What's changing near RM11 1AW
Within 2 km, around Romford South in Havering. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
522new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.2%like-for-like prices in Romford South, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.4%)
+8%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
950 m away - New homes
31 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
56 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
35 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
85 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
54 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
750 m away - New homes
20 new homes completedflats · Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
19 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
71 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
9 new homes completed
Planning applications within 500 m
45applications in the last 12 months
19approved · 13 refused
2still being decided
17net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
75 Bush Elms Road, Hornchurch, RM11 1LUProposed single storey rear extensionHavering P1020.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
400 m away - Refused
87 Park Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 1BHDemolition of existing rear garage. Erection of Ground floor rear extension to house a 1 bed 1 person studio and partial separation of commercial unit to be adopted by the new proposed residential dwelling.Havering P0940.26 · All Other · 1 homes proposed
Aug 2026
100 m away - Refused
19 Dymoke Road, Hornchurch, RM11 1AAChange of use of existing Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Use Class C4 (HMO) with shared facilities for up to four occupantsHavering P0856.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
300 m away - Approved
31 Claremont Road, Hornchurch, RM11 1BYSingle storey rear extension with external and internal alterations.Havering P0888.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
300 m away - Approved
Pizza Hut (uk) Ltd, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0ANAlteration of existing elevation to rearrange fenestration including moving of door arrangement and minor alteration to roof profile below ridgeline.Havering P0902.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
500 m away - Approved
137A Park Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 1EQConstruction of a rear roof dormer to facilitate the conversion of the existing loft space into a usable room.Havering P0862.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
300 m away - Not Required
257 South Street, Romford, RM1 2BECertificate of lawfulness for proposed construction of a dormer loft extension with front facing velux windows and single storey outbuilding with max flat roof height at 2.5m and all windows and door facing the host property
40homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
60since energy certificates began (2008)
1in RM11 1AW 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
40 planned, approved or being built and 24 running (239 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Liberty Shopping Centre, Western Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Mar 2024
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking And Dagenham College, Dagenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
May 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking & Dagenham College Of Technology, Dagenham Road - SolarApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Gidea Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Jul 2023
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Hunters Hall Primary School, Alibon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2024
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Central Park Leisure - PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Nov 2024
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
JJ Food Service, Orion Park Messina Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Nov 2023
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
King George Hospital, Barley Lane - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsPlanning application in · 770 kW
Jan 2026
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Romford Halal Meats, Folkes Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2022
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Ceme Campus, Marsh Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 910 kW
Apr 20235.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Hornchurch Road, HornchurchDisconnection or alteration of supply · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Standard
Rainsford Way, HornchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Minor
Bush Elms Road, HornchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Minor
Victoria Road, RomfordUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Minor
Springwood Way, RomfordHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 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 May 2022
6.5 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
7.6 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
7.6 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
13.3 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
14.6 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
16.1 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Withdrawn37, 37 Park Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 1BDConversion of existing dwelling into three self-contained flats involving part single part double storey rear extension, dormer loft conversion with front roof lights and associated parking, cycle and refuse storageHavering P0462.26 · All Other · 3 homes proposed
Apr 2026
200 m away Refused101, Flat 1, 101 Brentwood Road, Romford, RM1 2EHChange of use of first floor ancillary pub accommodation to 1 x 1-bed and 1x 3-bed self contained flats, involving single storey rear extension, alterations to fenestration and internal alterationsHavering P0233.26 · All Other · 2 homes proposed
Apr 2026
350 m away ApprovedCENTURY YOUTH HOUSE, ALBERT ROAD, RM1 2PSVariation of condition No. 25 (Tree Protection) of planning permission ref: P1596.24 dated 23/12/2025 to allow for amendments to which trees are to be retained (Full planning application for the partial demolition and conversion of the main building and demolition of all other buildings and structures, and redevelopment of the site to provide 9 residential dwellings, with car parking, landscapingHavering P0388.26 · All Other
Mar 2026
450 m away Running nearest: Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 4.1 km); Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 5.4 km); Riverside Sewage Treatment Works Digestion Plant (other, 5.9 km); Ford Wind Park - Dagenham (wind farm, 6.3 km); Dagenham Docks Biogas (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 6.3 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.