What's changing near GU1 1JW
Within 2 km, around Bellfields, Slyfield & Weyfield in Guildford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
58new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
1,752homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.5%like-for-like prices in Bellfields, Slyfield & Weyfield, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.6%)
-3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
37 new homes completed17 flats, 20 houses · Dec 2024 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
2.0 km away - Planning permissionNov 2025
950 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.1 km away - Planning permissionSept 2025
1.8 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 1550 homesWeyside Urban Village (Slyfield Area Regeneration Project), Slyfield Green, Guildford (reserved matters approval) Nov 2024
750 m away - Planning permissionJun 2023
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
21homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 32 m²
32since energy certificates began (2008)
0in GU1 1JW 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
3storm overflows within 2 km
253hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
21spill events counted
- Thames Water
Guildford Stwinto Wey9 spills, 133 hours in 2025
900 m away - Thames Water
Swsinto Trib Of Blackwater12 spills, 120 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Thames Water
Cso At Markenfield Roadinto River Wey0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.6 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
18 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (2 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Woking Road & Whitemore Road - Battery Storage SystemPlanning application in · 200 kW
Jun 2026
350 m away - Rooftop solar
Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jul 2024
550 m away - Rooftop solar
Guildford Spectrum Leisure Centre, Parkway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 550 kW
Jun 2026
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Superstore, Clay Lane - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 560 kW
Jun 2026
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Royal Surrey County Hospital - Solar PanelsBeing built
Feb 2026
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Surrey Sports Park, Richard Meyjes Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 910 kW
Feb 2023
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Aldershot Road, Fairlands - Micro Energy Storage UnitApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Surrey Sports Park, Richard Meyjes Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 910 kW
Jun 2023
3.3 km away - Solar farm
University of Surrey, Blackwell Farm - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 12 MW
Apr 2025
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Westfield Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 20235.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major
Woking Road, GuildfordWorks for road purposes · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Major
Woking Road, GuildfordWorks for road purposes · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Major
Hazel Avenue, GuildfordHighway improvement works · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Major
Woking Road, GuildfordWorks for road purposes · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Major, planned
Cedar Way, GuildfordDisconnection or alteration of supply · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
550 m away - Major, planned
Grange Road, GuildfordUtility asset works · BT · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
900 m away - Standard
Woking Road, GuildfordSection 50 · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Minor
Slyfield Green, GuildfordUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Waltham Avenue, GuildfordUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Westfield Road, Guildford
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2022
11.2 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due December 2027
25.2 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027
26.4 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2020
26.9 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2027
28.1 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2016
28.3 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
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.