What's changing near OX3 7LP
Within 2 km, around Churchill in Oxford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
177new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
28homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.5%like-for-like prices in Churchill, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.5%)
-2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
300 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
200 m away - New homes
80 new homes completedflats · Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1.7 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1.8 km away - Planning permissionJun 2023
1.6 km away - New school
31homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 40 m²
68since energy certificates began (2008)
0in OX3 7LP 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
22 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (66 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2024
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
The Oxford Spires Academy, Glanville Road - Solar panelsPlanning application in · 520 kW
Aug 2024
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Oxford Brookes University Sports Hall, Cheney Lane - Solar pv panelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2024
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Clive Booth Hall, John Garne Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
May 2023
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Oxford Biomedica, Alec Issigonis Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, John Smith Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Sept 2025
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Wolfson College - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2023
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Oxford High School, Belbroughton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jun 2024
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Littlemore Mental Health Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Riverside House, Osney Mead - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2023
4.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
39 permitted works running now or planned, 22 of them major.
- Major
York Road, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027
300 m away - Major, planned
Windmill Road, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Nursery Close, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
400 m away - Major, planned
Old Road, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jun 2027
400 m away - Major
York Avenue, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Feb 2027
450 m away - Major, planned
Norton Close, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Mar 2027 to Apr 2027
450 m away - Major, planned
Windmill Road, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
New High Street, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Major
Margaret Road, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- 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
11.9 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due November 2026
15.8 km away - Examinationapplication due March 2026
20.0 km away - Recommendation
Rosefield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Four land parcels to the south and west of the East Claydon substation, Bucks. application due September 2025
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: BMW UK Manufacturing Ltd (rooftop solar, 2.4 km); Cowley electricity sub-station (battery storage, 4.2 km); The Flit (solar farm, 8.3 km); Cassington AD (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.9 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.