The Fordhouses area is located in the Bushbury Ward and situated in the northern part of Wolverhampton.  The council owned housing is semi-detached and there are four schools, a community centre and shopping facilities in the area.  The roads are not traffic calmed and residents are concerned about the traffic around the school.  The area also has trouble with joyriding.

Scheme Objectives

Impacts

There is generally less nuisance caused through inconsiderate parking and there is generally a better atmosphere from residents on the estate with residents seem to be taking more care of their surroundings.

Whilst there has been some graffiti, the scale of vandalism and crime seems to have decreased. The speeding race circuit effect was stopped by the road closure. The new school barrier has stopped cars being burnt out and abandoned.

The number of void properties on the estate has decreased with the area becoming more desirable.  The turnover of council tenants on the estate has decreased considerably.

Progress - March 2005

Toddlers Play Area completed. Ball Park Floodlighting work completed. Safer Route to School footprints installed. Tree planting in general scheme completed. Design for Landscaped area agreed and work started on site. Kipling Road closure constructed. Entrance feature 'banner' designed and sent for printing. Side Roads work consulted on and agreement reached. Remaining footway resurfacing construction and timescale agreed with maintenance section. Remaining highway resurfacing added to next years maintenance programme. Challenge Fund money spent on schedule. Browning Crescent, Burns Avenue & Shelly Road walls and railings completed. Multiball pitch installed. Tender process for Toddlers Play Area completed. Paving at Shelley Road Junctions with Three Tuns Lane, Kipling Road, & Burns Avenue completed. Legal requirements for Kipling Road Closure completed, New Home Zone signs and road nameplates ordered.