Hmm, in trying to find an example, it doesn't look as bad as I know it is.
This is the kind of estate I was thinking of
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Ambleside+Primary+School...
but many of the fronts have been turned into parking
These are pre war
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/6+Newfield+Rd,+Nottingha...
I know these places and night-time parking is more of a squeeze than these images show