Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council West Berkshire › Neighbourhood Calcot South › Postcode RG31 7XS What's changing near RG31 7XS Within 2 km, around Calcot South in West Berkshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
6 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.6% like-for-like prices in Calcot South, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.8%)
-2% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 5 new homes completed houses · Oct 2025 – May 2026
May 2026 School closed School closed: TLG Reading Other independent school, other independent school (closure)
Mar 2023 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.
4 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 35 m²
13 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in RG31 7XS 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 35 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (25 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm Motorway Service Area, Burghfield - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 5 MW
Sept 2025 Battery storage Motorway Service Area, Burghfield - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built
Sept 2025 Battery storage MOTO Reading Services - Tesla Megapack & EV Charging Approved, not yet built
Mar 2024 Energy from waste Reading Quarry Approved, not yet built · 40 MW
Sept 2022 Rooftop solar Arlington Business Park, Theale - Roof Mounted Solar panel PV Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Dec 2024 Rooftop solar Starline Holdings Technology, Island Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 510 kW
Mar 2024 Rooftop solar Portman Road Tesco (Reading West) Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2020 Rooftop solar The Globe, Portman Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Mar 2024 Rooftop solar Voco Reading Hotel, Shooters Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 370 kW
Mar 2024 Rooftop solar Hillfields, Burghfield Common - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 420 kW
Nov 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 12 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major Carters Rise, Reading Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Mill Lane, Reading Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Jul 2027 to Sept 2027 Major Burghfield Road, Reading Works for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Ladymask Close, Reading Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Bath Road, Reading Utility asset works · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Contra-flow
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Montrose Walk, Reading Utility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Hawkesbury Drive, Reading Utility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 Minor Hawkesbury Drive, Reading Utility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Carters Rise, Reading Utility asset works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Sept 2016 Decided decided Nov 2023 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: Pingewood Road South (solar farm, 2.6 km); Green Park (wind farm, 3.8 km); Pierces Farm (solar farm, 4.2 km); Sheepbridge Court Farm (solar farm, 7.2 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.