What's changing near GU2 9YH
Within 2 km, around Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street in Guildford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
47new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
13homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.8%like-for-like prices in Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.6%)
-16%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack 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.
14homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
28since energy certificates began (2008)
0in GU2 9YH 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
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
1.6 km away - Battery storage
Aldershot Road, Fairlands - Micro Energy Storage UnitApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jul 2024
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Royal Surrey County Hospital - Solar PanelsBeing built
Feb 2026
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Guildford Spectrum Leisure Centre, Parkway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 550 kW
Jun 2026
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Surrey Sports Park, Richard Meyjes Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 910 kW
Feb 2023
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Surrey Sports Park, Richard Meyjes Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 910 kW
Jun 2023
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Superstore, Clay Lane - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 560 kW
Jun 2026
3.4 km away - Solar farm
University of Surrey, Blackwell Farm - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 12 MW
Apr 2025
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Westfield Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 20235.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned.
- Minor
Worplesdon Road, GuildfordHighway repair and maintenance works · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Minor
Johnston Walk, GuildfordUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
Waltham Avenue, GuildfordUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 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 May 2022
12.0 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due December 2027
25.1 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2020
25.8 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027
26.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2016
27.1 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2027
28.5 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.