The Kockums family owned it from 1848 to some years after 1959, when the last owner (who had no children) died.

[2][3] Generally considered the part of Rosengård with the highest rate of social problems, 96% of the neighborhood's population is of foreign background (67% born abroad and 29% born in Sweden to two immigrant parents).

The most common countries of origin include Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia and Somalia.

[5] Herrgården is a social-democratic stronghold, with the Swedish Social Democratic Party garnering 82% of votes in the 2006 elections.

In 2015 public security cameras were installed by Police in Sweden due to high crime rates in the area.