Woodside, Telford
Encyclopedia
Woodside is a residential area of Telford
, Shropshire
, England
.
In 1963, Dawley
New Town (soon to be known as Telford) was designated in the area surrounding towns and villages such as Ironbridge
, Dawley
and Wellington
, to ease the housing problem in the West Midlands
conurbation
some 20 miles away. The intention was to bring jobs to the area as well as houses to accommodate the thousands of workers being attracted to the town.
For the less well-off inhabitants of the new town, there needed to be council housing available. The Woodside estate was among the council housing projects first planned in the development of Telford new town. It was developed in the late 1960s
and early 1970s
, and is among the largest housing estates in Shropshire.
Woodside is the most deprived part of Telford. The 2001 Census
revealed that 37.2% of the area's households did not have access to a car, 18.0% of households were single parent families, unemployment was at 11.3%. However, this was significantly less than the 1991 total of 17.3%, as the economy had been in recession then and was in a much healthier position 10 years later. With the recession that has been affected Britain since mid 2008
, however, it is anticipated that the 2011 Census will show a considerably higher level of unemployment.
Major regeneration of the estate has taken place in recent years, the most notable phase being the demolition of 350 deck-access flats and maisonettes to make way for a 191-home development by Bellway Homes. Almost all of the remaining houses on the estate have been brought up to modern standards.
The area has a high crime rate compared to the national average and has large amounts of anti-social behaviour. The police are aware of the issue.
In 2005, students from The Abraham Darby Specialist School for the Performing Arts (Now known as Abraham Darby Academy) performed a new piece of theatre called Starting Again written by a local writer, which told the history of the local area over the last 40 years!
http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/woodside.htm
http://www.telford.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/0FBF7557-4296-44F7-96DC-248290CF80EC/19184/Woodside.PDF
Telford
Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, approximately east of Shrewsbury, and west of Birmingham...
, Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
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.
In 1963, Dawley
Dawley
Dawley is a small town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Today it forms part of the new town of Telford...
New Town (soon to be known as Telford) was designated in the area surrounding towns and villages such as Ironbridge
Ironbridge
Ironbridge is a settlement on the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of The Gorge, in the borough of Telford and Wrekin...
, Dawley
Dawley
Dawley is a small town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Today it forms part of the new town of Telford...
and Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, to ease the housing problem in the West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
conurbation
Conurbation
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area...
some 20 miles away. The intention was to bring jobs to the area as well as houses to accommodate the thousands of workers being attracted to the town.
For the less well-off inhabitants of the new town, there needed to be council housing available. The Woodside estate was among the council housing projects first planned in the development of Telford new town. It was developed in the late 1960s
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
and early 1970s
1970s
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, and is among the largest housing estates in Shropshire.
Woodside is the most deprived part of Telford. The 2001 Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
revealed that 37.2% of the area's households did not have access to a car, 18.0% of households were single parent families, unemployment was at 11.3%. However, this was significantly less than the 1991 total of 17.3%, as the economy had been in recession then and was in a much healthier position 10 years later. With the recession that has been affected Britain since mid 2008
Late 2000s recession
The late-2000s recession, sometimes referred to as the Great Recession or Lesser Depression or Long Recession, is a severe ongoing global economic problem that began in December 2007 and took a particularly sharp downward turn in September 2008. The Great Recession has affected the entire world...
, however, it is anticipated that the 2011 Census will show a considerably higher level of unemployment.
Major regeneration of the estate has taken place in recent years, the most notable phase being the demolition of 350 deck-access flats and maisonettes to make way for a 191-home development by Bellway Homes. Almost all of the remaining houses on the estate have been brought up to modern standards.
The area has a high crime rate compared to the national average and has large amounts of anti-social behaviour. The police are aware of the issue.
In 2005, students from The Abraham Darby Specialist School for the Performing Arts (Now known as Abraham Darby Academy) performed a new piece of theatre called Starting Again written by a local writer, which told the history of the local area over the last 40 years!
http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/woodside.htm
http://www.telford.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/0FBF7557-4296-44F7-96DC-248290CF80EC/19184/Woodside.PDF