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This is a list ofnotable council estates.Public housing in the United Kingdom has typically consisted ofcouncil houses, often built in the form of large estates bylocal 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 asHeygate Estate (setting of the filmHarry Brown) in London, orHulme Crescents in Manchester, have since been demolished.
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| Estate | Image | Dates | Location | Size (units) | Notes/Description | |
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| 1 | Churchill Gardens | .jpg) | 1946–62 built | Pimlico area ofWestminster 51°29′13″N0°08′24″W / 51.487°N 0.140°W /51.487; -0.140 (Churchill Gardens) | 1,600 | Designed by architectsPowell andMoya to replace Victorian terraced houses extensively damaged during theBlitz; wonRIBA London Architectural Bronze Medal (1950); model for many later projects. |
| 2 | Grahame Park |  | 1971 first move-in | Colindale area ofBarnet,London 51°36′07″N0°14′53″W / 51.602°N 0.248°W /51.602; -0.248 (Grahame Park) | 1,177 | Built on site of the oldHendon Aerodrome in North West London. Named afterClaude Grahame-White, aviation pioneer who established the aerodrome. Plain, square, brick terraced houses and "BrickBrutalist" low-rise flats.Brick BrutalistColindale, currently being demolished/refurbished |
| 3 | Becontree |  | 1921–35 built | Barking and Dagenham,London 51°32′55″N0°08′34″E / 51.5487°N 0.1427°E /51.5487; 0.1427 (Becontree) | 26,000 | Built byLondon County Council outside of the then-limits ofCounty 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 ofBrent,London 51°33′50″N0°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 eraMetroland-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 ofPark Hill in Sheffield. | ||
| Stonebridge Estate |  | 1960s–1970s built | Brent,London 51°32′30″N0°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″N0°11′49″W / 51.530°N 0.197°W /51.530; -0.197 (South Kilburn) | Low-rise flats and 11 concrete tower blocks inBrutalist style. Severe crime problems. | ||
| St Raphael's Estate | 1967–82 built | Brent,London 51°33′02″N0°15′54″W / 51.550536°N 0.264883°W /51.550536; -0.264883 (St. Raphael's Estate) | 1,174 | Low density. |
| Estate | Image | Dates | Location | Size (units) | Notes/Description | |
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| 2 | Austin Village |  | 1917 built | Northfield, Birmingham-adjacent 52°24′04″N1°58′23″W / 52.401°N 1.973°W /52.401; -1.973 (Austin Village) | 200 | Cedarprefabricatedbungalows erected during theFirst World War to supportAustin Motor Company's manufacture of tanks and aircraft. |
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BristolPre-war estates
Knowle West EstateSouthmead EstateHillfields EstateHorfield EstateBedminster Down Estate
Parts of Bishopsworth and Withywood area also house many pre-war cottage style council housing.
Post-war estates
Hartcliffe, Withywood EstateLockleaze EstateLawrence Weston EstateLawrence Hill and Barton Hill EstatesPatchway EstateRedcliffe Estate St Jude's Estate
Parts of Horfield, Bedminster, Avonmouth areas also house post-war council housing.
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