Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Milton Keynes › Neighbourhood Furzton › Postcode MK4 1BQ What's changing near MK4 1BQ Within 2 km, around Furzton in Milton Keynes. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
3 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.8% like-for-like prices in Furzton, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
+3% 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 No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
8 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
23 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in MK4 1BQ 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 65 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (116 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Grafton Street, End Of Dunsby Road - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025 Battery storage Pear Tree Lane, Bleak Hall - Micro Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2025 Battery storage Watling Street - Micro Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025 Battery storage Kelvin Drive - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Third Avenue, Bletchley - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 230 kW
Nov 2025 Rooftop solar Thornbury, West Ashland - Solar Photovoltaic System Approved, not yet built · 880 kW
Mar 2023 Rooftop solar Winterhill House - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2021 Rooftop solar Dawson Road, Bletchley - Solar Photovoltaic Panels Planning application in · 260 kW
Oct 2021 Battery storage Verge In Woughton Leisure Centre - Micro Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Dec 2025 Battery storage Duckworth Court, Oldbrook Boulevard - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned Wimblington Drive, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Wimblington Drive, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Watling Street H7 To H8, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Fulmer Street H7 To H8, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Watling Street H7 To H8, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Berwick Drive, Bletchley Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Elfield Park Roundabout, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 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 Millbrook Power Generating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019 Recommendation Rosefield Solar Farm Generating Stations · Four land parcels to the south and west of the East Claydon substation, Bucks. application due September 2025 Decided decided Oct 2011 Decided decided Sept 2014 Decided decided Oct 2019 Decided Green Hill Solar Farm Generating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026 Decided Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Falcon Project (battery storage, 3.4 km); Bletchley Phase II (landfill gas, 3.5 km); The Hazeley Academy (rooftop solar, 3.8 km); Red Bull Racing, Bradbourne Drive - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 4.5 km); Red Bull Ford Powertrains, Rindt Building, Bradbourne Drive – Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 4.6 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.