What's changing near MK40 4QS
Within 2 km, around Bromham & Biddenham in Bedford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
270new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.5%like-for-like prices in Bromham & Biddenham, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.9%)
+6%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
10 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
800 m away - New homes
14 new homes completed6 flats, 8 houses · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
26 new homes completed6 flats, 20 houses · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
850 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
950 m away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
15 new homes completed1 flats, 14 houses · Apr 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
800 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
22 new homes completed4 flats, 18 houses · Mar 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
31 new homes completed1 flats, 30 houses · Mar 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
900 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025900 m away
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
14since energy certificates began (2008)
0in MK40 4QS 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
15hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
4spill 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
24 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (90 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Bedford Modern School, Manton Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
May 2026
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Towers Health And Racquets Club, Clapham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2023
2.2 km away - Solar farm
Elstow Landfill SiteBeing built · 6 MW
Dec 2021
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Oakley Primary Academy, Station Road - Solar Panels & ASHPApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Feb 2023
3.0 km away - Solar farm
Clapham Plateau - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 6 MW
Jan 2023
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Bedford School, De Parys Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
May 2026
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Systems HouseApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2021
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Pilgrims Pre Preparatory School, Brickhill Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Aug 2025
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Bedfordshire Police Headquarters, Woburn Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Dec 2025
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Atlas Converting Equipment Limited, Wolseley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2024
4.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Oct 2011
9.2 km away - Decided
Millbrook PowerGenerating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019
9.6 km away - Recommendation
East Park EnergyGenerating Stations · Land between Hail Weston and Swineshead. With grid connection to the Eaton Socon sub-station. application due September 2025
15.8 km away - Decided
Green Hill Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026
18.6 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2022
23.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
25.8 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Clapham solar farm (solar farm, 4.3 km); Elstow Landfill Site (landfill gas, 5.0 km); Twinwoods Heat & Power CHP (energy from waste, 5.8 km); L'Field Stewartby Landfill Site (landfill gas, 7.1 km); Rookery South (energy from waste, 7.4 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.