Brookfield Drive Chester
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (CH2), about 50 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 6903004.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £750,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Cheshire West and Chester costs £2,517 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chester, about 700 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, North Gate Ponds, is about 450 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 18 to 21 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Park Medical Centre, about 600 m (0.4 miles) away, with 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 29 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £417,500 | £417,500 | £417,500 |
| 2005 | 1 | £372,000 | £372,000 | £372,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £249,999 | £249,999 | £249,999 |
| 2000 | 1 | £212,500 | £212,500 | £212,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £170,500 | £170,500 | £170,500 |
| 1997 | 1 | £56,000 | £56,000 | £56,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2025 | 3 CH2 2EF | Detached | £750,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2018 | 2 CH2 2EF | Semi-detached | £600,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2013 | 2 CH2 2EF | Semi-detached | £417,500 | |
| 19 Dec 2005 | 2 CH2 2EF | Detached | £372,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2004 | 3 CH2 2EF | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2003 | 3 CH2 2EF | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 19 Apr 2002 | 2 CH2 2EF | Detached | £249,999 | |
| 21 Mar 2000 | 3 CH2 2EF | Detached | £212,500 | |
| 30 Mar 1998 | 2 CH2 2EF | Detached | £170,500 | |
| 27 Jun 1997 | 1 CH2 2EF | Detached | £56,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 156 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire West and Chester in 2026-27: Band D £2,517 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,678 | £1,958 | £2,238 | £2,517 | £3,077 | £3,636 | £4,196 | £5,035 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (63% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Flookersbrook (adj railway line), West Street, Hoole, Chester: up to 137 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Former car sales garage, land at Hoole Bridge, Hoole Road, Hoole, Chester: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Land off Lightfoot Street, Hoole Road (Lightfoot Street West), Hoole: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Land and buildings off Grange Road, Chester: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Land off Hoole Way/Black Diamond Street, Chester: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- St Anne Street car park, Black Diamond Street, Chester: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Land off Lightfoot Street, Hoole Road (Lightfoot Street East), Hoole: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Trafford Street (rear of Somerset Street), Chester: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2 2EF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH2 2ED | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 18 m and 21 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH2 2ED | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH2 2EF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bache 495,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Capenhurst 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Park Walk Newton | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Chester | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brook Street Car Park GeniePoint | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park Medical Centre | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Swettenhams Chemists | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sandon Dental Surgery | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Countess Of Chester Hospital (Coc NHS Trust) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Chester Town Hall Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Chester Brook Lane Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North Gate Ponds 1.3 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Lime Wood Fields 6.1 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dicksons Drive Field 1.6 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,500 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chester Railway Station, a listed building (Grade II*), 700 m (0.4 miles) south. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chester Railway Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Newton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Chester Leadworks and Shot Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Abbey Green Roman site | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| The Little Abbey Gateway, Northgate Street | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| St Nicholas' Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Grosvenor Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Overleigh Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Donkey Field | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| The Dale | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Gamon's Rough | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Sealion Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Butter Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the street's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cheshire West and Chester: see them on the Cheshire West and Chester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 240 m | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | Primary | 4–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Mill View Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Upton Westlea Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Upton-by-Chester High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cherry Grove Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Upton Heath CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Chester International School | Secondary | 14–19 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisons Daily CH2 2EB | Retailers - other | 170 m | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Newton Primary School CH2 2LA | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Newton Primary School Club CH2 2LA | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Hoole Fish Bar CH2 3PL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2025 |
| Shanghai Restaurant CH2 3NH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Short and Stout Ltd CH2 3PN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Bawn Lodge ltd CH2 3NH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 23 May 2026 |
| Betty Hassell House CH2 3NH | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2025 |
| Ermine Local CH2 3PN | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Mar 2024 |
| SHELL HOOLE ROAD CH2 3NH | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2025 |
| The Co-operative Group Food Ltd. CH2 3NH | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Sarnies CH2 3BD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Costa Ltd CH2 3BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| COOK CH2 3BD | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Glen Garth CH2 3NJ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2018 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Brook Lane (7); On or near Gresford Avenue (6); On or near Waverley Terrace (5); On or near Sandon Road (3); On or near Brookfield Drive (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Western Approach · Western Court · Kelvin Grove · The Nook · Kingsway West · Waverley Terrace · Springfield Drive · Sandon Road · Sandileigh · Gresford Avenue · Dicksons Drive · Park Walk
All the streets in CH2 and across Cheshire West and Chester.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.