[1] The Walton Court estate was built during the 1970s as part of a major council housing expansion.

The land had formerly been farmland, and for some time the privately owned housing area was known as Walton Court Farm, after the estate, renamed Hawkslade by Estate Agents to reflect the middle class population split to the west side of Ellen Road.

Most of the former council-built 2-, 3- and 4-bedroomed terraced properties are now privately owned and there are a number of three-storey blocks of flats in many closes, along with a few bungalows.

The original Walton Court Social Club has also been fully refurbished and reopened on the same site.

The estate therefore houses many medical, clinical and nursing staff, as well as some spinal patients now living in the community.