The name Broxtowe comes from the old Anglo Saxon name Broculstowe, which is thought to refer to a dwelling-place, but the name could refer to the stoe of someone named Brocul.[3] It is also thought that the estate was named after Broxtowe Hall which was located off Broxtowe Lane,[4] but was demolished in 1937.[5]
Construction of the estate commenced in the 1930s, and in 1937, Roman coins and pottery were discovered by the workmen who were engaged in constructing the sewers and the roads for the council estate. It was assumed that the estate was once the site of a Castra, but research proved it was a British hut settlement.[6]
Broxtowe has the St Martha the Housewife Parish Church located inside the estate on the corner of Westleigh Road and Frinton Road.[8] In the church's Hope Centre is a statue of Hope by Peter Eugene Ball.
According to the data of the 2001 Census, the estate has a population of 4,847, and a majority of the population are aged 25–44, who make up 29.2% of the estate's population.
Broxtowe has frequent bus services run by Nottingham City Transport that travel through the area; the main services include Orange 35 service travels through Bradfield Road and Coleby Road in the direction of Nottingham and Bulwell via Derby Road, Wollaton and Bilborough.[12] The Turquoise 78 travels through Coleby Road and Westleigh Road in the direction of Nottingham and Strelley via Nuthall Road.[13] There are also other services on the Turquoise Line which run during peak times or night services that travel through the estate.[14][15]
