In the late 1990s, the Northmoor area in south Manchester had a catalogue of problems. Thirty per cent of the properties on the estate were unoccupied and residents who owned their own homes had negative equity.
Rates of house and car crime were high, speeding cars were a common sight, and local shops and businesses were closing down.
In 1999, Manchester City Council began to consider a number of ways to improve the Northmoor area. At the same time, the Government was promoting a concept known as home zones. It was asking councils to nominate areas as pilot schemes, and Northmoor became one of the pilots in 1999.
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