Raffles, Cumbria

Nearby areas include Belle Vue, Newtown, Sandsfield Park and Morton West.

Raffles was built during the 1920s and 1930s and was highly sought after as a place to live by council tenants of the time.

[3] The £9 million redevelopment plan got underway in 2004 and saw many of the original council properties demolished and replaced with new housing stock.

In 2010 Carlisle Police discovered a large amount of heroin at a house on the estate, described as one of the largest to be found in the area in recent years.

Notorious BCF (Border City Firm) member Ste "The Blade" Allen grew up on the estate.