What's changing near IG10 2AS
Within 2 km, around Loughton East in Epping Forest. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
21new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.1%like-for-like prices in Loughton East, 2024 → 2025 (council -0.3%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 8 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
24homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
42since energy certificates began (2008)
1in IG10 2AS 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
55hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
19spill events counted
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
31 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (60 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Aerzen House, Langston Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 2025
750 m away - Rooftop solar
The Scout Association, Gilwell Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Nov 2025
5.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Roding Primary School and Nursery, Roding Lane North - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2026
5.4 km away - Solar farm
Gilwell Park, Bury Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 620 kW
May 2024
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Woodbridge High School, St Barnabas Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 540 kW
Oct 2024
6.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Maybank Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2025
6.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Churchfields Junior School, Churchfields - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Oct 2023
6.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Roding Lane South - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Dec 2022
7.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Delta Park Industrial Estate, Millmarsh Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Jul 2023
7.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Spire London East Hospital, Roding Lane South - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 20247.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major, planned
Barfields, LoughtonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
750 m away - Major, planned
Willingale Road, LoughtonHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
850 m away - Major
Rectory Lane, LoughtonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Jun 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major
Hillyfields, LoughtonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Mar 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Major
Hillcroft, LoughtonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026
1000 m away - Major
Pyrles Lane, LoughtonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
1000 m away - Standard
Colebrook Lane, LoughtonHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Minor
Borders Lane, LoughtonHighway repair and maintenance works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 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 Feb 2017
9.0 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
10.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
12.9 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
16.8 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
17.0 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
17.1 km away - Pre-application
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Waltham Point Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 7.0 km); Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 8.5 km); Deephams Sewerage Treatment Works (anaerobic digestion, 8.8 km); Edmonton EcoPark EfW (energy from waste, 9.1 km); Advent Way - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 9.6 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.