What's changing near HP2 5QD

On the map

Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  9 new homes completed4 flats, 5 houses · Aug 2025 – Apr 2026
  Apr 2026
  1.3 km away
• New homes
  34 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
  Oct 2025
  1.5 km away
• New homes
  11 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
  Oct 2025
  2.0 km away
• New homes
  31 new homes completed17 flats, 14 houses · Oct 2025
  Oct 2025
  1.3 km away
• New homes
  5 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025
  Jul 2025
  1.3 km away
• New homes
  5 new homes completed3 flats, 2 houses · Jun 2025
  Jun 2025
  2.0 km away
• New homes
  17 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
  Feb 2025
  1.4 km away
• New homes
  58 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
  Dec 2024
  1.4 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 169 homes66 and 72 Wood Lane End (planning permission)
  Aug 2021
  1.6 km away
• New school
  New school: Redbourn Park SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school
  May 2021
  1.3 km away

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 15 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Neptune Drive: 4 homes extended since 2021
• Tannsfield Drive: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Thumpers: 1 home extended since 2021
• Towers Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Highfield Lane: 1 home extended since 2021
• Randalls Ride: 1 home extended since 2021
• Trebellan Drive: 1 home extended since 2021
• Pallas Road: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  78, Neptune Drive123 m² → 145 m² (+22 m²)
  certificate 2024
• Extended
  66, Neptune Drive90 m² → 113 m² (+23 m²)
  certificate 2021
• Extended
  70, Neptune Drive91 m² → 106 m² (+15 m²)
  certificate 2021

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

23 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (590 kW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Battery storage
  Verge By Hemel Stags Rugby Club, Pennine Way - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Apr 2025
  1000 m away
• Rooftop solar
  Century House, Maylands Avenue - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 720 kW
  Mar 2023
  1.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  G Park Maxted Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
  Jul 2022
  1.8 km away
• Rooftop solar
  G Park, Maxted Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 770 kW
  Sept 2025
  1.8 km away
• Rooftop solar
  The Snowcentre, St Albans Hill - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 850 kW
  May 2024
  1.9 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Dacorum Sports Centre, Park Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
  Nov 2024
  2.0 km away
• Battery storage
  The End Of Taransey, Taransay - Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Jul 2025
  2.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  London Road Retail Park, Unit A - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
  Apr 2026
  2.7 km away
• Solar farm
  Little Heath Lane - Solar PV ArrayPlanning application in · 25 MW
  Apr 2022
  4.8 km away
• Biomass
  Appspond Lane Energy PlantApproved, not yet built
  Mar 2021
  4.9 km away

Road and street works within 1 km

8 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.

• Major
  Manley Road, Hemel HempsteadHighway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  500 m away
• Major
  Temple Mead, Hemel HempsteadHighway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  650 m away
• Major
  Alexandra Road, Hemel HempsteadUtility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Road closure
  Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
  950 m away
• Standard
  Adeyfield Road, Hemel HempsteadUtility asset works · EE Ltd · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  700 m away
• Standard
  Christchurch Road, Hemel HempsteadNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  750 m away
• Standard
  High Street, Hemel HempsteadDisconnection or alteration of supply · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  900 m away
• Standard
  Hillary Road, Hemel HempsteadHighway improvement works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  950 m away
• Minor
  Trebellan Drive, Hemel HempsteadHighway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  450 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

• Decided
  M1 Junction 10a Grade Separation - LutonHighways · Junction 10a M1 Luton
  decided Oct 2013
  11.3 km away
• Decided
  London Luton Airport ExpansionAirports · The existing site of London Luton Airport
  decided Apr 2025
  14.0 km away
• Decided
  Woodside Link Houghton Regis BedfordshireHighways · North of Houghton Regis Dunstable Bedfordshire
  decided Sept 2014
  16.8 km away
• Pre-application
  SDC M40 CampusGenerating Stations · The site of the project is located in Buckinghamshire, England. It is approximately 2km to the west of Gerrards Cross, approximately 2.5km east of Beaconsfield and approximately 1.5km north of Hedgerley. The site comprises land immediately to the south of the A40 Oxford Road and immediately to the north of the M40 motorway. It has a history of landfill activities and is currently operated by Veolia for the landfilling of inert building waste (albeit the site no longer accepts any forms of waste).
  application due January 2027
  21.5 km away
• Decided
  Slough Multifuel Extension ProjectGenerating Stations · Land at 342 Edinburgh Avenue, Slough Trading Estate, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4TU.
  decided Nov 2023
  28.9 km away

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.

Transport schemes within 20 km

None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Highfield: +22% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 40 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): +0.3% in two years.
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