What's changing near CB25 9EF
Within 2 km, around Swaffham & Bottisham in East Cambridgeshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
14new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.7%like-for-like prices in Swaffham & Bottisham, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.7%)
-4%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-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 31 m²
13since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CB25 9EF 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
5hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
5spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Tunbridge La Psinto Trib Of Swaffham Bulbeck Lode1 spills, 3 hours in 2025
100 m away - Anglian Water
Bottisham Water Recycling Centreinto Swaffham Bulbeck Lode4 spills, 2 hours in 2025
250 m 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
21 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (254 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Newmarket Road, Bottisham - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Dec 2023
1.9 km away - Battery storage
Newmarket Road, Bottisham - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Dec 2023
1.9 km away - Solar farm
Low Fen, Drove Way - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 50 MW
Mar 2025
5.9 km away - Battery storage
Low Fen, Drove Way - Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in
Mar 2025
5.9 km away - Battery storage
Reach RoadApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2020
6.2 km away - Battery storage
Weirs Drove, Burwell - Battery Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 30 MW
May 2021
6.4 km away - Solar farm
Burwell Solar FarmBeing built · 50 MW
Nov 2020
7.0 km away - Solar farm
Grain Stores, West Wratting - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
7.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Coldhams Business Park, Norman Way - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026
7.3 km away - Battery storage
Anchor Lane, Burwell - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2025
7.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Coldhams Business Park, Norman Way - Solar Panels
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned.
- Minor
Lode Road, BottishamUtility asset works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Ox Meadow, BottishamUtility asset works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Minor
Lode Road, BottishamUtility asset works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 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
4.8 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
9.5 km away - Decided
Sunnica Energy FarmGenerating Stations · Sunnica West is located south of Chippenham, and Sunnica East is located south of Worlington decided Jul 2024
13.3 km away - Decideddecided May 2016
20.4 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due July 2027
23.9 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due August 2027
25.0 km away - 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: Great Wilbraham Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.7 km); Exning (solar farm, 6.5 km); Burwell - Battery Storage (battery storage, 6.9 km); Milton Landfill Site (landfill gas, 7.3 km); Wadlow Wind Farm (wind farm, 7.7 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.