Castle Vale is located 5 miles north east of Birmingham City centre.
Originally an airfield, the estate was built between 1964 and 1969 and was one of Birmingham�s largest post war high rise estates, built to take the families displaced from the clearance of the inner city and quickly suffering from a variety of economic and social problems. By the late 1980s it was an area with a very poor reputation thanks to high crime rates, poor health, high unemployment, poor education, poor housing, poor environment and a lack of local facilities. Over the last 12 years the Housing Action Trust (HAT) has transformed Castle Vale. The estate is now a flourishing neighbourhood where the level of unemployment is one of the lowest in Birmingham and the secondary and primary schools are now attracting pupils from outside the estate. Central Park has recently won The Green Flag Award which is a national benchmark for quality and is awarded to spaces that are welcoming, safe and well-maintained with a strong community involvement.
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| Date Created | 16 Jul 06 |
| Last Updated | 3 Aug 06 |
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