What's changing near LU7 3JS
Within 2 km, around Leighton Buzzard North & East in Central Bedfordshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
164new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.4%like-for-like prices in Leighton Buzzard North & East, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.0%)
+10%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
19 new homes completed2 flats, 17 houses · May 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
23 new homes completed5 flats, 18 houses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
13 new homes completed1 flats, 12 houses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
40 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.5 km away - New schoolSept 2022
1000 m away
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.
5homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 41 m²
8since energy certificates began (2008)
2in LU7 3JS itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2022
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
3storm overflows within 2 km
297hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
42spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Leighton Linslade Water Recycling Cinto River Ouzel16 spills, 275 hours in 2025
850 m away - Anglian Water
So Leighton Buzzardinto River Ouzel25 spills, 21 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Anglian Water
Bossington Lane Csointo River Ouzel1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
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
37 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (28 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Leighton Linslade Water Recycling Centre - PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
Dec 2023
1.1 km away - Wind farm
Eastern WayPlanning application in · 8 MW
May 2026
3.1 km away - Solar farm
Eastern WayPlanning application in · 20 MW
May 2026
3.1 km away - Battery storage
Eastern WayPlanning application in
May 2026
3.1 km away - Solar farm
Liscombe Business Park - Ground Mounted Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Feb 2024
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Vinci Technology Centre, Leighton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2024
3.6 km away - Battery storage
Pumping Station - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2024
3.8 km away - Solar farm
Leighton Road & Hawthorn - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Jul 2025
4.2 km away - Solar farm
Grounds Farm - Solar farmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Oct 2021
4.7 km away - Wind farm
Astral Green - Wind Turbine, Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2024
5.4 km away - Solar farm
Astral Green - Wind Turbine, Solar Array & Battery Energy Storage System
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Old Linslade Road, Heath And ReachHighway repair and maintenance works · CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
650 m away - Immediate - emergency
Taylors Ride, Leighton BuzzardHighway repair and maintenance works · CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
600 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 Sept 2014
12.2 km away - Decided
Millbrook PowerGenerating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019
16.6 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2011
17.2 km away - Recommendation
Rosefield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Four land parcels to the south and west of the East Claydon substation, Bucks. application due September 2025
18.6 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
19.5 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2025
21.5 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.
Running nearest: Double Arches Quarry Wind Turbine (wind farm, 3.0 km); Double Arches Solar Array (solar farm, 3.1 km); Checkley Wood Farm (wind farm, 3.4 km); Manor Farm (solar farm, 4.3 km); Trinity Hall Farm (anaerobic digestion, 7.5 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.