The Andover Estate, in Holloway, North London, is a large sprawling Islington London Borough Council housing estate which is flanked by Hornsey Road (west), Seven Sisters Road (south), Durham Road (east) and Birnam Road (north). It falls into the N7 postcode district of London.
The older part of the estate along Andover Road was built in the 1950s and is known among residents as "the old flats". The newer buildings, which make up the majority of the estate, were built in the late 1960s until the late 1970s.
Three large uniquely designed triangular buildings rise into the sky on the estate, named Didbin, Noll and Docura Houses respectively, after local architects.
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