Country England and Wales › Region East of England › Council Bedford › Neighbourhood Newnham › Postcode MK41 9RA What's changing near MK41 9RA Within 2 km, around Newnham in Bedford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
89 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
55 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.3% like-for-like prices in Newnham, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.9%)
+43% 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 New homes 40 new homes completed flats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New homes 24 new homes completed flats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 14 new homes completed flats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025 Planning permission Oct 2023 Planning permission Oct 2023 Planning permission Oct 2022 Planning permission Aug 2022 Planning permission Mar 2022 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.
28 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
51 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in MK41 9RA 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 1 storm overflows within 2 km
50 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
7 spill 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 27 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (88 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Oakhill Place, High View - Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2025 Rooftop solar Bedford School, De Parys Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
May 2026 Rooftop solar Pilgrims Pre Preparatory School, Brickhill Drive - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
Aug 2025 Solar farm Elstow Landfill Site Being built · 6 MW
Dec 2021 Battery storage Elms Farm Industrial Estate - Battery Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2025 Rooftop solar Bedford Academy, Mile Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2022 Rooftop solar Unit 8, Hudson Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 880 kW
Dec 2022 Rooftop solar Bedford Modern School, Manton Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 330 kW
May 2026 Rooftop solar Systems House Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2021 Rooftop solar Towers Health And Racquets Club, Clapham Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned Barkers Lane, Bedford Highway improvement works · BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Haylands Way, Bedford Highway improvement works · BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 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 Oct 2011 Decided Millbrook Power Generating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019 Recommendation East Park Energy Generating Stations · Land between Hail Weston and Swineshead. With grid connection to the Eaton Socon sub-station. application due September 2025 Decided decided Aug 2022 Decided Green Hill Solar Farm Generating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026 Pre-application application due August 2027 Decided Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Progress Park, Elstow, Site B - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Running nearest: Elstow Landfill Site (landfill gas, 4.4 km); Clapham solar farm (solar farm, 5.2 km); Twinwoods Heat & Power CHP (energy from waste, 7.0 km); L'Field Stewartby Landfill Site (landfill gas, 8.6 km); Rookery South (energy from waste, 9.1 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.