Country England and Wales › Region East of England › Council South Cambridgeshire › Neighbourhood Duxford, Whittlesford & the Abingtons › Postcode CB21 6BQ What's changing near CB21 6BQ Within 2 km, around Duxford, Whittlesford & the Abingtons in South Cambridgeshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
4 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.3% like-for-like prices in Duxford, Whittlesford & the Abingtons, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.0%)
+9% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
10 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 53 m²
17 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in CB21 6BQ 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 11 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (64 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Dalehead Foods, Linton - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 890 kW
Dec 2023 Solar farm Grain Stores, West Wratting - Solar Array Approved, not yet built
Sept 2025 Solar farm Chesterford Park - Green Energy Hub Approved, not yet built · 3 MW
Dec 2022 Rooftop solar Cambridge Assesment, Whittlesford - Solar PV Array Approved, not yet built
Sept 2025 Battery storage Chesterford Park - Green Energy Hub Approved, not yet built
Dec 2022 Rooftop solar Streetly Hall Farm, Webbs Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 220 kW
Sept 2025 Anaerobic digestion Streetly Hall Farm, West Wickham - Anaerobic Digestion Renewable Energy Facility Approved, not yet built · 7 MW
Jul 2024 Rooftop solar Cambridge University Hospital, Hills Road - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built
Jan 2026 Rooftop solar St Bedes Inter-Church School Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2019 Rooftop solar Coldhams Business Park, Norman Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 500 kW
Mar 2024 Road and street works within 1 km 1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Pre-application Kingsway Solar Farm Generating Stations · SE of Cambridge, 2.5km NW of Balsham and 3.8W of West Wratting. application due October 2026 Decided decided Apr 2025 Decided Sunnica Energy Farm Generating Stations · Sunnica West is located south of Chippenham, and Sunnica East is located south of Worlington decided Jul 2024 Decided decided May 2016 Pre-application application due August 2027 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: Wadlow Wind Farm (wind farm, 7.5 km); Great Wilbraham Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.5 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.