A sink estate is a British council housing estate characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom. Such estates are not always high crime areas although there is a strong correlation between crime rates and sink estates in large urban areas.
Thus, the Harefield estate on the edge of Southampton was a sink estate in the last quarter of the twentieth century even though its crime rate was significantly lower than that of inner city areas. Harefield is a suburb and Electoral Ward near Bitterne in Southampton, England. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England In London, however, all the no-go areas (such as the estates in Peckham before its regeneration, Harlesden or Gospel Oak) are all sink estates. Harlesden is a suburban town in the London Borough of Brent. Its main focal point is the Jubilee Clock which commemorates Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. for the EP by Sinéad O'Connor, see Gospel Oak EP Gospel Oak is an inner urban area of north London in the
The West Midlands has been home to numerous sink estates, although many of these have been regenerated or are in the process of regeneration. The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 These include Castle Vale in Birmingham, Galton Village in Smethwick, Hateley Heath in West Bromwich, Low Hill in Wolverhampton, Priory Estate in Dudley, Chapel Street in Brierley Hill and Goscote in Walsall. Castle Vale is an area of the City of Birmingham, in England, originally created as an Overspill estate in the 1960s Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Galton Village is a residential area of Smethwick, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Smethwick (pronounced 'Smethick' is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. Hateley Heath is a residential area of West Bromwich in the West Midlands of England. West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England Low Hill is a housing estate in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. The Priory Estate is a Housing estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England. Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. Chapel Street Estate is a residential area of Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England. Brierley Hill is a Town and electoral ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Goscote is a residential area of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England.
Sink estates in northern England include Cantril Farm in Liverpool, Halton Moor in Leeds, Manor Estate in Sheffield and the now-demolished Hulme Crescents in Manchester. For Cantril Farm see also Stockbridge Village. Description Cantril Farm is the name of a Housing estate in Knowsley, on the outskirts Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Halton Moor is a district of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Manor Estate, Rising Brook can be found in the Manor Ward of Stafford. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Hulme is an Inner city area and electoral ward of the City of Manchester, in North West England.
Sink estates were largely created by the 'right to buy' system popularised by the Conservative party after 1980. The Right to buy scheme is a policy in the United Kingdom which gives tenants of Council housing the right to buy the home they are living in Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Council tenants in more popular areas (usually those which included larger properties) were far more likely to buy their property, leaving less popular areas (usually inner-city areas, those with higher crime rates or less attractive housing) under council ownership, exacerbating existing problems and further alienating the people "abandoned" in those areas from wider society. Owner occupiers are traditionally rare in tower blocks of multi-storey flats.
The origin and meaning of the term 'sink estate' is unknown. The phrase came into usage in the 1980s, and was probably a term coined by journalists. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
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