Everything about Harden West Midlands totally explained
Harden is an area to the north of
Walsall and borders with
Bloxwich,
Blakenall Heath,
Coalpool,
Goscote and
Rushall. The whole area was part of the
industrial revolution, with mining and metal processing being the main industries. Although close to the
A34 main road from the
Stoke (potteries) to
Birmingham, it's still served by
canals.
The area mostly developed with council housing between 1920 and 1960, though some of the older properties have been gradually demolished since the late 1990s.
A large area has been left as park land for community use.
Crime and poverty
Harden is one of the most deprived parts of the
Walsall borough and also has one of the highest crime rates, although it has recently started to improve due to a regeneration of the neighbourhood.
Redevelopment
Parts of Harden have been plagued by
coal mining subsidence and this has resulted in homes having to be demolished. There was uproar in May 2004 when Bloxwich Housing Trust announced plans to demolish nearly 900 homes in Harden and the surrounding area. Local residents complained that demolition of the estate would destroy the community spirit, while other residents accused the local authority of deliberately running the area down so they'd have to pay as little as possible when buying the privately owned homes under compulsory purchase as part of the redevelopment.
Nearly all of the condemned houses in Harden are on the Poet's Estate, which was built during the 1930s. For years it has been plagued by vandalism, drugs, joyriding and arson attacks. Some houses on Shakespeare Crescent were demolished in the late 1990s due to subsidence as well as attacks by arsonists and vandals. Further demolition work began in 2005 and most of the houses on the estate have since been knocked down, with a few new homes having already been built for Housing Association tenants.
Some homes on the estate, however, are being retained. The regeneration of the estate will feature many new private and social houses as well as a new road link with neighbouring
Goscote.
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