What's changing near BR4 0LN
Within 2 km, around West Wickham in Bromley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
50new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.3%like-for-like prices in West Wickham, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
+23%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New schoolJun 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
600 m away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
600 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.9 km away - School closed
School closed: Wickham Court SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
May 2023
2.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
4applications in the last 12 months
4approved · 0 refused
0still being decided
1net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Approved
West Wickham And Shirley Baptist Church, Wickham Road, CR0 8EHInstallation of a single-storey Portakabin building to be used as a Baby Bank and Community Pantry facility for a temporary period of 5 yearsCroydon 26/02209/FUL · All Other
Aug 2026
500 m away - Approved
824, Wickham Road, CR0 8EBChange of use from Class E (dry cleaners) to nail bar and beauty salonCroydon 26/01341/LP · All Other
Jul 2026
500 m away - Approved
824, Wickham Road, CR0 8EBInstallation of new shopfront signage including a fascia sign and a projecting blade sign to the front elevation of the premises.Croydon 26/01342/ADV · All Other
May 2026
500 m away - Approved
826B, Wickham Road, CR0 8EBChange of Use from Use Class E to Use Class C3 to create a one 2 bedroom dwellingCroydon 26/00489/GPDO · All Other · 1 homes proposed
Feb 2026
500 m away - Application Under Consideration
86, Manor Park Dental Practice, 86 and 88 Manor Park Road, BR4 0JZChange of use of first floor of 86 Manor Park Road from residential flat to dental. Erection of first floor side extension to 86 Manor Park Road and replacing garage doors with window.Bromley 25/02072/FULL1 · All Other
Jul 2025
100 m away - Application Under Consideration
29, Chamberlain Crescent, BR4 0LJLoft conversion comprising rear dormer with Juliet balcony and rooflights to front. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)Bromley 25/01520/PLUD · All Other
Jun 2025
300 m away - Application Under Consideration
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 35 m²
42since energy certificates began (2008)
0in BR4 0LN 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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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
22 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (26 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
May 2026
600 m away - Rooftop solar
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road - Solar Panels & Air Source Heat PumpsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2022
600 m away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Stanhope Grove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Aug 2023
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Croydon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Oct 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Trinity School Of John Whitgift, Shirley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
John Ruskin Sixth form College, Selsdon Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
May 2026
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
The Spa, Beckenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Apr 2023
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Pavilion Leisure Centre, Kentish Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
J Sainsbury, Walters Yard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jun 2026
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Selhurst Traincare Depot, Selhurst Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 20254.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Wickham Road, CroydonNew service connection · TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TFL) · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major
Farm Drive, CroydonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Standard
Wickham Road, CroydonNew service connection · Aurora Utilities Limited · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Minor
The Mead, West WickhamUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
1000 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
- Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
11.8 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
13.8 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
15.8 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
18.5 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
18.7 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2027
23.7 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
13.4 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
13.9 km away - Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
18.2 km away - TransportMay 2022
18.5 km away
11, Cavendish Way, BR4 0LGSingle storey rear extension (following application 25/01315/HHPA where prior approval was not required) LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)Bromley 25/01965/PLUD · All Other
Not Required11, Cavendish Way, BR4 0LGSingle storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, for which the maximum height would be 4m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.60m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)Bromley 25/01315/HHPA · Prior Approval
Apr 2025
250 m away DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
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.