Filming has begun for a new series of the controversial reality TV show Benefits Street. But this time, it is set in a new location.
The Chanel 4 programme made a huge impact in its first series as it followed a close-knit community where many of the residents were on benefits.
It proved to be addictive viewing despite complaints that the participants were being exploited and the show was nothing more than ‘poverty porn’.
Its popularity made a star of Deirdre Kelly, better known as White Dee, who is currently appearing in Celebrity Big Brother.
Benefits Street was previously filmed in Birmingham’s James Turner Street
The first series was filmed in James Turner Street in an area of Birmingham known as Winson Green.
And now the location of the second series has been unveiled as a street in Teeside.
It is Kingston Road in Stockton, which was once reported as being among the ‘most deprived’ streets in the country.
A typical three bedroom house in the area is estimated to be worth around the £50,000 mark, with a typical monthly rent being approximately £283pcm, according to Zoopla.
It compares to an average property value of almost £150,000 in Stockton-on-Tees, where prices have risen more than £5,000 during the past year.
The highest value street in the area is Aislaby Road where the average value of a home is £558,534, while the highest turnover is in Grey Street and Fairdene Avenue.
