# 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 film Harry Brown) in London, or Hulme Crescents in Manchester, have since been demolished.

## England

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### London
#### Largest

| | Estate | Dates | Location | Size (units) | Notes/Description |
| 1 | Churchill Gardens | 1946–62 built | Pimlico area of Westminster 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 | 1967–82 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
** 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 | 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
* 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

#### Bradford

* Buttershaw, BD6
* Canterbury / Great Horton, BD5
* Fagley, BD2
* Holme Wood, BD4 (Population 30,000)
* Ravenscliffe
* Thorpe Edge, BD10
* [[ Block Flats List ;
* Shipley, BD18
* Shipley Centre
* Windhill / Owlet
* Saltaire, A Small Area Of Saltaire
* Baildon, BD17 Baildon Green

### 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)

#### 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