The collapse of an illegally built residential block in a working-class suburb last month highlighted one consequence of the unmet need with tragic clarity.

Although the area was a predominantly working-class suburb for much of the 20th century, it has undergone some gentrification since the 1990s.

He was brought up in a working-class suburb, in a family aspiring to reach middle-class status.

It was mainly known as a working-class suburb.

It wasn't until 1867 that a cheap two-penny workers' ticket allowed working-class suburbs to grow.