What's changing near MK42 7LP
Within 2 km, around Kempston West & South in Bedford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
20new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
407homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.1%like-for-like prices in Kempston West & South, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.9%)
-10%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1000 m away - School closed
School closed: E-Spired Centre of ExcellenceOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jan 2024
1.9 km away - New schoolJan 2024
800 m away - Planning permissionMar 2023
1.1 km away - Planning permissionAug 2022
1.5 km away - Planning permissionJul 2022
1.1 km away - Planning permissionAug 2021
1.4 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 31 m²
34since energy certificates began (2008)
1in MK42 7LP 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
27 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (113 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Progress Park, Elstow, Site B - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Dec 2023
900 m away - Rooftop solar
Progress Park, Elstow, Site A - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Dec 2023
900 m away - Rooftop solar
Systems HouseApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2021
1.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Atlas Converting Equipment Limited, Wolseley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2024
1.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Bedfordshire Police Headquarters, Woburn Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Dec 2025
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Marsh Leys Farm, Woburn Road - PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Feb 2024
2.0 km away - Solar farm
Elstow Landfill SiteBeing built · 6 MW
Dec 2021
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Bedford Academy, Mile Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2022
2.4 km away - Battery storage
The Brickmakers Arms BatteryApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Dec 2021
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Kenneth Way, Wilstead - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Aug 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Progress Park, ElstowUtility asset works · HUTCHISON 3G LTD · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Standard
Progress Park, ElstowHighway improvement works · BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Minor
Ampthill Road, KempstonOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 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
6.4 km away - Decided
Millbrook PowerGenerating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019
7.0 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
17.8 km away - Decided
Green Hill Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026
21.7 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
22.7 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2022
23.3 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: Elstow Landfill Site (landfill gas, 1.7 km); L'Field Stewartby Landfill Site (landfill gas, 4.6 km); Rookery South (energy from waste, 5.1 km); Marston Vale Country Park Wind Turbine (wind farm, 6.4 km); Clapham solar farm (solar farm, 6.9 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.