Brookside Close Ancaster, South Kesteven
16 addresses across 1 postcode (NG32), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 35814273.
12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £220,000 across 1 sale. 6 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, E: 3). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in South Kesteven costs £2,260 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Ancaster, about 80 m away in a straight line. Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 43 to 48 m above sea level. None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Caythorpe & Ancaster Medical Practice, about 600 m away. About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 26 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 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £275,500 | £275,500 | £275,500 |
| 2020 | 2 | £172,500 | £125,000 | £220,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £141,000 | £141,000 | £141,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £91,000 | £91,000 | £91,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2025 | 3 NG32 3QU | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2024 | 13 NG32 3QU | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 25 Mar 2022 | 14 NG32 3QU | Detached | £275,500 | |
| 7 Nov 2020 | 12 NG32 3QU | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2020 | 14 NG32 3QU | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2017 | 1 NG32 3QU | Detached | £141,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2017 | 1 NG32 3QU | Other | £141,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Oct 2012 | 12 NG32 3QU | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2009 | 4 NG32 3QU | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2004 | 8 NG32 3QU | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 3 May 2002 | 5 NG32 3QU | Detached | £91,000 | |
| 13 Dec 1996 | 13 NG32 3QU | Detached | £40,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (6). Built: 1967-1975 (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
Council tax
What each band costs in South Kesteven in 2026-27: Band D £2,260 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,507 | £1,758 | £2,009 | £2,260 | £2,762 | £3,264 | £3,767 | £4,520 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (31% of about 670 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 43 m and 48 m above sea level (46 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG32 3QU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ancaster 5,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 80 m |
| Rauceby 5,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Sleaford 296,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest The Railway Inn Ancaster | 160 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 7.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 56.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Caythorpe & Ancaster Medical Practice | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 8.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Centre Cranwell | 5.9 km |
| Hospital | Grantham & District Hospital | 10.2 km |
| Police station | Caythorpe Police Office | 6.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,150 m² | 2.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ancaster village cross, a scheduled monument, 480 m south. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ancaster village cross | Scheduled monument | 480 m south |
| Roman marching camp | Scheduled monument | 530 m west |
| Ancaster Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m south |
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m south |
| Ancaster Roman settlement | Scheduled monument | 790 m south |
| Ancaster House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moor Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| The Belt | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| The Valley | Valley | 1.3 km south |
| Nine Acre Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Sudbrook Wood | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Copper Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 16 | 16 |
None of the street's 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancaster CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 340 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Railway Inn NG32 3QN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2023 |
| Lucky 7 NG32 3QN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 5 Very good | 12 Nov 2025 |
| The Co-operative Group NG32 3QN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 280 m | 5 Very good | 5 Apr 2024 |
| Ancaster Village Nursery - Out of School Club NG32 3QQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Ancaster Primary NG32 3QQ | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Ancaster Sports & Social Club NG32 3QJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Ancaster Convenience Store NG32 3QW | Retailers - other | 420 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Charlestown (7); On or near Meadowbrook (6); On or near Ancaster (4); On or near Minerva Close (4); On or near Station Approach (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
- NG32 3QU: 16 addresses
Nearby streets
Brookside · Station Approach · Pottergate Road · Ermine Street · Charlestown · Minerva Close · North Drive · Meadowbrook · St Martin's Way · Arne Close · St Martins Way · West View
All the streets in NG32 and across South Kesteven.
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.