gated neighborhood
Restricted residential area
A gated neighborhood is a residential area with controlled access—typically walls or fences and a staffed or electronic gate restricting entry.
The term often carries connotations of wealth, exclusivity, and security concerns: They moved to a gated neighborhood after the break-in.
Also called a gated community.
- clubhousesBuildings for member gatherings
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
- surveillance camerasVideo monitoring equipment
- fencesBoundary structures around yards
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
guard booth · guardhouses · exclusivity · alarm systems · segregation · prestige · country club · security guards · access code · visitor pass · private roads · intercom systems · suburban sprawl · swimming pools · homeowner associations · entryways · no soliciting · privacy
- planned communitiesplanned towns, subdivision, new towns, master-planned community, model villages
gated neighborhoodhousing project
Subsidized residential development
slum · ghetto · low-income housing · council estate · favela
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