The Tibbington estate was mostly constructed during the 1920s and 1930s as one of Tipton UDC's first major council housing developments which were aimed at people being rehoused by slum clearances.
Princes End's problems are particularly highlighted on the Tibbington estate, where a high percentage of residents are unemployed and living on low incomes.
Crime is a cause for serious concern in the area; with racism and anti-social behaviour being particularly high profile issues.
[citation needed] A private housing development was built on the south side of the estate in the 1970s following the infilling of a canal and the demolition of an aqueduct.
All of Elm Crescent and several houses in Central Avenue were demolished in the early 1980s due to mining subsidence and the site was redeveloped as Walker Grange, a residential home for elderly people which was opened on 27 February 1992.