What's changing near BH14 8QR

On the map

Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  25 new homes completedflats · May 2026
  May 2026
  1.8 km away
• New homes
  8 new homes completedflats · May 2026
  May 2026
  1.7 km away
• New homes
  7 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026
  Feb 2026
  1.3 km away
• New homes
  9 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
  Jul 2025
  800 m away

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 51 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Alton Road: 5 homes extended since 2021
• De Redvers Road: 4 homes extended since 2021
• Potters Way: 4 homes extended since 2021
• Jennings Road: 3 homes extended since 2021
• Brownsea View Avenue: 3 homes extended since 2021
• Blake Hill Avenue: 3 homes extended since 2021
• Elgin Road: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Partridge Walk: 2 homes extended since 2021

• Extended
  2, Blake Hill Crescent187 m² → 232 m² (+45 m²)
  certificate 2020
• Extended
  24, Blake Hill Crescent173 m² → 290 m² (+117 m²)
  certificate 2019
• Extended
  32, Blake Hill Crescent198 m² → 245 m² (+47 m²)
  certificate 2017
• Extended
  36, Blake Hill Crescent170 m² → 266 m² (+96 m²)
  certificate 2016
• Extended
  10, Blake Hill Crescent128 m² → 168 m² (+40 m²)
  certificate 2013

Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.

Storm overflows within 2 km

• Wessex Water
  Poole Park Csointo Poole Park Boating Lake6 spills, 10 hours in 2025
  1.9 km away
• Wessex Water
  Not Applicableinto Trib Of Poole Harbour0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  1.6 km away

Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.

Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km

18 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (51 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Rooftop solar
  Hollywood Bowl Bournemouth Branksome, Poole Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
  Dec 2024
  2.1 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Poole General Hospital, Longfleet Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Jun 2023
  2.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Poole General Hospital, Longfleet Road - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
  Dec 2023
  2.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Sainsburys, Alder Park - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
  May 2025
  3.3 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Big Yellow Self Storage, Nuffield Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
  Oct 2022
  3.9 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Fleetspoint Business Centre, Willis Way - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 260 kW
  Oct 2024
  4.0 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Fleetspoint Business Centre, Willis Way - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
  Oct 2024
  4.0 km away
• Rooftop solar
  The Alpha Centre, Upton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
  Feb 2023
  4.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  David Lloyd Leisure - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 630 kW
  Oct 2023
  4.9 km away
• Solar farm
  Whites Pit, Arena Way - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
  Dec 20236.1 km away

Road and street works within 1 km

2 permitted works running now or planned.

• Standard
  Bingham Avenue, PooleNew service connection · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Two-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  950 m away
• Immediate - urgent
  Salterns Way, PooleUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Some carriageway incursion
  Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
  850 m away

DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.

Major infrastructure projects within 30 km

No nationally significant infrastructure projects within 30 km.

Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.

Transport schemes within 20 km

None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Penn Hill: +21% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 40 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): -0.0% in two years.
• Everything about Penn Hill · homes at BH14 8QR · the property market