Towns & cities
Heygate Estate
former English housing estate
England · 51.4931, -0.0961
Heygate Estate is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Heygate Estate, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.
“Despite opposition from residents, some scenes were shot on the Heygate Estate in South London.”
Movies filmed in Heygate Estate
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Heygate Estate as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
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Hereafter
2010
“Scenes were also filmed on the Heygate Estate.” Wikipedia
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Attack the Block
2011
“The film was shot across London from March to May 2010, with six weeks of night shoots on the Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle; Myatts Field, Brixton; Oval Underground station and the Bemerton Estate in Islington.” Wikipedia
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Harry Brown
2009
“The film was shot mainly in and around the abandoned Heygate Estate in Walworth, London.” Wikipedia
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Top Boy
2011–
“The Heygate Estate and Loughborough Estate, both in South London, were used as the Summerhouse Estate during the first two series.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
London College of Communication
England·under 1 km
constituent college of the University of the Arts London
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Towns & cities
Elephant and Castle
England·under 1 km
area in South London, England
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Landmarks & buildings
Pullens buildings
England·under 1 km
Victorian tenement buildings in the Walworth, Newington area of London
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Towns & cities
Walworth
England·under 1 km
central district in the London Borough of Southwark
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Landscapes & nature
Trinity Church Square
England·under 1 km
garden square in London, England
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Landmarks & buildings
London South Bank University
England·under 1 km
university in London, United Kingdom
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Heygate Estate?
5 productions are recorded as filmed in Heygate Estate, including World War Z (2013), Hereafter (2010) and Attack the Block (2011). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Heygate Estate?
World War Z (2013), covered by 57 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Heygate Estate?
Heygate Estate is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.4931, -0.0961.
What other filming locations are near Heygate Estate?
London College of Communication (under 1 km), Elephant and Castle (under 1 km), Pullens buildings (under 1 km), Walworth (under 1 km) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by London SE1 Community Website, CC BY 2.0.