RUN-DOWN: n. run-down buildings or areas are in very bad condition.

HOUSING ESTATE: n. an area with a large number of houses that were built at the same time.

INNER CITY: n. the part of the city that is closest to the centre, often where buildings are in a bad condition and there are social problems.

THE OUTSKIRTS: n. the outer area of a city, town or village.

COUNCIL: n. the group of people elected to govern a particular area, town or city, and organise services for it.

BORDER: n. the line that separates two countries.

AFFLUENT: adj. having a lot of money.

WOODLAND: n. an area of land with a lot of trees.

THE COUNTRYSIDE: n. land that is not in towns or cities and has farms, fields, forests, etc.

PROVINCE: n. one of the large areas which some countries are divided into because of the type of government they have.

SURROUNDINGS: pln. the place where someone or something is and the things that are in it.