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 and Dagenham is generally considered to be the largest council estate (in terms of population). Some council estates, such as Heygate Estate (setting of the film Harry Brown) in London, or Hulme Crescents in Manchester, have been demolished.
England
London Largest Estate ImageDatesLocationSize (units) Notes/Description 1 Churchill Gardens 1946–62 built Pimlico area of Westminster 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 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 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 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 1,775 Highest recorded gun crime of any ward in London. South Kilburn 1959–1970s built; redevelopments 2014- Brent, London Low-rise flats and 11 concrete tower blocks in Brutalist style. Severe crime problems. St Raphael's Estate 1967–82 built Brent, London 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 Somerleyton Estate, 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 Brandon Estate, Walworth Kingswood Estate, Sydenham Hill Ledbury Estate, Peckham North Peckham Estate, Peckham 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 Doddington and Rollo Estate, Battersea Winstanley and York Road Estate, Clapham Junction
West Midlands Estate ImageDatesLocationSize (units) Notes/Description 2 Austin Village 1917 built Northfield, Birmingham-adjacent 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 Billesley Yardley Wood Warstock Frankley
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 Beeston Bramley Cottingley Halton Moor Lincoln Green (Burmantofts) Little London Lovell Park Seacroft Wortley
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
Kings Lynn Fairstead, Norfolk
Northamptonshire
Wellingborough Hemmingwell Kingsway Queensway
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)The Byker Redevelopment, BBC, 6/1/2007.
Sunderland Pennywell (population 10,709)
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
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