The estate is located in a valley between Crocodile Hill and the significantly taller Shum Wan Shan (沈雲山).

[1] The Housing Authority's Building Committee approved a tender for the construction of the first two blocks of Lok Wah Estate, worth $89 million, in 1980.

This Home Ownership Scheme estate comprises six residential "flexi" blocks and a four-storey car park with indoor games hall on top.

[6] In line with the trend of diminishing household sizes across Hong Kong over the decades, the population of Lok Wah Estate has declined.

The commercial centre and car park were originally owned and managed by the Housing Authority, but were transferred to The Link REIT on 25 November 2005.

In terms of dining, there is an area of outdoor cooked food stalls (similar to dai pai dong) with seating underneath large mushroom-shaped concrete canopies.

The commercial centre has a range of fast food options including McDonald's and Café de Coral as well as a large Chinese restaurant.

It is now home to two five-a-side hard-surfaced football pitches, two children's playgrounds, two basketball-cum-volleyball courts, gardens, and sitting-out areas.

[12] The Kung Lok Road Playground is a hard-surfaced open space intended for use by bicyclists, but also popular with joggers.

One is directly in front of the Lok Wah Shopping Centre and has multiple levels and a large area protected from the elements.

Other large parks within close walking distance of the estate include Hong Ning Road Park, the Jordan Valley Playground, Hong Ning Road Recreation Ground, and the Kwun Tong High Level Service Reservoir Playground.

The Chun Wah Road Sport Centre is an indoors games hall, opened in 1984, operated by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

The estate is now served by a mobile post office that stops in front of Yan Wah House on selected weekday mornings.