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South Kilburn

Housing estates in LondonKilburn, London
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South Kilburn is a large housing estate in Kilburn, in the London Borough of Brent. Typical of brutalist 60's designs of public housing in the United Kingdom it is characterised by high-density housing in low-rise flats and 11 concrete tower blocks. It was approved in 1959 and extended in 1963. This scheme was further developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s; redevelopment occurred during the 2010s. The population is predominantly Afro-Caribbean.

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South Kilburn
Malvern Road, London Queen's Park (London Borough of Brent)

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N 51.53 ° E -0.197 °
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Malvern Road
NW6 5PW London, Queen's Park (London Borough of Brent)
England, United Kingdom
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