Country England and Wales › Region East of England › Council Broxbourne › Neighbourhood Cheshunt South › Postcode EN8 8JW What's changing near EN8 8JW Within 2 km, around Cheshunt South in Broxbourne. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
151 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.8% like-for-like prices in Cheshunt South, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.8%)
+26% 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 5 new homes completed flats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026 New homes 9 new homes completed 8 flats, 1 houses · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026 New homes 10 new homes completed flats · May 2025
May 2025 New homes 92 new homes completed flats · May 2025
May 2025 New homes 5 new homes completed flats · Dec 2024
Dec 2024 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 22 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
17 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
31 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in EN8 8JW 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 26 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (67 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar St Marys C Of E Va High School, Lieutenant Ellis Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 9 MW
Jul 2025 Rooftop solar Iceland, Solar Way - Solar Photovoltaic Array Approved, not yet built · 3 MW
Jan 2024 Rooftop solar Solar Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 430 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar The Arena - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 530 kW
Aug 2024 Rooftop solar The Arena - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 530 kW
Aug 2024 Rooftop solar Lockfield Avenue Solar Being built · 200 kW
Dec 2020 Rooftop solar Delta Park Industrial Estate, Millmarsh Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 270 kW
Jul 2023 Rooftop solar Chalkmill Drive - Solar Panels Planning application in · 480 kW
May 2026 Rooftop solar Johnson Matthey, Jeffreys Road - Solar Panels Planning application in · 700 kW
May 2026 Rooftop solar Sainsburys Supermarkets - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 670 kW
Mar 2025 Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km 11 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
Major Crossbrook Street, Cheshunt Utility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Downfield Road, Cheshunt Highway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Russells Ride, Cheshunt Highway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Darcy Close, Cheshunt Highway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Southmead Crescent, Cheshunt Highway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Sturlas Way, Waltham Cross Highway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Windmill Lane, Cheshunt Works for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Windmill Lane, Cheshunt New service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor College Road, Cheshunt Highway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Feb 2017 Decided decided Apr 2014 Decided decided Sept 2014 Decided Silvertown Tunnel Highways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018 Decided decided May 2022 Pre-application application due March 2028 Decided Riverside Energy Park Generating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London Transport schemes within 20 km Running nearest: Waltham Point Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 2.5 km); Cattlegate Farm Biogas (Farm AD) (anaerobic digestion, 5.5 km); Deephams Sewerage Treatment Works (anaerobic digestion, 7.8 km); Ratty's Lane Sustainable Energy Facility (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 8.2 km); Edmonton EcoPark EfW (energy from waste, 8.9 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.