[4] The Seymour Avenue Heritage Precinct consists of a tree lined street at the North West corner of the suburb.

The avenue consist of a short street with a mix of transitional villa and Californian bungalow style houses.

This house was purchased by Nathaniel Edwards in 1860 and was considerably extended in the Victorian Gothic Revivalist style.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 65.2% had no religion, 23.0% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 1.1% were Buddhist and 2.9% had other religions.

[7] In August 2023, bus services across Nelson were upgraded and extended, and The Brook now has a direct connection to Nelson Airport, with electric buses running every half hour between 7am and 7pm.