List of council estates in the United Kingdom

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

London

Largest

	Estate	Image	Dates	Location	Size (units)	Notes/Description
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 / 51.487; -0.140 (Churchill Gardens)	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 / 51.602; -0.248 (Grahame Park)	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 / 51.5487; 0.1427 (Becontree)	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 / 51.564; -0.270 (Chalkhill Estate)	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 / 51.541637; -0.261200 (Stonebridge Estate)	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 / 51.530; -0.197 (South Kilburn)		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 / 51.550536; -0.264883 (St. Raphael's Estate)	1,174	Low density.

Other

• Greenwich/Bexley
  • Thamesmead Estate, Thamesmead
  • Ferrier Estate, Kidbrooke
  • Barnfield Estate, Woolwich
  • Cherry Orchard Estate, Charlton
• Hillingdon
• Hackney
  • Nightingale Estate
  • Kingshold
  • London Fields
  • Homerton
  • Pembury Estate
• Haringey
  • Broadwater Farm, Tottenham
• Islington
  • Andover Estate, Upper Holloway
• Lewisham
  • Excalibur Estate, Catford
  • Woodpecker Estate, New Cross/Deptford
  • Pepys Estate, Deptford
  • Honor Oak Estate, Brockley
• Lambeth
  • Angell Town Estate, Brixton
  • Loughborough Junction, Brixton
  • Myatt's Fields Estate, Brixton
  • New Park Road Estate, Brixton Hill
• Merton
  • St Helier Estate, Morden
• Newham
  • Carpenters Estate, Stratford
  • Custom House
• Redbridge
  • Hainault
• Southwark
  • Aylesbury Estate currently being demolished
  • Ledbury Estate, Peckham
  • North Peckham Estate, Peckham
  • Brandon Estate, Walworth
• Sutton
  • Roundshaw Estate, Wallington
• Tower Hamlets
  • Lansbury Estate, Poplar
  • Cranbrook Estate, Bethnal Green
  • Brownfield Estate, Poplar
  • Samuda Estate, Isle Of Dogs
  • St John's Estate, Isle Of Dogs
  • Barkantine Estate, Millwall
• Wandsworth
  • Alton Estate, Roehampton

West Midlands

	Estate	Image	Dates	Location	Size (units)	Notes/Description
2	Austin Village		1917 built	Northfield, Birmingham-adjacent 52°24′04″N 1°58′23″W / 52.401°N 1.973°W / 52.401; -1.973 (Austin Village)	200	Cedar prefabricated bungalows erected during the First World War to support Austin Motor Company's manufacture of tanks and aircraft.

Birmingham

• Druids Heath
• Hawkesley
• Castle Vale

Dudley

• Wren's Nest Estate, Dudley
• Priory Estate, Dudley
• Russells Hall Estate, Dudley
• Chapel Street Estate, Brierley Hill

Sandwell

• Hateley Heath, West Bromwich
• Tantany, West Bromwich
• Friar Park, Wednesbury
• Tibbington, Tipton
• Galton Village, Smethwick

Solihull

• Chelmsley Wood

Walsall

• Coal Pool, Walsall
• Beechdale, Walsall

Wolverhampton

• Ashmore Park, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton
• The Lunt, Bilston, Wolverhampton

Telford

• Woodside

Greater Manchester

City of Manchester

• Wythenshawe

Tameside

• Hattersley

West Yorkshire

Leeds

• Cottingley
• Halton Moor
• Lincoln Green (Burmantofts)
• Little London
• Lovell Park
• Seacroft

Bradford

• Buttershaw

• Holme Wood (Population 30,000
• Ravenscliffe

South Yorkshire

Sheffield

• Park Hill
• Gleadless Valley
• Parson Cross

North Yorkshire

Middlesbrough

• Grove Hill

East Riding of Yorkshire

Kingston upon Hull

• Bransholme
• Orchard Park

Merseyside

Knowsley

• Stockbridge Village

Liverpool

• Norris Green
• Speke

Norfolk

Norwich

• Mile Cross
• Heartsease

Hampshire

Portsmouth

• Paulsgrove

Havant

• Leigh Park
• Wecock Farm

Southampton

• Townhill Park
• Redbridge
• Thornhill
• Weston
• Northam
• Millbrook

Oxfordshire

Oxford

• Blackbird Leys estate

Surrey

Mole Valley

• Goodwyns, Dorking

Tyne and Wear

Newcastle upon Tyne

• Byker (population approx 9,500)^[1]

Sunderland

• 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

Glasgow

• 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

• East Pilton
• Muirhouse
• Greendykes
• Moredun
• Oxgangs
• Cables Wynd House
• Dumbiedykes
• Lochend
• Gilmerton

Dundee

• Whitfield
• Ardler
• Fintry
• Logie
• Menzieshill
• Kirkton

Other

• Faifley
• Ferguslie Park
• Foxbar
• Gallowhill
• Gowkthrapple
• Hillhouse
• Whitlawburn

Northern Ireland

Greater Belfast

• Ballybeen
• Rathcoole (Newtownabbey)

Derry

• Creggan

References

This page was last edited on 15 May 2024, at 09:51