Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Guildford › Neighbourhood Bellfields, Slyfield & Weyfield › Postcode GU1 1QU What's changing near GU1 1QU Within 2 km, around Bellfields, Slyfield & Weyfield in Guildford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
22 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
1,571 homes 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
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first 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.
11 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 31 m²
19 since energy certificates began (2008)
4 in GU1 1QU itself
Extended certificate 2024 Extended certificate 2023 Extended certificate 2020 Extended certificate 2019 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 2 storm overflows within 2 km
133 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
9 spill events counted
Thames Water Guildford Stw into Wey 9 spills, 133 hours in 2025
650 m away Thames Water Cso At Markenfield Road into River Wey 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 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 19 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 System Planning application in · 200 kW
Jun 2026 Rooftop solar Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield - Solar PV System Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jul 2024 Rooftop solar Guildford Spectrum Leisure Centre, Parkway - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 550 kW
Jun 2026 Rooftop solar Sainsburys Superstore, Clay Lane - Solar PV Panels Planning application in · 560 kW
Jun 2026 Rooftop solar Royal Surrey County Hospital - Solar Panels Being built
Feb 2026 Battery storage Aldershot Road, Fairlands - Micro Energy Storage Unit Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2026 Rooftop solar Surrey Sports Park, Richard Meyjes Road - Solar Panels Planning application in · 910 kW
Feb 2023 Rooftop solar Surrey Sports Park, Richard Meyjes Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 910 kW
Jun 2023 Solar farm University of Surrey, Blackwell Farm - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 12 MW
Apr 2025 Rooftop solar David Lloyd Leisure, Westfield Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Jun 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 9 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major Woking Road, Guildford Works for road purposes · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Hazel Avenue, Guildford Highway improvement works · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Woking Road, Guildford Works for road purposes · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Woking Road, Guildford Works for road purposes · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Cedar Way, Guildford Disconnection or alteration of supply · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 Standard Woking Road, Guildford Section 50 · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Slyfield Green, Guildford Utility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Westfield Road, Guildford Utility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Waltham Avenue, Guildford Utility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided May 2022 Pre-application application due December 2027 Pre-application Heathrow West Airports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027 Decided decided Oct 2020 Pre-application application due March 2027 Decided decided Sept 2016 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.