Brookside Avenue Nottingham
38 addresses across 2 postcodes (NG8), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29011060.
- Sales: 38 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £312,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 26 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 16, E: 5).
- Flood: 15 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 D; Band D in Nottingham costs £2,755 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Beeston, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 110 m away, and Wollaton Park (207 hectares) is about 750 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 46 to 52 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 38 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Deer Park Family Medical Practice, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 580 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 60 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £312,500 | £285,000 | £340,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £383,000 | £383,000 | £383,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £292,500 | £253,000 | £375,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £236,320 | £236,320 | £236,320 |
| 2019 | 1 | £332,500 | £332,500 | £332,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | £239,000 | £194,000 | £280,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £247,500 | £247,500 | £247,500 |
| 2011 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | 8 NG8 2RD | Terraced | £340,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2025 | 33 NG8 2RD | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2024 | 34 NG8 2RD | Detached | £383,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2023 | 40 NG8 2RD | Detached | £292,500 | |
| 28 Jul 2023 | 18 NG8 2RD | Terraced | £375,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2023 | 27 NG8 2RD | Detached | £253,000 | |
| 9 Feb 2023 | 21 NG8 2RD | Detached | £280,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Jan 2022 | 27 NG8 2RD | Detached | £275,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 17 NG8 2RD | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2020 | 36 NG8 2RD | Detached | £236,320 | |
| 25 Oct 2019 | 9 NG8 2RD | Detached | £332,500 | |
| 11 Jun 2018 | 10 NG8 2RD | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2017 | 6 NG8 2RD | Detached | £278,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2017 | 29 NG8 2RD | Semi-detached | £194,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2017 | 14 NG8 2RD | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2017 | 16 NG8 2RD | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 27 May 2016 | 23 NG8 2RD | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2014 | 23 NG8 2RD | Detached | £247,500 | |
| 8 Jul 2011 | 20 NG8 2RD | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2010 | 31 NG8 2RD | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2005 | 27 NG8 2RD | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2005 | 38 NG8 2RD | Detached | £151,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2004 | 29 NG8 2RD | Semi-detached | £178,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2002 | 15 NG8 2RD | Detached | £159,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2002 | 11 NG8 2RD | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2002 | 22 NG8 2RD | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2002 | 36 NG8 2RD | Detached | £107,000 | New build. |
| 15 Feb 2002 | 32 NG8 2RD | Terraced | £71,950 | |
| 29 Jun 2001 | 20 NG8 2RD | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 23 Feb 2001 | 27 NG8 2RD | Detached | £86,000 | |
| 19 May 2000 | 22 NG8 2RD | Detached | £50,000 | |
| 3 Dec 1999 | 19 NG8 2RD | Detached | £107,000 | |
| 27 Oct 1999 | 17 NG8 2RD | Detached | £93,500 | |
| 26 Oct 1999 | 16 NG8 2RD | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 31 Jan 1997 | 15 NG8 2RD | Detached | £76,000 | |
| 29 May 1996 | 5 NG8 2RD | Semi-detached | £77,000 | |
| 1 Apr 1996 | 42 NG8 2RD | Detached | £79,000 | |
| 27 Jan 1995 | 16 NG8 2RD | Detached | £84,000 |
Energy performance certificates
26 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 109 m². Most common: House, detached (18); Bungalow, detached (8). Built: 1967-1975 (13); 1950-1966 (10); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 addresses)
- 3, Brookside Avenue
- 6, Brookside Avenue
- 9, Brookside Avenue
- 10, Brookside Avenue
- 14, Brookside Avenue
- 15, Brookside Avenue
- 16, Brookside Avenue
- 20, Brookside Avenue
- 22, Brookside Avenue
- 23, Brookside Avenue
- 25, Brookside Avenue
- 29, Brookside Avenue
- 30, Brookside Avenue
- 31, Brookside Avenue
- 32, Brookside Avenue
- 36, Brookside Avenue
Council tax
What each band costs in Nottingham in 2026-27: Band D £2,755 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,837 | £2,143 | £2,449 | £2,755 | £3,368 | £3,980 | £4,592 | £5,511 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (51% of about 690 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.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 15 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NG8 2RD | not in 2 or 3 | 8 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| NG8 2QW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 4 / 8 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 38 addresses are between 46 m and 52 m above sea level (48 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG8 2QW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NG8 2RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Beeston 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Attenborough 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Ilkeston 203,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rivergreen Crescent Bramcote Hills | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Southbound Services Trowell | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Greenwood Gardens, NG8 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Deer Park Family Medical Practice | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grangewood Dental Practice | 200 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Nottingham Police Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Shell Priory, Beeston Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 15 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Wollaton Park 207 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,710 m² | 340 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,330 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 223 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wollaton Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.6 km (1 mile) east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wollaton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Highfields Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandrina Plantation | Wood | 240 m south-west |
| Deddington Plantation | Wood | 330 m west |
| Bramcote Hills | Hills | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Thompson's Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Balloon Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 38 |
1 of the street's 38 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 Nottingham: see them on the Nottingham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Fernwood School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bramcote Hills Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Firbeck Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bramcote CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bramcote College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Beeston Fields Flying High Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Portland Spencer Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Alderman White School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burg Burgers NG8 2QJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Boots Pharmacy NG8 2QP | Retailers - other | 200 m | Exempt | |
| Paper Link Bramcote Lane Post Office NG8 2QJ | Retailers - other | 200 m | Exempt | |
| Jade Garden NG8 2QP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2024 |
| Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd NG8 2QP | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 210 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2025 |
| Chai Roti NG8 2QP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2026 |
| The Cods Scallops NG8 2QP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Tesco Express NG8 2QP | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 210 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2024 |
| Zhug NG8 2QJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Birds The Confectioners NG8 2QJ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2025 |
| The Cake Solution NG8 2QJ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Suda Deli & World Kitchen NG8 2QJ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2026 |
| Peter Coates Butchers NG8 2QJ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Sharpes NG8 2QJ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Hope Nottingham NG8 2SJ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 4 Nov 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 27 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (44); On or near Romney Avenue (5); On or near Bramcote Lane (3); On or near Rivergreen Crescent (2); On or near Maidstone Drive (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
Maidstone Drive · Kevin Road · Romney Avenue · Tonbridge Mount · Deddington Lane · Ravensdale Drive · Grangewood Road · Wadhurst Grove · Bramcote Lane · Woodbank Drive · Ashchurch Drive · Ashford Rise
All the streets in NG8 and across Nottingham.
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.