What's changing near RG40 4UL
Within 2 km, around Finchampstead in Wokingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
102new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.4%like-for-like prices in Finchampstead, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.1%)
+22%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
850 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
500 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
700 m away - New homes
25 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
500 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
550 m away - New homes
25 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
550 m away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
500 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 14 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
24homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 37 m²
47since energy certificates began (2008)
1in RG40 4UL 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
28 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (7 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Barkham Farms - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 33 MW
Jan 2022
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Rectory Road - Roof Mounted Solar panelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2021
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Henry Street Garden Centre, Swallowfield Road, - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Nov 2023
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Edgbarrow School, Grant Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2026
4.7 km away - Solar farm
Aborfield Solar ParkBeing built · 14 MW
Jul 2021
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
The Paddock Centre, Joshua Jebb Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jan 2025
5.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Broadmoor Hospital, Lower Broadmoor Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Feb 2026
5.5 km away - Solar farm
John Nike Way, Binfield - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 770 kW
Feb 2026
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Eskdale Road, Winnersh - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Sept 2022
6.5 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Royal Berkshire - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
7.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned.
- Minor
Nash Grove Lane, FinchampsteadUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Minor
Nine Mile Ride, FinchampsteadUtility asset works · VODAFONE GROUP · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Booth Drive, FinchampsteadUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 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
- Decideddecided Sept 2016
13.6 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2023
22.2 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2020
24.4 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027
28.7 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
28.9 km away - Pre-application
SDC M40 CampusGenerating Stations · The site of the project is located in Buckinghamshire, England. It is approximately 2km to the west of Gerrards Cross, approximately 2.5km east of Beaconsfield and approximately 1.5km north of Hedgerley. The site comprises land immediately to the south of the A40 Oxford Road and immediately to the north of the M40 motorway. It has a history of landfill activities and is currently operated by Veolia for the landfilling of inert building waste (albeit the site no longer accepts any forms of waste).
Transport schemes within 20 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.
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.