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Brookside

Middle area

South Telford and Wrekin. 7,269 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Brookside’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£196,000
1,418th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,130
4,434th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Brookside compares

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Median sale price24 middle areas, Telford and Wrekin · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Telford and Wrekin24 areas from £131,250 to £371,250. The middle area is £212,500. Brookside is £196,000.
£196,00010th lowest
Population24 middle areas, Telford and Wrekin · 2021
Population: every middle area in Telford and Wrekin24 areas from 5,322 to 11,158. The middle area is 7,575. Brookside is 7,130.
7,13010th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 middle areas, Telford and Wrekin · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Telford and Wrekin24 areas from 39.2% to 98.0%. The middle area is 92.3%. Brookside is 95.1%.
95.1%joint 6th highest
Claimant rate24 middle areas, Telford and Wrekin · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Telford and Wrekin24 areas from 1.2% to 8.6%. The middle area is 3.8%. Brookside is 5.6%.
5.6%4th highest

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

Average house price
£226,893
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,044
96th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.4
84th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
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.

In Brookside, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Brookside, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.