The Scotlands Estate is a residential area of
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians ...
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West Midlands,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
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The area was built between 1935 and 1937 as
council housing to rehouse families from town centre slums. It formed an effective extension to the nearby
Low Hill
Low Hill is in Wolverhampton, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is north-east of Wolverhampton city centre, within the Bushbury South and Low Hill Ward (politics), ward.
Place name & history
The place name, Low Hill comes ...
estate, which was also developed by the local council and was built between 1925 and 1929.
Part of the estate, including all of Barrie Crescent and most of the northern section of Keats Road, was demolished in the mid 1980s following the deterioration of the condition of many houses.
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The remaining houses have since been refurbished.
However, the Scotlands is still one of the most deprived parts of Wolverhampton, with high levels of crime, poverty and unemployment.
References
Areas of Wolverhampton