What's changing near MK4 4JQ
Within 2 km, around Fairfields & Grange Farm in Milton Keynes. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
365new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.6%like-for-like prices in Fairfields & Grange Farm, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
+4%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 completed2 flats, 8 houses · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
29 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
38 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
18 new homes completed15 flats, 3 houses · Jun 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 20251.7 km away
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
31since energy certificates began (2008)
2in MK4 4JQ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2022
- Extendedcertificate 2012
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
1,250hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
73spill 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
67 planned, approved or being built and 13 running (136 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
DHL Supply Chain, Pendeen Crescent -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jul 2024
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Delico, Steinbeck Crescent - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Pendeen Crescent, Snelshall East - Solar panelsPlanning application in · 1 MW
Apr 2024
2.6 km away - Solar farm
Oaks Farm - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 37 MW
May 2026
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Kelvin Drive - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025
3.1 km away - Battery storage
The Church Of The Latterday Saints, The High Street - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025
3.4 km away - Battery storage
Bradwell Road - Micro Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Jun 2022
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Volkswagen Group UK, Garamonde Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Jan 2025
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Winterhill House - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2021
3.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Childs Way V1 To V2, Milton KeynesHighway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Snelshall Street H6 To H7, Milton KeynesHighway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 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
- Recommendation
Rosefield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Four land parcels to the south and west of the East Claydon substation, Bucks. application due September 2025
14.5 km away - Decided
Millbrook PowerGenerating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019
20.3 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2019
20.6 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2011
20.8 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
24.0 km away - Decided
Green Hill Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026
26.6 km away - Examination
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: The Hazeley Academy (rooftop solar, 1.2 km); Land At Potash Farm (solar farm, 3.8 km); Stony Energy Storage Facility (battery storage, 4.2 km); Bletchley Phase II (landfill gas, 4.5 km); Falcon Project (battery storage, 4.9 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.