What's changing near CV5 8BE
Within 2 km, around Whoberley in Coventry. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
119new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
5homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.3%like-for-like prices in Whoberley, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.5%)
-23%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
600 m away - New homes
30 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
34 new homes completed24 flats, 10 houses · Feb 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1.7 km away - Planning permissionOct 2024
1.5 km away - New schoolApr 2021
2.0 km 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.
26homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
49since energy certificates began (2008)
2in CV5 8BE itself
- Extendedcertificate 2021
- Extendedcertificate 2021
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
6storm overflows within 2 km
16hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
22spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Eastern Green - Unicorn Lane Csointo Brookstray4 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Brookside Avenue Csointo Brookstray3 spills, 4 hours in 2025
500 m away - Severn Trent Water
Allesley Foul Sewer - Storm O/Finto River Sherbourne11 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Coventry - Maudslay Road (Cso)into Trib Of River Sherbourne3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
750 m away - Severn Trent Water
Allesley - Birmingham Road (Cso)into Pickford Brook1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Earlsdon - Albany Road (Cso)into River Sherbourne0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
2.0 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
53 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (57 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Torrington Avenue Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Apr 2024
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Sky Dome - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
Jul 2021
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
City College, Swanswell Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Sept 2025
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Automotive Trim Developments, Priory Mill - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
Jun 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Sidney Stringer Academy, Primrose Hill Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2025
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Cycle Works Building - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Manor Park Primary School, Ulverscroft Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 250 kW
May 2026
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Coventry University - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Coventry University, Decarbonisation Scheme - The HubApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024
3.5 km away - Battery storage
Tanners Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Jun 2025
3.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Allesley Old Road, CoventryUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
550 m away - Major
Allesley Old Road, CoventryUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
Beech Tree Avenue, CoventryUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
1000 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 Feb 2026
8.0 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
11.5 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
22.3 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2014
26.1 km away - Pre-application
Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal Phase 4 (DIRFT 4)Storage or Distribution of Goods · The site extends to approximately 255 hectares and lies wholly within the administrative area of West Northamptonshire, c. 7km east of Rugby and c.11.5km north of Daventry. The M1 runs immediately adjacent to the western boundary of the Site, and it is located c.1km to the north of Junction 18 of the M1. DIRFT III (the latest phase of development at DIRFT) is located immediately west of the site across the M1 motorway. The site is c.1.3km to the north of the village of Crick and c.800m to west of the village of Yelvertoft. application due November 2027
27.1 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Coventry (energy from waste, 4.2 km); Coventry National Grid Substation (battery storage, 7.9 km); Waverley Wood II (landfill gas, 9.3 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.