What's changing near N21 1SW
Within 2 km, around Oakwood Park & Highlands in Enfield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
162new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.4%like-for-like prices in Oakwood Park & Highlands, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.7%)
+15%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
8 new homes completed2 flats, 6 houses · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
14 new homes completed10 flats, 4 houses · Dec 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
25 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Feb 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1.7 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1.8 km away - School closed
School closed: North London Hospital SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Feb 2024
1.6 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 32 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
66applications in the last 12 months
39approved · 11 refused
13still being decided
9net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
34, Brantwood Gardens, EN2 7LZSingle storey rear extension including internal alterations.Enfield 26/04243/HOU · Householder
Oct 2026
300 m away - Application Under Consideration
Garages, Roundhill Drive, EN2 7RWDetails submitted pursuant to reference 25/02646/FUL: SuDS (15) in respect of erection of a pair semi-detached two storey dwellinghouses with accommodation in roof space and rear and front dormers.Enfield 26/04213/CND · All Other
Oct 2026
350 m away - Application Under Consideration
Car Parking, Newsholme Drive, N21 1UEInstallation of 1 x EV charger, ANPR camera, associated EV infrastructure, charging and waiting spaces, dropped kerb, hardstanding and landscaping works.Enfield 26/03760/FUL · All Other
Sept 2026
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
Car Parking, Newsholme Drive, N21 1UEInstallation of non-illuminated 3 x pole mounted signs.Enfield 26/03761/ADV · All Other
Sept 2026
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
170, Prince George Avenue, N14 4TBConversion of Use Class C3 (single dwelling house) to Use Class C3(b) (up to 6 people living together as a single household and receiving care) including a single storey side extension.Enfield 26/03470/CEA · All Other
Sept 2026
300 m away - Application Under Consideration
Garages, Roundhill Drive, EN2 7RWDetails submitted pursuant to reference 25/02646/FUL : external materials (3)and construction management plan (16) in respect of erection of a pair semi-detached two storey dwellinghouses with accommodation in roof space and rear and front dormers.
29homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 35 m²
64since energy certificates began (2008)
2in N21 1SW itself
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2023
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
36 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (71 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Ashmole Academy, Cecil Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
May 2026
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Green Lanes - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Apr 2025
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Enfield County School For Girls, Holly Walk - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 200 kW
May 2026
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Edmonton lower school - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2024
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Edmonton County School, Great Cambridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Jan 2024
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Southbury Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Nov 2024
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 670 kW
Mar 2025
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Friern Barnet School, Hemington Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jul 2025
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Chalkmill Drive - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 480 kW
May 2026
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Heron Hall Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2022
4.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Minor
Grosvenor Gardens, SouthgateUtility asset works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Bincote Road, EnfieldUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 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
- Decideddecided Feb 2017
6.1 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
6.7 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
15.2 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
18.4 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
19.8 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
24.4 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Brent Cross West stationNew Thameslink station, opened December 2023
Dec 2023
11.6 km away - TransportMay 2022
15.1 km away - Transport
HS2: Old Oak Common stationUnder construction (HS2 and Elizabeth line interchange)
under construction
16.1 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
18.5 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
18.7 km away
RefusedGarages, Roundhill Drive, EN2 7RWDetails submitted pursuant to reference 25/02646/FUL: external materials (3), landscaping (4), energy statement (5), dust management plan (10), site investigation (12), site contamination (13), SuDs (15) and construction traffic management plan (16) in respect of erection of a pair semi-detached two storey dwellinghouses with accommodation in roof space and rear and front dormers.Enfield 26/03125/CND · All Other
Jul 2026
350 m away Running nearest: Cattlegate Farm Biogas (Farm AD) (anaerobic digestion, 5.5 km); Deephams Sewerage Treatment Works (anaerobic digestion, 5.6 km); Advent Way - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 6.2 km); Edmonton EcoPark EfW (energy from waste, 6.2 km); Waltham Point Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 8.3 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.