Plans to replace estate's post-war bungalows

The 99 new energy-efficient bungalows will replace 93 post-war prefabs on the Lincoln Green Estate

Nearly 100 post war prefab bungalows in Wolverhampton will be torn down and replaced with new energy-efficient properties.

The plans will see new homes being built on the Lincoln Green Estate in Bushbury as part of proposals by Wolverhampton Homes, a housing association.

Demolition work on the estate's existing properties is expected to start this month.

Six tenants have been temporarily relocated to allow the construction to take place, Wolverhampton City Council said.

All of the old bungalows have been declared defective under the 1985 Housing Act and suffer from a number of issues, including failing structural elements, leaking and poorly insulated roofs, very poor thermal efficiency, and wet rot in the floor.

The council said it had taken the decision to replace the properties before they had an adverse effect on tenants’ health and wellbeing.

Over the next four months ageing bungalows will be pulled down on Alleston Road, Grosvenor Road, Lincoln Green and School Lane, and in the Wood End and Portobello areas.

The council's deputy leader, councillor Steve Evans, said: “The non-traditional built properties are in such poor structural condition that they can no longer be economically and satisfactorily maintained.

“For the safety and comfort of our residents, we are delivering better homes in the long term that they can make their own in the same location."