What's changing near RG2 9LW
Within 2 km, around Arborfield & Garrison in Wokingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
371new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.5%like-for-like prices in Arborfield & Garrison, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.1%)
-0%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
- New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
21 new homes completed2 flats, 19 houses · Jul 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
13 new homes completed4 flats, 9 houses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
31 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
10 new homes completed3 flats, 7 houses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
950 m away - New homes
7 new homes completed1 flats, 6 houses · Jul 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
16 new homes completed1 flats, 15 houses · Apr 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Jul 2026
1homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 59 m²
6since energy certificates began (2008)
0in RG2 9LW 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
251hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
28spill events counted
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
35 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (25 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Aborfield Solar ParkBeing built · 14 MW
Jul 2021
850 m away - Rooftop solar
Henry Street Garden Centre, Swallowfield Road, - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Nov 2023
950 m away - Solar farm
Barkham Farms - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 33 MW
Jan 2022
2.7 km away - Solar farm
Spencers Wood Solar Farm, Basingstoke Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 28 MW
Mar 2025
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Spencers Wood Solar Farm, Basingstoke Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built
Mar 2025
3.9 km away - Solar farm
Mereoak Park And Ride, Mereoak Lane - Solar CanopiesApproved, not yet built
Nov 2025
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Relief Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Feb 2022
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Reading International Business Park, Relief Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
May 2023
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Reading International Business Park - Roof Mounted Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Dec 2021
5.7 km away - Solar farm
Reading International Business Park - Car Port & Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2024
5.7 km away
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
- Decideddecided Sept 2016
15.8 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2020
24.1 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2023
24.9 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
Running nearest: Sheepbridge Court Farm (solar farm, 3.6 km); Green Park (wind farm, 6.5 km); Pierces Farm (solar farm, 8.0 km); Pingewood Road South (solar farm, 8.2 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.