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What can I build, and will it pay? The planning rules, what neighbours have built, planning decisions, energy upgrades, and whether extending pays.
| Westcroft & Shenley Brook End | Milton Keynes | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcodes in a conservation area | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| Postcodes under an Article 4 direction | 100% | 100% | 16% |
| Listed buildings | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Postcodes in a tree preservation order zone | 0% | 11% | 3% |
| Flats | 11% | 18% | 22% |
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Raised Granary West of No 25 Emerson Farmhouse | II | 320 m |
| Barn South of No 14 Valley Farmhouse | II | 340 m |
| Raised Granary to North West of No 14, Valley Farmhouse | II | 350 m |
| Shelter Shed Between Carthouse and Barn South of No 14, Valley Farmhouse | II | 350 m |
| Emerson Farmhouse | II | 350 m |
| Valley Farmhouse | II | 360 m |
| Carthouse South of No 14 Valley Farmhouse | II | 360 m |
| Barn at No 9 Limes Farm | II | 580 m |
| Westbury Farmhouse | II | 620 m |
| Green View | II | 730 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
planning.data.gov.uk (OGL), Historic England. The rules at one address are on its postcode's Improving page. General guidance, not planning advice.
| Home | Work | Seen | Space added | Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27, Walbank Grove | Loft conversion | 2026 | – | 8 → 7 |
| 5, Garthwaite Crescent | Extension | 2026 | +8 m² | 7 → 7 |
| 32, Hidcote Drive | Extension | 2026 | +35 m² | 7 → 9 |
| 33, Walbank Grove | Extension | 2025 | +70 m² | 7 → 10 |
| 7, Oxhouse Court | Extension | 2025 | +19 m² | 6 → 7 |
| 9, Fossey Close | Extension | 2025 | +9 m² | 5 → 4 |
| 3, Calves Close | Extension | 2025 | +11 m² | 5 → 5 |
| 17, Hartdames | Extension | 2025 | +86 m² | – |
| 6, Wroxton Court | Extension | 2025 | +18 m² | 8 → 7 |
| 6, Sinatra Drive | Extension | 2025 | +65 m² | – |
Planning applications outside London aren't published as open data yet, so search the council's own register: the drawings, the decision and the agent are there. Find the council's planning register on GOV.UK ↗
| Westcroft & Shenley Brook End | Milton Keynes | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated A or B | 8% | 20% | 12% |
| Rated E, F or G | 2% | 6% | 16% |
| Homes on mains gas | 93% | 91% | 86% |
| Gas use per home (kWh a year) | 12,531 | 11,089 | 11,043 |
| Households in fuel poverty | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1% | 6% | 20% |
A home's own recommended upgrades and their costs are on its energy certificate, shown on its page.
MHCLG energy certificates; DESNZ fuel poverty.
Across England and Wales, homes extended by a typical 30 m² and then resold rose about 11.1% more than similar homes nearby over the same years (124,884 resales); in South East, 13.4% (24,181 resales).
Rough build costs and resale evidence, not quotes or a valuation. How extensions pay off by size, type and region.
The money you don't get back either way, for the same extra space in Westcroft & Shenley Brook End.
| Stamp duty on the new home | £15,650 |
|---|---|
| Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT | £6,192 |
| Solicitors, buying and selling | £3,000 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Removals | £1,500 |
| Money gone | £26,942 |
| Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency | £57,500 |
|---|---|
| Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price | −£49,800 |
| Money gone | £7,700 |
On these figures, extending loses about £19,242 less. Moving also changes the area, the schools and the commute; extending means months of building work and depends on planning.
Building costs vary a lot (a single-storey rear extension is often £2,000–£3,000 per m², more in London). How much space adds depends on the home and street: what extensions added to resale prices. A guide, not advice; nothing you type leaves this page.
Where people extend most, and where the planning rules are tighter.
| Extension |
| 2025 |
| +13 m² |
| 6 → 4 |
| 12, Nova Lodge | Extension | 2025 | +34 m² | 2 → 4 |
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| 29, Grable Avenue | Extension | 2025 | +22 m² | – |
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| 14, Welsummer Grove | Extension | 2024 | +32 m² | 8 → 6 |
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| 10, Berkshire Green | Extension | 2024 | +29 m² | 6 → 7 |
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| 6, Nuneham Grove | Extension | 2024 | +21 m² | 7 → 6 |
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| 6, Gundale Court | Extension | 2024 | +50 m² | 4 → 6 |
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| 20, Sinatra Drive | Extension | 2024 | +33 m² | – |
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| 8, Dovecote Cottages, Church End Road | Extension | 2024 | +19 m² | – |
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| 20, Prentice Grove | Extension | 2024 | +12 m² | 7 → 5 |
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| 5, Earlshall Place | Extension | 2024 | +29 m² | 7 → 7 |
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| 2, Dartington Place | Extension | 2024 | +26 m² | – |
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| 2, Berkshire Green | Extension | 2023 | +27 m² | – |
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| 8, Ancona Gardens | Extension | 2023 | +22 m² | 2 → 3 |
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| 23, Little Stocking | Extension | 2023 | +8 m² | 3 → 3 |
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| 13, Sultan Croft | Extension | 2023 | +35 m² | 5 → 7 |
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| 7, Dartington Place | Extension | 2023 | +53 m² | – |
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| 8, Sultan Croft | Extension | 2022 | +31 m² | – |
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| 50, Sinatra Drive | Loft conversion | 2022 | – | – |
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| 61, Sinatra Drive | Extension | 2022 | +20 m² | – |
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Not every extension shows here. We only see building work when a new energy certificate is lodged, which happens when a home is sold, let or newly built. A loft or extension added since then won't appear, even with planning permission and building control sign-off, because those records aren't published as open data outside London. Missing work doesn't mean missing paperwork.
From energy certificates: an extension where a later certificate shows more floor space, a loft conversion where roof rooms appear.
Sort by any column; open a neighbourhood for the same view.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.6% | 90.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.1% | 6.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.