What's changing near MK41 8AG
Within 2 km, around Brickhill in Bedford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
77new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.8%like-for-like prices in Brickhill, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.9%)
+3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – May 2025
May 2025
1.3 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 12 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
15homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 39 m²
27since energy certificates began (2008)
1in MK41 8AG 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
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
23 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (13 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Pilgrims Pre Preparatory School, Brickhill Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Aug 2025
1.1 km away - Battery storage
Oakhill Place, High View - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2025
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Bedford School, De Parys Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 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
Clapham Plateau - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 6 MW
Jan 2023
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Bedford Modern School, Manton Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
May 2026
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Elms Farm Industrial Estate - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit 8, Hudson Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 880 kW
Dec 2022
2.8 km away - Solar farm
Elstow Landfill SiteBeing built · 6 MW
Dec 2021
3.3 km away - Solar farm
Twinwood Road Oakley And Clapham, Thurleigh Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2026
3.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Poplar Avenue, BedfordHighway improvement works · BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Major
Putnoe Lane, BedfordHighway improvement works · BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 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 Oct 2011
11.9 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
12.3 km away - Decided
Millbrook PowerGenerating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019
12.5 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2022
18.9 km away - Decided
Green Hill Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026
20.9 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due August 2027
24.7 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, 2.8 km); Twinwoods Heat & Power CHP (energy from waste, 4.5 km); Elstow Landfill Site (landfill gas, 6.4 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.