Housing estate

[Andy008]

Which is the largest housing estate in the UK?

[dotjhawkes]

Becontree in barking, Essex

[wallis1007]

I thoght the largest housing estate in europe was bransholme in Hull

[Andy008]

I was under the impression it was Leigh Park in Portsmouth, with a population of 27,500.

[gary baldy]

Every town or city has two urban myths attached to it:
1) That the grandest building in the town/ city was spared by The Luftwaffe from bombing because Hitler wanted it for his headquarters come the invasion and
2) That the big estate on the edge of their town/ city is the largest in the UK/ Europe.

For my money its Wythenshawe just to the south of Manchester.

[Lonnie]

I was brought up in Becontree, (Beacontree), Dagenham, now Barking, and also Greater London, then, it was the largest council housing estate in the world, built for the overflow from the east end of London after the war, and even though now its mostly privately owned, its still, as Dot says, the largest housing estate in the world. and here endeth the partial Becontree history lesson.

[gary baldy]

Wikipedia (which as we all know is never ever wrong ) does indeed give Becontree the accolade

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becontree

Sounds lovely by the way!

[dotjhawkes]

I'm not always wrong! Cheers guys.

[Robert G]

How about Harlow (New Town)? All of it!

[Robert G]

I've just got back from a trip to Harlow. I still say it is the largest housing estate in the UK!!!