodrome. Plain, square, brick terraced houses and "Brick Brutalist" low-rise flats. Brick Brutalist Colindale, currently being demolished/refurbished | |
3 | Becontree | 1921-35 built | Barking and Dagenham, London 51°32′55″N 0°08′34″E / 51.5487°N 0.1427°E |
26,000 | Built by London County Council outside of the then-limits of County of London. Population over 100,000; asserted to be the largest public housing development in the world. | |
Chalkhill Estate | 1966-70 built | Wembley Park area of Brent, London 51°33′50″N 0°16′12″W / 51.564°N 0.270°W |
1,900 | Early example of compulsory purchase; many homes of 1921 era Metroland-type development had to be demolished. Charges of engineering area to swing MP seat from Conservative to Labour were levied, though in fact Conservative served from 1974 to 1997. Low—rises and 30 high-rise "Bison" built blocks. Design based on that of Park Hill in Sheffield. | ||
Stonebridge Estate | 1960s-1970s built | Brent, London 51°32′30″N 0°15′40″W / 51.541637°N 0.261200°W |
1,775 | Highest recorded gun crime of any ward in London. | ||
South Kilburn | 1959-1970s built; redevelopments 2014- | Brent, London 51°31′48″N 0°11′49″W / 51.530°N 0.197°W |
Low-rise flats and 11 concrete tower blocks in Brutalist style. Severe crime problems. | |||
St Raphael's Estate | built | Brent, London 51°33′02″N 0°15′54″W / 51.550536°N 0.264883°W |
1,174 | Low density. |
Other edit
- Greenwich/Bexley
- Hillingdon
- Hackney
- Haringey
- Islington
- Lewisham
- Lambeth
- Merton
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Southwark
- Aylesbury Estate currently being demolished
- Ledbury Estate, Peckham
- North Peckham Estate, Peckham
- Brandon Estate, Walworth
- Sutton
- Tower Hamlets
- Wandsworth
West Midlands edit
Estate | Image | Dates | Location | Size (units) | Notes/Description | |
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2 | Austin Village | 1917 built | Northfield, Birmingham-adjacent 52°24′04″N 1°58′23″W / 52.401°N 1.973°W |
200 | Cedar prefabricated bungalows erected during the First World War to support Austin Motor Company's manufacture of tanks and aircraft. |
Birmingham edit
Dudley edit
- Wren's Nest Estate, Dudley
- Priory Estate, Dudley
- Russells Hall Estate, Dudley
- Chapel Street Estate, Brierley Hill
Sandwell edit
- Hateley Heath, West Bromwich
- Tantany, West Bromwich
- Friar Park, Wednesbury
- Tibbington, Tipton
- Galton Village, Smethwick
Solihull edit
Walsall edit
Wolverhampton edit
- Ashmore Park, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton
- The Lunt, Bilston, Wolverhampton
Telford edit
Greater Manchester edit
City of Manchester edit
Tameside edit
West Yorkshire edit
Leeds edit
Bradford edit
- Holme Wood (Population 30,000
- Ravenscliffe
South Yorkshire edit
Sheffield edit
North Yorkshire edit
Middlesbrough edit
East Riding of Yorkshire edit
Kingston upon Hull edit
Merseyside edit
Knowsley edit
Liverpool edit
Norfolk edit
Norwich edit
Hampshire edit
Portsmouth edit
Havant edit
Southampton edit
Oxfordshire edit
Oxford edit
Surrey edit
Mole Valley edit
Tyne and Wear edit
Newcastle upon Tyne edit
Sunderland edit
- Pennywell (population 10,709)
Bristol
Pre-war estates
Knowle West Estate Southmead Estate Hillfields Estate Horfield Estate Bedminster Down Estate
Parts of Bishopsworth and Withywood area also house many pre-war cottage style council housing.
Post-war estates
Hartcliffe, Withywood Estate Lockleaze Estate Lawrence Weston Estate Lawrence Hill and Barton Hill Estates Patchway Estate Redcliffe Estate St Jude's Estate
Parts of Horfield, Bedminster, Avonmouth areas also house post-war council housing.
Scotland edit
Glasgow edit
- Easterhouse (widely rebuilt)
- Castlemilk (partially rebuilt)
- Drumchapel (partially rebuilt)
- Pollok
- Red Road (demolished)
- Sighthill (demolished)
- Blackhill (rebuilt)
- Toryglen (partially rebuilt)
- Carnwadric
- Arden
- Hamiltonhill
- Wyndford
- Carntyne
- Riddrie
- Barlanark
- Darnley (rebuilt)
- Ruchazie
- Barmulloch
- Penilee
- Merrylee
- Garthamlock
- Craigend
- Cranhill (partially rebuilt)
Edinburgh edit
Dundee edit
Other edit
Northern Ireland edit
Greater Belfast edit
Derry edit
References edit
- ^ The Byker Redevelopment, BBC, 6/1/2007.