What's changing near NN14 4NF
Within 2 km, around Thrapston & Brigstock in North Northamptonshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
2new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.7%like-for-like prices in Thrapston & Brigstock, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.1%)
+10%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
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.
14homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
28since energy certificates began (2008)
2in NN14 4NF itself
- Extendedcertificate 2022
- Extendedcertificate 2020
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
4storm overflows within 2 km
171hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
20spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Islip Water Recycling Centreinto The River Nene12 spills, 120 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Anglian Water
Denford Psinto River Nene5 spills, 36 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Anglian Water
Thrapston Terminal Pumping Stationinto Holland Brook3 spills, 16 hours in 2025
600 m away - Anglian Water
Islip Pumping Stationinto River Nene0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
900 m away
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
16 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (58 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Nene Community Centre, Cedar Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Oct 2025
650 m away - Biomass
Centenary House, Bridge Street - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
May 2023
650 m away - Solar farm
Wood Lodge Farm, Huntingdon Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 50 MW
Sept 2023
3.5 km away - Solar farm
Foxholes Farm, Roman Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 50 MW
Dec 2022
4.3 km away - Solar farm
Lilford Hall, Lilford - Solar PanelsBeing built · 1 MW
Dec 2022
6.0 km away - Biomass
Home Farm, Duck End - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Feb 2025
7.3 km away - Solar farm
The Grafton Solar Project - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsPlanning application in · 39 MW
Jul 2025
8.2 km away - Battery storage
Old Head Wood, Brigstock - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Mar 2024
8.3 km away - Solar farm
Grafton UnderwoodApproved, not yet built · 38 MW
Sept 2020
8.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Churchfield Farm, Harley Way - olar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Sept 2025
9.1 km away - Solar farm
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Recommendation
East Park EnergyGenerating Stations · Land between Hail Weston and Swineshead. With grid connection to the Eaton Socon sub-station. application due September 2025
17.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2023
21.3 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
21.4 km away - Decided
Green Hill Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026
21.6 km away - Decided
A47 Wansford to SuttonHighways · Location is west of the A1 Peterborough near Wansford and close to the village of Sutton. decided Feb 2023
22.7 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2022
29.7 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: Colpmans Farm (solar farm, 2.2 km); Cranford (landfill gas, 7.3 km); Burton Wold Windfarm (wind farm, 8.5 km); Burton Wold Wind Farm - Northern Extension (wind farm, 9.0 km); Burton Wold Wind Farm South (wind farm, 9.7 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.