This Is Gloucester’s Most Deprived Estate (w/ Poverty and Crime Stats)

[@ukexplored]

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[@RobertTurley-ky6sr]

The bungalows that are shown in this film were put up in the 1950’s as quick housing after WW2. Furthermore, the idea behind them was that they would have a short shelf life and were only expected to last for approximately 10 years. So here we are 72 years later and the last of them are still standing. So, to be fair to the residents there, you have picked on just one minute corner of Podsmead whereas you should have started from the junction of Podsmead Road and Tuffley Avenue to put out the true picture.

[@ukexplored]

It's hard to cover the whole area, I want to try and show the most polarising parts in a short video. It's honestly astounding some of those properties are still standing, and more so the prices they're going for.

[@Sw4mpy_]

I used to live on the first street that you showed (Tennyson Avenue) it was an absolute shithole, so glad I moved almost 2 years ago. The houses were poor and during the winter it was freezing, and I didn’t even live in one of the bungalows!

[@Becca-mk7in]

I lived in tennyson too, i moved about 10 years ago i hated it there, the adults was always fighting it got on my nerves in the end so i moved to a better place, i'm glad your happy now, i will never move there again the people there are trouble makers

[@powerage666]

I used to live there too back in the early 80s

[@FragrantVagrant69]

Fascinating! Those housing prices seem a bit high if I had to take a guess? I thought that baby carrier/ car seat was a dead duck at first, Haha. Probably not a pond for magnet fishing 😂😂

[@ukexplored]

hah yeah, I wouldn't go digging around in that pond, you can't unsee something afterwards.

[@blaze1148]

Pity there wasn't even any benches to sit on, relax and watch the muddy puddle.

[@benwall6599]

Podsmead raised! You've missed atleat two thirds of the area off here !! But tbh the sense of community was immense here, everyone knew everyone and would lend a hand. Kids played until lamps came on , parents would have street parties and get togethers and the houses in the cul de sacs were smart clean and well looked after. Sledding down the hill at the end of mansell close/Milton AVE ....army cadets for kids to do, and playing wembley and curvy and cricket in the street. The pop man who used to come around ....walking up the hills berry picking Honestly podsmead was a great place to live

[@ukexplored]

I grew up in a very similar area to Podsmead, Ben, and I have fond memories of the culture, atmosphere, and so on as well, it's awesome to hear you had a good experience. There are many worse areas in Gloucestershire for crime and anti-social behaviour, and I've covered some of them.

[@TJ485]

I totally agree with you on this. I moved to Mansell Close in 1991 at 6 years old and moved out in 2001 at 16. We are one of the original families to move there. Our house was still being built when we first went to see it. It still smelled of fresh paint throughout and some other plots were still in the final stages of construction when we moved in. Having moved there so young, there were a lot of other children around the same age that I grew up with. We played football in the street, using the wall at one end of the cul-de-sac, and the speed hump the other end as the goals. We played Kirby with basketballs for hours. We climbed the trees down by what we nick-named "The Swamp". We played pool in the Ramblers. Then there was the "tuc truck" or "pop man" would arrive in a large truck. The side would open up like a pop up shop and we'd all stare in in awe at the range of panda pops, chocolates, sweets, crisps (including Hedgehog flavour) and the goody bags containing sweets, colouring books and little toys. He even sold a range of those large pictures with 4 felt tip pens where all the black is felt and you'd colour in between. Podsmead was a great place to grow up back in the 90s. Even though I moved away I still occasionally pop in to reminisce, and weirdly, it still feels like home after all these years.

[@ekspatriat]

As an ex Gloucester Cover postie I did many rounds and saw the good and the (very) bad. As a concentrated piece of 'ShitHolery' it was hard to beat Matson and White City. The only time you got any respect was when they were waiting at the gate for their dole cheques. The round that included the council flats off Innsworth Drive/Cheltenham road East is another crap hole and female posties were not allowed to do it.

[@ukexplored]

Yeah I hear you. I bet you’ve seen and hear some things as a postie - I did a paper round as a kid in Podsmead and got mugged and had my paper bag stolen. It bought back some memories going there! 😀

[@AESTHETIC-yk3zk]

Please do more about Gloucestershire

[@ukexplored]

I’ve covered all/most of the areas of interest haven’t I?

[@Obatala_Vibez]

@@ukexploredcan you do abbey mead, in the mid 2000s it was seen as desirable then it went downhill not sure what’s it’s like today

[@alexmckee4683]

@@ukexplored Innsworth?

[@daverickards7647]

You my friend are bang out of order ,,,,, podsmead is a lovely place . I live less than a mile away . and the people are very friendly . Don't knock an area unless you live there . I bet you live in Milton Keynes with Concrete Cows😂😂😂😂

[@ukexplored]

There are some lovely people in Podsmead, yes, I have a friend who lives there. He likes my video, too; it’s not a knock on anyone or the area, statistically it’s the most deprived area in Gloucester, I showed the stats. Not talking about it or pretending it’s not struggling isn’t going to get the area noticed. I don’t live in Milton Keynes. Although, if I did I probably wouldn’t say 😂

[@daverickards7647]

I might even subscribed to your channel so we can have a serious debate . Take care my friend .

[@ukexplored]

Take care, Dave!

[@Becca-mk7in]

:D

[@Becca-mk7in]

No its not its rubbish i've lived there for 11 years and the area is nothing but trouble and dirty

[@johnfrancis2215]

Great idea let's make the politicians live in their creations, inner city areas

[@margaret5828]

Strangely unpopulated. Were everybody inside their flats? Or were you hiding under a mattress whenever you saw someone walking by...

[@ukexplored]

Yeah, I hardly saw anyone while I was there, maybe they were sleeping - or working hard. 😉

[@alexmckee4683]

Quite an elderly population I think.

[@SaxonSuccess]

That "beer garden" does not look at all "pretty nice"! Not even a little bit...

[@blaze1148]

agreed, looked a bit disheveled - not well kept at all with the grass being so long.....I thought the vid. was taken when I wrote this in the autumn/winter so there was an excuse but it was shot in May - no excuse not to cut the grass unless it was always a sh*t weather day like in the vid. 😬

[@sarahwasheree]

No mow May 🤣

[@ornamejesus777]

You need to come to Ramsgate in Kent,a true craphole.

[@lloydclevely9956]

This one's a little unfair in my opinion, you've not mentioned the Crypt School, or even covered Podsmead Rd. Dig deeper.... just my tuppenceworth :)

[@ukexplored]

You make a fair point. I thought about it, but I try to not make these videos too long. I left crypt out because I doubt many Podsmead residents go there, but I should of mentioned it and words to that effect looking back.

[@lloydclevely9956]

@@ukexplored wasn't having a go mate! I understand vids have to be under a certain length to get interest, keep it up, I like your presenting style!

[@alexmckee4683]

The small bungalows that "look like they came flat packed [from Ikea]" in fact came flat-packed from Brockworth, they were fabricated at the Gloster Aircraft Company after the second world war. They were sent all over the country but Gloucester, being local, has an above average concentration of these dwellings. These prefabs as they are called were never expected to last this long but a lot of the people who live in them really like them. In that regard they are something of a success story.

[@bricktop.]

I lived in one for a few years in brockworth that had been bricked up on the outside. Very spacious inside with a big garden too. Actually really liked it. Only moved because I had a mortgage arranged elsewhere in Gloucester otherwise I'd still be there now.

[@StuartCameronMSW]

why does Google earth still look like 90s internet? 😂 great exploring m8

[@JB_inks]

It's pronounced Glosstersher (sher rather than shire) I believe

[@ukexplored]

That depends on the accent; I speak the Queen’s English, and am from the ‘Shires’ myself. 😀

[@tikemyson5627]

yeah we say gloucestersher in Gloucester lol

[@Bobrogers99]

Not that bad-looking. With a little trash pickup the neighborhood would look quite decent.

[@keepgoing1973]

It's more than that, I love 3 miles from podsmead and I know a few people that live there. Most of the people are drunks, on drugs or mentally ill. But usually all 3.

[@blaze1148]

@@keepgoing1973live*

[@euxnh_7631]

You should go to gleadless in Sheffield. Genuinely looks like something from iraq

[@ken-u3n]

No shortage of cars, tho'. Deprived my ass.

[@alexmckee4683]

I live in Gloucester, it's very hard to do without a car. The local public transport is sadly lacking, it's impossible to get from one suburb of the city to another without going via the city centre and, due to the shape of the city, this is highly inefficient time-wise. I personally do walk most places but it's not easy, particularly due to jobs - I've worked in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury more than in Gloucester and when I have worked in Gloucester it took me 2 hours to get to work by public transport.

[@mikesmith6106]

Come to Winsford it's probably just same

[@timothyhoenisch8756]

This is the cleanest getto, that needs a little paint job,be glad you don't live in the u.s getto it's more than just a getto it's a tourist attraction 😅

[@ukexplored]

Yeah, Gloucester isn't that bad overall, this is just the most deprived area within it. I watch videos on the worst areas in the US, some of those are terrifying!

[@ZachAsaD]

Why are you mispronouncing Gloucestershire yet you sound like you’re a Brit yourself?

[@alexmckee4683]

What's more he seems to be from Gloucester! It's strange but some people do pronounce it that way.

[@The1RedRooster]

"PeOpLe FiNkS it's OkaEE" Mate, have you seen this rubbish for what it is? Or are you just another Tory Apologist? Look at the state of Housing, it gets the Treatment it Deserves! #RightToBuy Now, post adress so we can talk about it further.

[@ukexplored]

I can't tell from your comment what your stance is exactly; I like the Right to Buy scheme, it's fine in principle, but like everything, it's the people that ruined it. You can only present people with the right opportunities, right, you can't make them do the right thing.

[@The1RedRooster]

@@ukexplored Post adress & we can have a 'cuppa Tea & (maybe) become friends for Life! Lol burlt seriously, i'm always up for banter :3 (Speeling wasn't gr8, so edited)

[@ukexplored]

I’m all about the bantz. :-)