What's changing near RG41 2YN
Within 2 km, around Wokingham West & South in Wokingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
154new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.4%like-for-like prices in Wokingham West & South, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.1%)
+38%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
45 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Nov 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
55 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
27 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Dec 2024
750 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
850 m away - New schoolSept 2023
1.7 km 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.
18homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 42 m²
37since energy certificates began (2008)
1in RG41 2YN 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
136hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
11spill 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
28 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (7 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Rectory Road - Roof Mounted Solar panelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2021
1.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Eskdale Road, Winnersh - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Sept 2022
3.4 km away - Solar farm
Barkham Farms - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 33 MW
Jan 2022
3.6 km away - Solar farm
John Nike Way, Binfield - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 770 kW
Feb 2026
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Henry Street Garden Centre, Swallowfield Road, - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Nov 2023
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Woodley Library Solar PlanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2021
5.6 km away - Solar farm
Billingbear Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 22 MW
Jul 2024
5.6 km away - Hydrogen
Billingbear Solar Farm - HydrogenApproved, not yet built
Jul 2024
5.6 km away - Solar farm
Aborfield Solar ParkBeing built · 14 MW
Jul 2021
6.1 km away - Rooftop solar
The Paddock Centre, Joshua Jebb Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jan 2025
6.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Edgbarrow School, Grant Road - Solar Panels
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major
St Pauls Gate, WokinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
May 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Major
Oxford Road, WokinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
Station Road, WokinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
800 m away - Major
Station Road, WokinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
800 m away - Major, planned
Shute End, WokinghamHighway repair and maintenance works · WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major
Shute End, WokinghamHighway repair and maintenance works · WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Minor
Reading Road, WokinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH EAST WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
700 m away - Minor
Reading Road, WokinghamHighway improvement works · WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Minor
Milton Road, WokinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH EAST WATER · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
850 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Sept 2016
10.3 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2023
19.4 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). application due January 2027
25.9 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027
27.1 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due December 2027
28.1 km away - Decided
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.