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Common collocations with neighbourhood in British Collocation

neighbourhood noun countable

UK /ˈneɪbə(r)ˌhʊd/

local

immediate
local
surrounding

Improve your local neighbourhood by renovating disused premises so that they can be used as a base for community activities.

good

good
nice

Every one wants and is entitled to live in a good neighbourhood.

bad

bad
dangerous
rough
tough

As a child I grew up in a very bad neighbourhood.

rich

affluent
wealthy

Children in England’s poorest areas are three times as likely to be hit by a car as those in more affluent neighbourhoods.

poor

deprived
disadvantaged
low-income
poor
run-down

We all know the problems of our poorest neighbourhoods – decaying housing, unemployment, street crime, and drugs.

quiet

quiet

This quiet neighbourhood is just 5 minutes’ walk from the town centre.

safe

safe

He argues that local communities want CCTV because they believe it will reduce crime, and make their neighbourhood safer.

in a particular area

city
inner-city
suburban
urban

The report recommended solutions to bring people back into urban neighbourhoods.

containing a particular social class

middle-class
working-class

They own a large comfortable house in a middle-class neighbourhood.

containing a mixture of different types of people or buildings

mixed

We lived in a mixed neighbourhood – black, white and Mexican – and many of the houses were rundown.

consisting mainly of houses

residential

The streets in the residential neighbourhood are eerily empty.

make a neighbourhood

create
establish

One of our aims is to create safer neighbourhoods and healthier workplaces.

improve a neighbourhood

improve
regenerate
renew
revitalize
transform

We are working to regenerate some of the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods of the city.