Brookside Huntingdon
1 address across 1 postcode (PE29), about 190 m long. USRN 17807130.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2014 the median was £185,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 2 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 B; Band D in Huntingdonshire costs £2,556 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Huntingdon, about 730 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Town Park, is about 50 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 10 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Priory Fields Surgery, about 210 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 36% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 461 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2014 | 3 PE29 1HT | Semi-detached | £185,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Huntingdonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,556 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,704 | £1,988 | £2,272 | £2,556 | £3,124 | £3,693 | £4,261 | £5,113 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (40% of about 1,130 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: 5 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land At Former Site Of Huntingdon Marine And Leisure Ltd, Bridge Place, Godmanchester: up to 16 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- RGE Engineering, Godmanchester: up to 99 homes, not permissioned (840 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 1 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 10 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE29 1HT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Huntingdon 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| St Neots 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cowper Road Huntingdon | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Huntingdon | 370 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mill Common Car Park | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 52.4 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Priory Fields Surgery | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Priory Fields Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Unit 3 | 260 m |
| Hospital | Hinchingbrooke Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Huntingdon Police Station | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Town Park 1.2 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Views Common 21 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 62 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cromwell Museum, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m south-west. 112 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cromwell Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m south-west |
| The George Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-west |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-west |
| Huntingdon Castle (Castle Hills): a motte and bailey castle and Civil War fieldwork | Scheduled monument | 570 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Earthwork on Mill Common | Scheduled monument | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Huntingdon Bridge | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Garkie's Mill Lade | Lake or reservoir | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| The Island | Island | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Cook's Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Long Moor Balk | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Bobs Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Offord Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 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 Huntingdonshire: see them on the Huntingdonshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon Federation Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Huntingdon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter's School | Secondary | 11–18 | 810 m (0.5 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; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Stukeley Meadows Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hartford Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hartford Infant and Preschool | Primary | 3–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Godmanchester Community Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hinchingbrooke School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (May 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; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St John's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Mar 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 |
| Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Cromwell Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | 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: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superdrug Stores PE29 3FG | Retailers - other | 110 m | Exempt | |
| Poundland PE29 3FG | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Sports Direct PE29 3FG | Retailers - other | 110 m | Exempt | |
| Domino's Pizza PE29 3LF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| B&M Retail PE29 3FG | Retailers - other | 110 m | Exempt | |
| Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd PE29 3FG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 120 m | 5 Very good | 7 Apr 2026 |
| Starbucks PE29 3FG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2025 |
| Holland & Barrett PE29 3LN | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Caffe Nero PE29 3LZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 4 Good | 26 Sep 2025 |
| Nectar Huntingdon Ltd PE29 3LD | Retailers - other | 170 m | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Pizza Express PE29 3LB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Subway PE29 3LJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 4 Good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| TK Maxx PE29 3FG | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 24 Nov 2017 |
| The Lark Coffee and Bar PE29 3LL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 4 Good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Cake Inn PE29 3LJ | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 3 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 169 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 107 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 63 |
| Public order | 29 |
| Other theft | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 8 |
| Bicycle theft | 8 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (212); On or near Parking Area (101); On or near Petrol Station (88); On or near Brookside (19); On or near Avenue Road (13).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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
- PE29 1HT: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Grammar School Walk · St Germain Street · St Germain Walk · Ambury Road South · Priory Road · Avenue Road · Cromwell Mews · Nursery Road · Cromwell Walk · George Street · High Street · Blaines Court
All the streets in PE29 and across Huntingdonshire.
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.