What's changing near MK5 7ES
Within 2 km, around Westcroft & Shenley Brook End in Milton Keynes. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
334new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-2.1%like-for-like prices in Westcroft & Shenley Brook End, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
-12%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1000 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
900 m away - New homes
29 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
900 m away - New schoolNov 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
38 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
850 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
18 new homes completed15 flats, 3 houses · Jun 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1000 m away - New homes
15 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
950 m away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
950 m away - New homes
21 new homes completed15 flats, 6 houses · May 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1000 m away - New homes
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
25since energy certificates began (2008)
1in MK5 7ES 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
68 planned, approved or being built and 15 running (143 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Kelvin Drive - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
DHL Supply Chain, Pendeen Crescent -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jul 2024
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Pendeen Crescent, Snelshall East - Solar panelsPlanning application in · 1 MW
Apr 2024
2.1 km away - Battery storage
Pear Tree Lane, Bleak Hall - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2025
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Winterhill House - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2021
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Delico, Steinbeck Crescent - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Duckworth Court, Oldbrook Boulevard - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2025
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Grafton Street, End Of Dunsby Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Verge In Woughton Leisure Centre - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Dec 2025
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Watling Street - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 20253.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Rusland Circus, Milton KeynesHighway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Standard
Barnsdale Drive, Milton KeynesNew service connection · ESP ELECTRICITY · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 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
15.8 km away - Decided
Millbrook PowerGenerating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019
18.4 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2011
19.0 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2019
21.1 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
22.4 km away - Decided
Green Hill Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026
26.1 km away
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.
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, 2.3 km); Bletchley Phase II (landfill gas, 3.7 km); Falcon Project (battery storage, 3.7 km); Land At Potash Farm (solar farm, 5.7 km); Stony Energy Storage Facility (battery storage, 6.0 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.