Country England and Wales › Region East of England › Council South Cambridgeshire › Neighbourhood Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester › Postcode CB23 8DQ What's changing near CB23 8DQ Within 2 km, around Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester in South Cambridgeshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
23 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 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-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.
5 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 43 m²
8 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in CB23 8DQ 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 18 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (12 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Domino House, Trafalgar Way - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2024 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 Solar farm Falcon Park, Wilsons Road - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage Planning application in · 26 MW
Jun 2025 Battery storage Falcon Park, Wilsons Road - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage Planning application in · 20 MW
Jun 2025 Rooftop solar Coton Orchard Garden Centre, Cambridge Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2023 Rooftop solar New Road, Impington - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Morrisons , Broad Street, Cambourne - Solar Panles Approved, not yet built · 480 kW
Mar 2022 Battery storage Pumping Station, School Lane - Micro Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2024 Rooftop solar Kings College, West Road - Solar Photovoltaic panels Approved, not yet built
Dec 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 4 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
Major Footpath Off Pheasant Rise, Bar Hill Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Jan 2027 Major Pheasant Rise, Bar Hill Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Jan 2027 Major, planned Footpath Between Stonefield And Pheasant Rise, Bar Hill Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 Major Footpath Off Pheasant Rise, Bar Hill Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Jan 2027 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 May 2016 Pre-application application due August 2027 Decided decided Apr 2025 Decided decided Aug 2022 Pre-application application due July 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 Pre-application
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Skylark Meadow Solar park (solar farm, 8.0 km); Cantelupe Solar Farm (solar farm, 8.6 km); Milton Landfill Site (landfill gas, 9.2 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.