What's changing near RG41 5HJ
Within 2 km, around Winnersh in Wokingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
7new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.5%like-for-like prices in Winnersh, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.1%)
+6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New schoolSept 2023
1.8 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
12homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 49 m²
17since energy certificates began (2008)
0in RG41 5HJ 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 4 running (25 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Eskdale Road, Winnersh - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Sept 2022
800 m away - Rooftop solar
Woodley Library Solar PlanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2021
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Thames Valley Park Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2023
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Suttons Park Avenue, Suttons Business Park - Solar PVApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Aug 2023
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Rectory Road - Roof Mounted Solar panelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2021
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Thames Valley Park Drive, Earley - Photovoltaic Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2022
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Thames Valley University, Kings Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Jan 2026
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Henry Street Garden Centre, Swallowfield Road, - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Nov 2023
5.2 km away - Solar farm
Barkham Farms - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 33 MW
Jan 2022
5.4 km away - Solar farm
Aborfield Solar ParkBeing built · 14 MW
Jul 2021
5.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Russell Way, WinnershUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Jul 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Major
Churchill Drive, WinnershUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
950 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
11.1 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2023
20.6 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
26.5 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027
29.3 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2020
29.7 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: Green Park (wind farm, 6.9 km); Sheepbridge Court Farm (solar farm, 7.1 km); Pingewood Road South (solar farm, 8.9 km); Pierces Farm (solar farm, 10.0 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.