Development. Brookside differed from other soap operas because it was filmed in real, brand-new houses in a real cul-de-sac, situated off Deysbrook Lane in the Croxteth area of Liverpool.

Does Brookside Close still exist?

Although the show came to an end in 2003, Mersey TV hung on to Brookside Close for another two years before the houses and Redmond's company were bought for £40m by All3Media in 2005. The close then passed to a property developer who refurbished all the houses. Since then, they have lain vacant.

Do people live in Brookside Close Liverpool?

It was once the setting for murder, rape, incest, drink, drugs and sex - welcome to your new home on Brookside Close. The Liverpool cul-de-sac made famous in the television soap opera Brookside has been brought back to its former "glory" and new tenants have moved in.