Country England and Wales › Region East of England › Council South Cambridgeshire › Neighbourhood Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester › Postcode CB23 7PL What's changing near CB23 7PL Within 2 km, around Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester in South Cambridgeshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
261 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
3 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.4% like-for-like prices in Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.0%)
+0% 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 New homes 69 new homes completed flats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025 New homes 55 new homes completed flats · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025 New homes 51 new homes completed flats · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025 New homes 38 new homes completed 28 flats, 10 houses · Mar 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025 New homes 46 new homes completed 36 flats, 10 houses · Mar 2025 – May 2025
May 2025 Planning permission Nov 2021 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
5 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 48 m²
10 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in CB23 7PL itself
Extended certificate 2022 Extended certificate 2020 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 23 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (12 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Coton Orchard Garden Centre, Cambridge Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2023 Rooftop solar Kings College, West Road - Solar Photovoltaic panels Approved, not yet built
Dec 2025 Rooftop solar Lion Yard Shopping Centre, Lion Yard - Solar photovoltaic panels Approved, not yet built · 330 kW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar St Andrews Street - Roof mounted solar panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2022 Solar farm Barton Road, Barton - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 5 MW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar Cambridge Parkside Pool Approved, not yet built
Aug 2021 Rooftop solar New Road, Impington - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Levidian Nanosystems, Levidian Technology Centre - Solar Panels Planning application in · 180 kW
Dec 2022 Solar farm Stargoose Farm - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Apr 2022 Battery storage Stargoose Farm - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 312 MW
Apr 2022 Rooftop solar Road and street works within 1 km No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Apr 2025 Decided decided May 2016 Pre-application application due August 2027 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 Aug 2022 Pre-application application due July 2027 Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Cantelupe Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.3 km); Milton Landfill Site (landfill gas, 7.2 km); Skylark Meadow Solar park (solar farm, 9.4 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.
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.