Country England and Wales › Region East of England › Council Central Bedfordshire › Neighbourhood Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell › Postcode LU6 2PJ What's changing near LU6 2PJ Within 2 km, around Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell in Central Bedfordshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
4 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.8% like-for-like prices in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.0%)
-1% 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 No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 31 m²
7 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in LU6 2PJ itself
Extended certificate 2025 Extended certificate 2024 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 22 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (124 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm Watling Street, Caddington - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 20 MW
Aug 2025 Rooftop solar Unit B, Chiltern Park Industrial Estate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 370 kW
Mar 2021 Rooftop solar J PAO, Humphrys Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 360 kW
Mar 2025 Rooftop solar The Chalk Hills Academy, Leagrave High Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Apr 2026 Rooftop solar Lister House, Blackburn Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Apr 2024 Rooftop solar Astrazeneca UK, Capability Green - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 460 kW
Feb 2026 Battery storage Linmere Community Hall, Huckett Street - Micro Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026 Rooftop solar North Luton Industrial Estate, Sedgwick Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 350 kW
Apr 2026 Rooftop solar Panattoni Park, Luton Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2025 Rooftop solar Luton Sixth Form College, Bradgers Hill Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Feb 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major Ridgeway, Kensworth Highway repair and maintenance works · CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Buckwood Lane, Studham Highway repair and maintenance works · CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Standard Common Road, Kensworth Utility repair and maintenance works · CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Land Park Lane, Kensworth Section 50 · CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL · Priority working
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 Sept 2014 Decided decided Oct 2013 Decided decided Apr 2025 Decided Millbrook Power Generating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019 Decided decided Oct 2011 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: Caddington Solar Farm (Phase 2) (solar farm, 2.8 km); Caddington Solar Farm (Phase 1) (solar farm, 3.2 km); Chapel Farm (battery storage, 8.2 km); Trinity Hall Farm (anaerobic digestion, 8.3 km); Sundon Substation (battery storage, 8.8 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.