Country England and Wales › Region East of England › Council Harlow › Neighbourhood Bush Fair & Brays Grove › Postcode CM18 6HQ What's changing near CM18 6HQ Within 2 km, around Bush Fair & Brays Grove in Harlow. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
226 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
264 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.6% like-for-like prices in Bush Fair & Brays Grove, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.6%)
-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 6 new homes completed houses · Feb 2026
Feb 2026 New homes 60 new homes completed flats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026 New homes 56 new homes completed flats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026 New homes 14 new homes completed 8 flats, 6 houses · Jul 2025 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025 New homes 14 new homes completed 10 flats, 4 houses · Jul 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025 New homes 10 new homes completed houses · Jul 2025
Aug 2025 New homes 21 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025 New homes 20 new homes completed 8 flats, 12 houses · Nov 2024 – May 2025
May 2025 New homes 12 new homes completed 2 flats, 10 houses · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025 New homes 7 new homes completed houses · Dec 2024
Dec 2024 New homes 5 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Nov 2024
Nov 2024 Planning permission 13 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
18 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in CM18 6HQ 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 (7 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Harlow Leisurezone, Second Avenue - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 700 kW
Apr 2024 Battery storage West Road - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2026 Rooftop solar Calder House, Central Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 360 kW
Dec 2022 Rooftop solar Edinburgh Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2026 Solar farm Gates Of Harlow, Edinburgh Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2022 Rooftop solar Icon Harlow, Unit C - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 570 kW
Jun 2023 Rooftop solar Icon Harlow, Unit B - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 800 kW
Jun 2023 Rooftop solar Icon Industrial Estate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 500 kW
Jun 2023 Rooftop solar Poundland Distribution Centre - Solar Photovoltaic System Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jul 2022 Rooftop solar Icon Harlow, Third Avenue - Solar Photovoltaic Panels Approved, not yet built · 700 kW
Jun 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major Tunnmeade, Harlow Highway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Feb 2027 Standard A414 Between Southern Town Boundary And Harlow Mill Roundabout, Harlow Highway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Tillwicks Road, Harlow Highway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor A414 Between Southern Town Boundary And Harlow Mill Roundabout, Harlow Highway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Quarry Spring, Harlow Utility asset works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Tilegate Road, Harlow Highway repair and maintenance works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Pennymead, Harlow Remedial works · BT · Stop/go boards
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 2022 Decided decided Feb 2017 Decided decided Apr 2014 Decided Riverside Energy Park Generating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020 Decided decided Nov 2025 Decided Longfield Solar Farm Generating Stations · Located on land north east of Chelmsford and north of the A12 between Boreham and Hatfield Peverel decided Jun 2023 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.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Rye Meads Sewerage Treatment Works (anaerobic digestion, 7.2 km); Ratty's Lane Sustainable Energy Facility (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 8.2 km); The Nurseries, Green Tye (anaerobic digestion, 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.