Ladywood is an area of inner city Birmingham, covering part of the western area of Birmingham city centre. The area was subject to massive postwar redevelopment, being designated as one of five Redevelopment Areas in the city. Towers blocks were approved for the area from 1957 through till 1968. In recent years the area has undergone significant investment which has seen numerous blocks demolished and others refurbished. The area is also the first in Birmingham to see a new wave of social housing being constructed, on Morville Street, albeit lowrise.