Upon completion, the estate consisted of 34 tower blocks, five schools, two shopping centres, 27 four storey blocks of maisonettes, three storey blocks of flats, over 100 bungalows and hundreds of terraced and semi-detached houses. By the end of the 1960s, it could house 20,000 people. Shortly after completion, the estate began to witness substantial social problems, compounded by the poor construction of the estate itself. In 1993, a Housing Action Trust was set up to commence plans for Europe's largest regeneration programme on the estate. The programme lasted for 12 years and saw a noticeable reduction in social issues on the estate, as well as generating employment and improving education on the estate. The programme also saw the demolition of 2,275 homes, including 32 tower blocks, as