City of Wolverhampton Council has launched a major £20 million regeneration project to replace nearly 100 defective bungalows on the Lincoln Green estate in Bushbury and surrounding areas.
The council awarded the contract to Keon Homes, a leading social housing specialist, to build 63 modern bungalows at Lincoln Green, four two-bedroom maisonettes on School Lane, Bushbury, and 12 bungalows in Wood End, Wednesfield. These new properties will replace the crumbling and outdated post-Second World War prefabricated homes, many of which have stood for over 75 years—well beyond their originally planned 10 to 15 year lifespan.
In 2023, the estate was officially declared defective under law due to numerous structural problems including buckling walls, leaking and poorly insulated roofs, wet rot in floors, and very poor thermal efficiency. The council deemed the bungalows to be in such poor condition that maintaining them was no longer economically viable or satisfactory for residents.
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This second phase of redevelopment follows an earlier £11 million contract awarded to Keon Homes to build 36 new bungalows, which have already begun to transform the area. Several tenants received keys to their new homes in October, with more units set for completion by the summer.
The new homes will be constructed along Alleston Road, Grosvenor Road, Lincoln Green, and School Lane, as well as in the Wood End and Portobello neighborhoods.
Originally erected in the 1940s and 1950s as a quick, temporary solution to post-war housing shortages, these prefabs are now being replaced by modern, energy-efficient homes that meet today’s standards and community needs.
Keon Homes secured its position as Wolverhampton Council’s preferred contractor through a competitive process under the city’s extensive £1 billion housing framework—a long-term initiative focused on replacing over 4,000 outdated prefabricated homes across the region.
Councillor Steve Evans, deputy leader and cabinet member for city housing, emphasized the urgency, saying, “The bungalows were in such poor structural condition that they could no longer be economically maintained, making this regeneration project vital to improving residents’ quality of life.”