What's changing near OX14 4JS
Within 2 km, around Sutton Courtenay, Drayton & Steventon in Vale of White Horse. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
19new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
7homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.1%like-for-like prices in Sutton Courtenay, Drayton & Steventon, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.4%)
-2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 53 m²
12since energy certificates began (2008)
1in OX14 4JS 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
2storm overflows within 2 km
751hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
60spill events counted
- Thames Water
Drayton Stwinto Ginge Brook47 spills, 639 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Thames Water
Abingdon Sewage Treatment Worksinto Odhay Hill Ditch/River Thames13 spills, 112 hours in 2025
1.5 km 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
31 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (532 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay - Solar Photovoltaic ArrayPlanning application in · 24 MW
May 2021
2.1 km away - Battery storage
Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay - Battery StoragePlanning application in
May 2021
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Milton Park, Milton - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2025
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Brook Drive, Milton Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2025
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Blacklands Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Aug 2023
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Hachette UK Distribution Centre, Milton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 870 kW
Nov 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Building One, Wyndyke Furlong - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 170 kW
Feb 2026
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Rebellion Film Studios, Milton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 880 kW
Jan 2023
3.5 km away - Battery storage
The Sutton Courtenay Waste Management Site, Appleford SidingsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
3.8 km away - Battery storage
Appleford - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 300 MW
Aug 2025
4.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
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
3.0 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
18.8 km away - Pre-application
West Oxfordshire Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Located on land south-west of Carterton and to the west of Lechlade, within the administrative areas of West Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council. application due May 2027
25.5 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.
Building B1, Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampden - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Running nearest: Sutton Courtenay Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 3.1 km); Goose Willow Farm - extension (solar farm, 3.2 km); Goose Willow Farm (solar farm, 3.6 km); Sutton Courtney (landfill gas, 3.9 km); Steventon Solar Park (solar farm, 4.0 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.