A street dubbed Useless Crescent is one step closer to ditching its unpleasant nickname, as more than half the buildings have been knocked down.

Our photographs show Eustace Crescent being reduced to piles of rubble as wrecking teams work to transform the run-down estate.

Demolition is well under way and planning permission for the replacement street Phoenix Avenue is due to be decided by Wokingham Borough Council in the next few months.

A council spokeswoman confirmed demolition was going well.

Eustace Crescent will rise from the ashes to become Phoenix Avenue

She added: It is hoped the whole site will be levelled and cleared by the end of November.

Councillor David Lee, who represents Norreys ward, said: I know that people are delighted with the start and things are moving along faster than they were before, with demolition to fully be finished within the next couple of weeks and building to start next year.

Subject to planning approval, construction of replacement homes by council-owned Wokingham Housing Ltd will start on site early next year.

Demolition of Eustace Crescent expected to start in next few weeks

The roads new name was unanimously chosen by a panel of residents and councillors in July, after The Wokingham Times ran a competition asking for readers suggestions.

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