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. |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Brierley_hill_flats_2.jpg/220px-Brierley_hill_flats_2.jpg)
- Wren's Nest Estate, Dudley
- Priory Estate, Dudley
- Russells Hall Estate, Dudley
- Chapel Street Estate, Brierley Hill
- Hateley Heath, West Bromwich
- Tantany, West Bromwich
- Friar Park, Wednesbury
- Tibbington, Tipton
- Galton Village, Smethwick
- Ashmore Park, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton
- The Lunt, Bilston, Wolverhampton
Greater Manchester
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West Yorkshire
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Lovell_Park_%28left_to_right%29_Towers%2C_Grange%2C_Heights%2C_Little_London%2C_Leeds_%2829th_March_2018%29.jpg/220px-Lovell_Park_%28left_to_right%29_Towers%2C_Grange%2C_Heights%2C_Little_London%2C_Leeds_%2829th_March_2018%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Reyhill_Grove_-_Manchester_Road_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1021762.jpg/220px-Reyhill_Grove_-_Manchester_Road_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1021762.jpg)
- Holme Wood (Population 30,000
- Ravenscliffe
South Yorkshire
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North Yorkshire
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East Riding of Yorkshire
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Merseyside
[edit]Norfolk
[edit]Hampshire
[edit]Oxfordshire
[edit]Surrey
[edit]Tyne and Wear
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- 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
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Housing_in_Hutchesontown_%28geograph_3894101%29.jpg/220px-Housing_in_Hutchesontown_%28geograph_3894101%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Tower_Block_at_Anniesland_Cross_-_geograph.org.uk_-_382234.jpg/220px-Tower_Block_at_Anniesland_Cross_-_geograph.org.uk_-_382234.jpg)
- 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)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Tower_Block_in_Muirhouse_%28geograph_2872883%29.jpg/220px-Tower_Block_in_Muirhouse_%28geograph_2872883%29.jpg)
Other
[edit]Northern Ireland
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Byker Redevelopment, BBC, 6/1/2007.