What's changing near ME9 7AN
Within 2 km, around Newington, Halstow & Upchurch in Swale. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
74new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.5%like-for-like prices in Newington, Halstow & Upchurch, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.5%)
-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
17 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.7 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
14since energy certificates began (2008)
1in ME9 7AN 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
14storm overflows within 2 km
468hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
204spill events counted
- Southern Water
Motney Hill Wwtwinto The Medway Estaury62 spills, 254 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Southern Water
Berengrave/Chalky Bk Gillingham Cs0into River Medway18 spills, 45 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Southern Water
Motney Hill Wwtwinto The Medway Estaury5 spills, 33 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Southern Water
Maidstone Road Rainham Csointo The Otterham Creek26 spills, 33 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Southern Water
Station Road Rainham Csointo The Otterham Creek30 spills, 32 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Southern Water
William Street Rainham Csointo The River Medway21 spills, 29 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Southern Water
Orchard Street Gillingham Csointo The Otterham Creek9 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Southern Water
Woodside Wigmore Csointo The Otterham Creek15 spills, 12 hours in 2025
1.5 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
33 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (185 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Raspberry - Solar PVApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jun 2024
3.6 km away - Battery storage
Raspberry - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Jun 2024
3.6 km away - Battery storage
Beechings Way, Eastcourt Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Phinia, Courteney Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2024
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Gillingham Technical Centre, Courteney Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Apr 2024
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Gillingham Technical Centre, Phinia Courteney Road - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Apr 2024
4.8 km away - Energy from waste
Medway One - Energy HubApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2024
5.7 km away - Battery storage
Medway One - Energy HubApproved, not yet built
Jul 2024
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
London Medway Commercial ParkApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2021
6.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Burnt Oak Primary School, Richmond Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jan 2026
6.8 km away - Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major, planned
Horsham Lane, UpchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Major
Horsham Lane, UpchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Major, planned
Holywell Lane, UpchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Major
Holywell Lane, UpchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
950 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 Jul 2019
7.9 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2021
8.0 km away - Decided
Cleve Hill Solar ParkGenerating Stations · Land approximately 2 km northeast of Faversham and 5 km west of Whitstable on the North Kent Coast. decided May 2020
19.8 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2022
19.9 km away - Decided
Tilbury2Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury decided Feb 2019
20.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
24.7 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: Iwade Solar Farm (solar farm, 1.3 km); Bobbing solar farm (solar farm, 3.7 km); Orchard Farm (solar farm, 3.8 km); Kemsley Substation (battery storage, 6.8 km); Morrisons roof mounted solar (rooftop solar, 7.0 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.