Country England and Wales › Region East of England › Council South Cambridgeshire › Neighbourhood Longstanton, Swavesey & Oakington › Postcode CB24 3BG What's changing near CB24 3BG Within 2 km, around Longstanton, Swavesey & Oakington in South Cambridgeshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
3 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
4,000 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.0% like-for-like prices in Longstanton, Swavesey & Oakington, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.0%)
+39% 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 Planning permission Permission for 4000 homes Nothstowe Phase 3 - Land at, Oakington Barracks, Ramptoon Road, Longstanton, Cambridge CB4 (outline planning permission) Mar 2022 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.
3 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 37 m²
10 since energy certificates began (2008)
4 in CB24 3BG itself
Extended certificate 2016 Extended certificate 2013 Extended certificate 2011 Extended certificate 2008 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 21 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (8 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
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 New Road, Impington - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Domino House, Trafalgar Way - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2024 Rooftop solar CRM Surgical, 1 Evolution Business Park - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 800 kW
Apr 2022 Rooftop solar Coton Orchard Garden Centre, Cambridge Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2023 Battery storage Sewage Pumping Station - Micro Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 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 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, 2 of them major.
Major, planned Footpath Off Church View, Oakington Utility asset works · CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Footpath Off Church View, Oakington Utility asset works · CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Water Lane, Oakington Utility asset works · CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Arcadia Gardens, Oakington Utility asset works · CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 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 May 2016 Decided decided Apr 2025 Pre-application application due August 2027 Pre-application application due July 2027 Decided decided Aug 2022 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: Milton Landfill Site (landfill gas, 6.2 km); Ely Road Waste Management Park (solar farm, 8.9 km); Cantelupe Solar Farm (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.