What's changing near OX11 8TB
Within 2 km, around Didcot South West in South Oxfordshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
61new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
17homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.6%like-for-like prices in Didcot South West, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.4%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
33 new homes completedflats · Apr 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.1 km away - Planning permissionSept 2022
1.1 km away - Planning permissionFeb 2022
1.3 km away - Planning permissionSept 2021
1.1 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
25since energy certificates began (2008)
3in OX11 8TB itself
- Extendedcertificate 2022
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2013
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
22 planned, approved or being built and 13 running (469 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Central Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Mar 2024
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Rebellion Film Studios, Milton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 880 kW
Jan 2023
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Hachette UK Distribution Centre, Milton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 870 kW
Nov 2024
3.7 km away - Battery storage
Appleford - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 300 MW
Aug 2025
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Milton Park, Milton - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2025
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Brook Drive, Milton Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2025
4.2 km away - Battery storage
The Sutton Courtenay Waste Management Site, Appleford SidingsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
4.3 km away - Solar farm
Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay - Solar Photovoltaic ArrayPlanning application in · 24 MW
May 2021
5.4 km away - Battery storage
Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay - Battery StoragePlanning application in
May 2021
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Rutherford Appleton LaboratoryApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jul 2021
5.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Minor
Ernest Road, DidcotUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Minor
Wessex Road, DidcotUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 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
- Pre-applicationapplication due November 2026
9.0 km away - Decision
Botley West Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land in West Oxfordshire, Cherwell and Vale of White Horse Districts, across approx 1400 hectares application due by 15 November 2024
25.1 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: Sutton Courtney (landfill gas, 4.1 km); Sutton Courtenay Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 4.2 km); Avon Road Car Park - Solar Photovoltaic Carport System (rooftop solar, 5.4 km); South Car Park - Solar photovoltaic carport system (rooftop solar, 5.6 km); EFDA JJET Fusion Flywheel (other, 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.