# Brookside

South Telford and Wrekin. 7,269 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.

Brookside had 7,130 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02002947. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £196,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brookside was £196,000 in 2025. Joint 1,418th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin/brookside#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,130** (2021). Brookside had 7,130 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,434th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin/brookside#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Brookside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin/brookside#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.1%** (January 2026). In Brookside, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin/brookside#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02002947) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Brookside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02002947) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 52 homes were sold in Brookside in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02002947) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Brookside.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02002947) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Brookside had 7,130 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Brookside

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brookside at a rate of 84.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.3 per 1,000 people across Telford and Wrekin.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 300 |
| Other crime | 97 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 87 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Brookside compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Brookside | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £196,000 | 10th cheapest | 24 middle areas, Telford and Wrekin · 2025 |
| Population | 7,130 | 10th least populated | 24 middle areas, Telford and Wrekin · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 24 middle areas, Telford and Wrekin · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.1% | joint 6th highest | 24 middle areas, Telford and Wrekin · Jan 2026 |

## Is Brookside safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brookside at a rate of 84.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.3 per 1,000 people across Telford and Wrekin.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brookside.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (300), other crime (97) and anti-social behaviour (87).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Telford and Wrekin

These figures are published for the whole of Telford and Wrekin, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Telford and Wrekin and not Brookside alone. [See Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin)

- **Average house price: £221,853** (August 2026). Telford and Wrekin’s average house price was £221,853 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,044** (2025). Full-time workers living in Telford and Wrekin earned a median of £36,044 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 96th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Telford and Wrekin costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 107th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.4** (2025). Telford and Wrekin has a deprivation score of 24.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 84th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Brookside in brief

The median price paid for a home in Brookside was £196,000 in 2025.
Brookside had 7,130 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Brookside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Brookside, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02002947
- Ward: [Brookside †](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin/ward/brookside)
- Constituency: [Telford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/telford)
- Council: [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.53 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,269*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 22

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Hollinswood & Randlay](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin/hollinswood-and-randlay), [Sutton Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin/sutton-hill), [Dawley & Aqueduct](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin/dawley-and-aqueduct)

## Latest updates for Brookside

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02002947

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin/brookside, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin/brookside#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin/brookside