Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Brookside at a glance

House prices
£149,000
Lower prices6th percentile
Schools
16th percentile
Weak
Transport
36th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
83.7 per 1,000 residents
Middle36th percentile
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land6th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Brookside a good place to live?

Brookside may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Telford and Wrekin below.

Brookside and nearby areas

AreaMedian sale priceCrime per 1,000 residents
Brookside£149,00083.7
Woodside£120,000114.6
Malinslee & Dawley Bank£163,500157.4

Same sources and periods as the figures above. Each area has its own full guide.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Brookside

Crime rate

Crime rate
83.7 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
36th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Brookside

House prices

Median sale price
£149,000
Percentile
6th percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 26 standard sales over the 12 months to August 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Crime by type in Brookside

Recorded crime by type

The largest recorded type in Brookside is violence, sexual offences and weapons, at 42.0 per 1,000 residents: close to Telford and Wrekin (41.3) and close to England (35.9).

Crimes and anti-social behaviour recorded by police per 1,000 residents, 12 months to August 2026, from police.uk with 2021 Census population. Telford and Wrekin and England figures cover the same months and leave out areas whose police force did not publish every month.
TypeBrooksideTelford and WrekinEngland
Violence, sexual offences and weapons42.041.335.9
Anti-social behaviour10.210.110.7
Criminal damage and arson7.96.66.8
Theft, including shoplifting7.314.618.1
Public order4.85.66.6
Drugs3.52.73.4
Burglary3.32.93.7
Other crime1.92.22.2
Vehicle crime1.92.25.3
Robbery0.81.01.5

Recorded crime is not the same as personal risk. How to read crime figures for an area · Check another area

Schools in Brookside

Schools

16th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Brookside

Flood risk

Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Brookside

Transport

36th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

FAQs

Is Brookside a good place to live?

Brookside may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Brookside safe?

Brookside ranks in the 36th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Brookside?

The median sale price was £149,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. House prices are in the 6th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Brookside?

Schools rank in the 16th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Brookside?

Nearby public profiles include Woodside in Telford and Wrekin and Malinslee & Dawley Bank in Telford and Wrekin.