Heygate Estate
| Heygate Estate | |
|---|---|
Aerial view of the Heygate Estate | |
| General information | |
| Location | Elephant & Castle, Walworth, Southwark, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°29′35″N 0°05′46″W / 51.49306°N 0.09611°W |
| Status | Demolished |
| Construction | |
| Constructed | 1971–1974 |
| Demolished | 2011–14 |
| Other information | |
| Governing body | Southwark Council |
The Heygate Estate was a large housing estate in Walworth, Southwark, South London, comprising 1,214 homes. The estate was demolished between 2011 and 2014 as part of the urban regeneration of the Elephant & Castle area. Home to more than 3,000 people, it was situated adjacent to Walworth Road and New Kent Road, and immediately east of the Elephant & Castle road intersection. The estate was used extensively as a filming location, due in part to its brutalist architecture.
The clearance of the site and its sale to Lendlease for redevelopment was highly controversial.