Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Bracknell Forest › Neighbourhood Wick Hill › Postcode RG42 3XB What's changing near RG42 3XB Within 2 km, around Wick Hill in Bracknell Forest. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
259 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
188 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.9% like-for-like prices in Wick Hill, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.4%)
+3% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homes Planning granted School opened Extended home Energy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 26 new homes completed 10 flats, 16 houses · Feb 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026 700 m away New homes 31 new homes completed 14 flats, 17 houses · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026 650 m away New homes 18 new homes completed 7 flats, 11 houses · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026 1.6 km away New homes 34 new homes completed 12 flats, 22 houses · Oct 2024 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026 850 m away New homes 7 new homes completed 2 flats, 5 houses · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026 1.3 km away New homes 7 new homes completed houses · Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026 1.7 km away New homes 22 new homes completed houses · Feb 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025 1.5 km away New homes 17 new homes completed houses · Mar 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025 1.8 km away New homes 31 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025 600 m away New homes 17 new homes completed 2 flats, 15 houses · Mar 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025 1.9 km away New homes 22 new homes completed 13 flats, 9 houses · Oct 2024 – May 2025
May 2025 1.9 km away New homes 10 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
11 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
18 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in RG42 3XB 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 17 planned, approved or being built and 0 running. Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Heatherwood Hospital, Brook Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 280 kW
Dec 2025 3.5 km away Battery storage Heatherwood Hospital, Brook Avenue - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built
Jan 2026 3.5 km away Rooftop solar Ascot Racecourse, High Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Apr 2026 3.6 km away Solar farm John Nike Way, Binfield - Solar Panels Planning application in · 770 kW
Feb 2026 4.3 km away Rooftop solar David Lloyd Royal Berkshire - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Sept 2025 4.5 km away Rooftop solar Charters School, Charters Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 450 kW
Jun 2024 6.6 km away Solar farm Billingbear Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 22 MW
Jul 2024 6.6 km away Hydrogen Billingbear Solar Farm - Hydrogen Approved, not yet built
Jul 2024 6.6 km away Rooftop solar Car Park Legoland Windsor Resort, Winkfield Road - PV solar photovoltaic Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jun 2024 6.6 km away Rooftop solar Broadmoor Hospital, Lower Broadmoor Road - Solar Photovoltaic Panels Approved, not yet built · 430 kW
Feb 2026 6.9 km away Rooftop solar Road and street works within 1 km 2 permitted works running now or planned.
Minor Top Common, Bracknell Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH EAST WATER · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away Minor Forest Road, Bracknell Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH EAST WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 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 Decided decided Sept 2016 7.0 km away Decided decided Nov 2023 12.9 km away Pre-application Heathrow West Airports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027 18.9 km away Pre-application application due December 2027 19.8 km away Pre-application SDC M40 Campus Generating 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 20.2 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.