Brookside Close Bransgore, New Forest
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (BH23), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 26720410.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £520,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3).
- Flood: 5 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 New Forest costs £2,420 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hinton Admiral, about 3.8 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Winkton Green, is about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 20 to 22 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Twin Oaks Medical Centre, about 330 m away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £520,000 | £520,000 | £520,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £355,000 | £355,000 | £355,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2022 | 1 BH23 8BT | Detached | £520,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2019 | 4 BH23 8BT | Detached | £355,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 110 m². Most common: House, detached (2); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1976-1982 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Council tax
What each band costs in New Forest in 2026-27: Band D £2,420 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,613 | £1,882 | £2,151 | £2,420 | £2,957 | £3,495 | £4,033 | £4,840 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (35% of about 740 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: 3 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 1 September 2026: SOUTH WEST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 31 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH23 8BT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH23 8AW | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 20 m and 22 m above sea level (21 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH23 8AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH23 8BT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hinton Admiral 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Christchurch 484,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| New Milton 555,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carpenters Arms Bransgore | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Boscombe | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing Millhams | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Sainsburys Christchurch Smart Charge | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 95.5 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Twin Oaks Medical Centre | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Hoburn Dental Practice | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Christchurch Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Christchurch Police Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Winkton Green 280 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,230 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Avon Tyrrell, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Avon Tyrrell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Elmers Copse | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Prink's Wood | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Harrow Wood Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Thorney Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Donkey Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Coward's Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
1 of the street's 7 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 New Forest: see them on the New Forest page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransgore Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKO DINING BH23 8AX | Other catering premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2023 |
| MOORLAND NEWS & WINE BH23 8NJ | Retailers - other | 390 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 6 Nov 2024 |
| CO-OP BH23 8AB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| BRANSGORE FISH BH23 8AB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 14 Nov 2025 |
| THE BIG SCOOP BH23 8AL | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Sep 2021 |
| THE COFFEE HOUSE BH23 8AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2026 |
| JACK AND JILL PRE-SCHOOL BH23 8AY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Sep 2016 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Brookside Close (6); On or near Hungerfield Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
West Road · Brookside Road · Tucks Close · Hungerfield Close · Chapel Lane · Clare Lodge Close · Peace Close · Rosehill Drive · Rosehill Close · Stouts Lane · Woodlands Close · Pear Tree Close
All the streets in BH23 and across New Forest.
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.