What's changing near BH15 4QW
Within 2 km, around Hamworthy West in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
12new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-1.9%like-for-like prices in Hamworthy West, 2024 → 2025 (council -0.1%)
-2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
23homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
43since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BH15 4QW itself
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
7storm overflows within 2 km
80hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
31spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Turlin Main Pumping Stationinto Lytchett Bay · near bathing water: Poole Harbour Rockley Sands10 spills, 29 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Wessex Water
Hinchcliffe Road Csointo Holes Bay Estuarine8 spills, 22 hours in 2025
700 m away - Wessex Water
Egmont Road Psinto Lytchett Bay (Sws) Estuarine · near bathing water: Poole Harbour Rockley Sands4 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Wessex Water
Sandy Lane Psinto Lytchett Bay(E)6 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto Holes Bay Estuarine2 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Wessex Water
Poole Bridge Pumping Stationinto Backwater Channel,Poole Harb.1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Wessex Water
Hewitt Road Pumping Stationinto Holes Bay (Via Sws) Estuarine0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 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
19 planned, approved or being built and 13 running (65 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Rockley Park Caravan Holiday Park, Hamworthy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2023
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Fleetspoint Business Centre, Willis Way - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 260 kW
Oct 2024
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Fleetspoint Business Centre, Willis Way - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
Oct 2024
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
The Alpha Centre, Upton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Feb 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Poole General Hospital, Longfleet Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Poole General Hospital, Longfleet Road - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 630 kW
Oct 2023
3.4 km away - Battery storage
Post Farm, Lytchett Minster - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 32 MW
Nov 2024
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Big Yellow Self Storage, Nuffield Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Oct 2022
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Sandford Holiday Park, Organford Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Lake Avenue, PooleUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Standard
Lake Avenue, PooleUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Minor
Coles Avenue, PooleHighway improvement works · BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 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.
Running nearest: Holes Bay (battery storage, 2.0 km); Beacon Hill (landfill gas, 4.3 km); Race farm (solar farm, 4.8 km); South Newton Farm (solar farm, 6.2 km); North of Newton Farm (solar farm, 6.5 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.