What's changing near CR5 3BF
Within 2 km, around Woodmansterne in Croydon. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
67new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.9%like-for-like prices in Woodmansterne, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
+17%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
8 new homes completed6 flats, 2 houses · Jul 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026
May 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.5 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 18 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
32applications in the last 12 months
19approved · 8 refused
5still being decided
4net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
16, Woodstock Road, CR5 3HST1 - Fell Ash due to damage to footpath.Croydon 26/02702/CAT · All Other
Sept 2026
100 m away - Application Under Consideration
132, St Andrews Road, CR5 3HEProposed conversion of existing dwelling to flatted accommodation creating one new dwelling (two total). Proposed single storey rear/side/front extension. First floor rear and side extension. Loft conversion and rear/side dormer. Internal alterations.Croydon 26/02409/FUL · All Other
Sept 2026
200 m away - Application Under Consideration
124, St Andrews Road, CR5 3HDErection of hip to gable and rear dormer extension and provision of 2x rooflights in front roof slopeCroydon 26/02527/LP · All Other
Sept 2026
200 m away - Application Under Consideration
16, Shaftesbury Lane, CR5 3FSErection of part-one, part-two storey rear extension and alterations to garage.Croydon 26/02496/HSE · Householder
Sept 2026
500 m away - Approved
20, Winifred Road, CR5 3JAUse of one room of existing dwelling (Class C3) as an ancillary office space for taxi hire.Croydon 26/02187/LP · All Other
Aug 2026
400 m away - Approved
5, Tickners Way, CR5 3GGG1 (multi stem sycamore) x 5 Remove to ground level due to recent stem failure with sever dieback within canopy, Tight included unions, decay at base. In total this tree has had 3 stem/branch failures which have fallen into 3 different properties, including 1 landing on a house roof. (TPO 25, 1993)Croydon 26/02007/TRE · All Other
Jul 2026
500 m away
26homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 32 m²
43since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CR5 3BF 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
21 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (31 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Richard Doll Building, Cotswold Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Jan 2024
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Legal And General Kingswood House, St Monicas Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2023
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Westcroft Leisure Centre, Westcroft Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Oct 2024
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Toyota Limited, Yew Tree Bottom Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
May 2026
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Whitgift School, Nottingham Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 390 kW
Aug 2022
5.8 km away - Battery storage
Verge At Succombs Hill, By Wapses Lodge Roundabout - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2024
5.9 km away - Battery storage
Rushett Lane - Battery Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Apr 2025
6.2 km away - Battery storage
Merstham Community Hub, Merstham - Energy Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 200 kW
Jul 2024
6.5 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Ewell Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2023
6.5 km away - Rooftop solar
The Royal Alexandra And Albert School, Gatton Park - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major
Redford Avenue, CoulsdonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Chipstead Valley Road, CroydonNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Major
Chipstead Valley Road, CroydonNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Chipstead Valley Road, CroydonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Two-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
50 m away - Standard
Woodcote Grove Road, CroydonNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Multi-way signals
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 Sept 2025
18.4 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2027
20.4 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
20.7 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
21.4 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
21.4 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
23.3 km away - Pre-application
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
17.9 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
18.0 km away
ApprovedSt Aidans Roman Catholic Primary School, Portnalls Road, CR5 3DE1, Norway Maple To reduce crown height by 2-3m and spread by up to 2m, to previous reduction points. 6, Sycamore To remove basal growth. 12, Norway Maple To reduce crown height by 2m and spread by 1.5m remove basal growth. 25, Sycamore To raise low canopy to 3m and remove basal growth. 27, Sycamore To remove basal growth. 30, Common Ash To fell to a 6m high habitat feature. 33, Sycamore ToCroydon 26/01661/TRE · All Other
Jun 2026
450 m away Running nearest: Beddington EfW (energy from waste, 6.9 km); Patteson Court Landfill Site (landfill gas, 8.3 km); Redhill 2 (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.