Urban policy Hulme 1950

Location

Hulme, North-West England, Inner city area south of Manchester City Centre

Why did Hulme go into decline ?

Hulme Crescents were built in 1960s, completed in 1972, based off royal crescents in Bath

Badly designed, unsuitable for families, children fell (1974)

Problems of damp and asbestos 

Infestation

Expensive heating and lack of insulation, during time of oil crisis, families without heating 

Separated the communities 

Attracted anti-social behaviour

Consequences of Crescents

Drug addiction went up

Black market and squatters

grouped the poorest of society together, but didn't address the social issues.

• cheaper housing

Hulme city challenge 1993 to 1997

Direct response to devastation left by crescents and high rises,

looks like old terraced housing but modern.

who led it ?

Joint Manchester City Council and AMEC, part funded by City Challenge initiative, 230 acres of land in major decline

Results of City Challenge 

3000 homes built

1992, funds to demolish Crescents 

40000 houses improved, 1800 ha of derelict land reclaimed 

Hulme was still relatively poor, 47.5% of people still living in Social Housing and unemployment

Costs

£280 million in 2002 and was completed

over £400 million of public and private sector spending