What's changing near CV8 1FG
Within 2 km, around Kenilworth South in Warwick. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
74new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.5%like-for-like prices in Kenilworth South, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.1%)
-9%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
28 new homes completed1 flats, 27 houses · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
10 new homes completed5 flats, 5 houses · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
750 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 8 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
5homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 17 m²
23since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CV8 1FG 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
55hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
23spill events counted
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
33 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (13 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Castle Farm Recreation Ground, Fishponds Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
1.1 km away - Battery storage
Holly Lane Energy Park - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 75 MW
Jan 2025
4.7 km away - Battery storage
Burton Green Farm - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025
5.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Leisure Centre, St Nicholas Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 2025
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre, Newbold Terrace East - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Nov 2024
6.2 km away - Solar farm
Honiley Road - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 23 MW
Jul 2024
6.3 km away - Battery storage
Honiley Road - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 57 MW
Jul 2024
6.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarket, Tachbrook Park Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
Sept 2025
6.3 km away - Battery storage
Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jan 2025
6.4 km away - Battery storage
Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 20246.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Minor
Roseland Road, KenilworthHighway improvement works · WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Leamington Road, KenilworthHighway improvement works · WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 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
13.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
15.4 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
26.8 km away - Pre-application
Arrow Valley SolarGenerating Stations · approximately 4km south west of Alcester within the administrative area of Wychavon District Council, Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Redditch Borough Council. application due April 2027
27.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2014
27.9 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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Wolseley National Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 7.1 km); Waverley Wood II (landfill gas, 7.2 km); Coventry (energy from waste, 9.2 km); Brickyard Barn (solar farm, 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.