What's changing near CB24 8XX
Within 2 km, around Cottenham in South Cambridgeshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
126new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-2.3%like-for-like prices in Cottenham, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.0%)
+34%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
22 new homes completed4 flats, 18 houses · Aug 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
750 m away - New homes
17 new homes completed2 flats, 15 houses · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
700 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
850 m away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
850 m away - New homes
39 new homes completed6 flats, 33 houses · Oct 2024 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
900 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1000 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1000 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
900 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
21homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
25since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CB24 8XX 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
2storm overflows within 2 km
9hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
3spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Broad Lane Psinto Catchwater Drain Cottenham Lod1 spills, 5 hours in 2025
450 m away - Anglian Water
Histon Road Spsinto Trib Beach Ditch2 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
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 9 running (83 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Sewage Pumping Station - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2024
350 m away - Solar farm
Cambridge Waste Management Park - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built
Nov 2025
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
CRM Surgical, 1 Evolution Business Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
Apr 2022
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
New Road, Impington - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2024
5.0 km away - Solar farm
Falcon Park, Wilsons Road - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 26 MW
Jun 2025
5.3 km away - Battery storage
Falcon Park, Wilsons Road - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 20 MW
Jun 2025
5.3 km away - Solar farm
Chittering Solar Farm - extension 2Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jun 2015
7.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Domino House, Trafalgar Way - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2024
8.0 km away - Rooftop solar
The Harbour School, Station Road - Solar Panels & ASHPApproved, not yet built · 900 kW
Nov 2022
8.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Levidian Nanosystems, Levidian Technology Centre - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 180 kW
Dec 20228.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major
High Street (B1049), CottenhamHighway repair and maintenance works · CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Major
Margett Street, CottenhamHighway repair and maintenance works · CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major
Franklin Gardens, CottenhamHighway repair and maintenance works · CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Major
Corbett Street, CottenhamHighway repair and maintenance works · CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
350 m away - Major
Rooks Street, CottenhamHighway repair and maintenance works · CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Minor
Pelham Way, CottenhamDisconnection or alteration of supply · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 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
- Decideddecided Apr 2025
8.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2016
10.2 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due July 2027
13.2 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due August 2027
17.2 km away - 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
19.6 km away - Pre-application
Fens ReservoirDams and Reservoirs · 2km north of Chatteris and south west of the villages of Doddington and Wimblington application due September 2028
21.3 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Ely Road Waste Management Park (solar farm, 4.0 km); Mingay Farm - extension (solar farm, 5.6 km); Milton Landfill Site (landfill gas, 5.9 km); Mingay Farm (solar farm, 6.8 km); Chittering Solar Farm Extension (solar farm, 7.0 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.