Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Mole Valley › Neighbourhood Bookham South › Postcode KT23 4JR What's changing near KT23 4JR Within 2 km, around Bookham South in Mole Valley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
33 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
99 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.0% like-for-like prices in Bookham South, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.8%)
+17% 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. 14 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
26 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 34 m²
40 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in KT23 4JR 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 1 storm overflows within 2 km
5 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
2 spill 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 12 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (8 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm Cobham Road, Bookham - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2026 Rooftop solar Bucher Municipal, Curtis Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2023 Battery storage Barnett Wood Lane - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 98 MW
Sept 2025 Rooftop solar Surrey Hills Business Park, Sheephouse Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2023 Hydro Betchworth Weir Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2019 Landfill gas Albury Landfill Site Extension Planning application in · 330 kW
Jul 2022 Rooftop solar Garson Farm, Winterdown Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 280 kW
Aug 2022 Solar farm Garson Farm, Winterdown Road - Solar Panels & Battery Storage Planning application in · 780 kW
May 2023 Battery storage Garson Farm, Winterdown Road - Solar Panels & Battery Storage Planning application in
May 2023 Rooftop solar David Lloyd Leisure, Brooklands Road - Solar Photovoltaics Panels Approved, not yet built
Sept 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major, planned Fairfield Cottages Nos 11 To 20, Great Bookham Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027 Major Crabtree Close, Bookham Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Priors Mead, Bookham Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Little Bookham Street, Bookham Disconnection or alteration of supply · SES WATER (Formerly SUTTON & EAST SURREY WATER COMPANY) · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 Major Little Bookham Street, Bookham Disconnection or alteration of supply · SES WATER (Formerly SUTTON & EAST SURREY WATER COMPANY) · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 Standard Leatherhead Road, Bookham New service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Keswick Road, Bookham Highway repair and maintenance works · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 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 Decided decided Sept 2025 Pre-application application due March 2027 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 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.
Running nearest: Cobham Motorway Service Area - Solar Photovoltaics (rooftop solar, 3.7 km); Dorking Battery Energy Storage System (battery storage, 5.3 km); Albury Landfill (landfill gas, 9.8 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.