| Tin Town | |
|---|---|
 BISF houses on Ashcroft Road, from which Tin Town derives its name | |
  Tin Town Location withinBedfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | TL 10749 22741 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LUTON |
| Postcode district | LU2 |
| Dialling code | 01582 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
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Tin Town is a small suburb of north-eastLuton, inBedfordshire, England. The area is roughly bounded by Moreton Road and Turners Road North to the north, Crawley Green Road to the south, Vauxhall Way to the west, and Ashcroft Road to the east. Locally known as the Steel Houses.
After the Second World War, there was a severe shortage of accommodation and new building materials were employed in order to save both time and money. The majority wereBISF Houses, which used sheetmetal for the upper parts of the construction, hence the local name for the area becoming ‘Tin Town’. Most of these houses still stand today, although in recent years the local council (or private owners) of these houses have covered the original metal with cladding, and only a few of these properties still show the original characteristic painted metal.[1]
The local area is mainly residential, although Ramridge Primary School, named after the neighbouringRamridge End is in the area.
Tin Town is part ofRound Green ward, which also contains parts ofRamridge End andRound Green. The councillors for Round Green ward are Cllr David Chapman (Liberal Democrats), Cllr Mark Rivers (Labour) and Cllr Tahmina Saleem (Labour).[2]
The ward forms part of theparliamentary constituency ofLuton South and the MP isRachel Hopkins (Labour).
Two weekly newspapers cover Tin Town, although they are not specific to the area.
They are the:
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