I know or should I say knew the area well Erin - it is a huge council estate - a lot of the slums in Croydon were cleared 45/50 years ago - it was all built around greens and was a flagship.
I'm 55 - when I was a teenager it was as rough as Hell - it's got even worse in more recent years. It's a horrible place and I feel sorry for anyone decent who has to live there. Sounds like it's become a dumping ground for all the low lives.
sounds like she got off to a bad start from the get go.