What's changing near RM13 7SJ
Within 2 km, around Hornchurch Marshes in Havering. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
206new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
3,119homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.1%like-for-like prices in Hornchurch Marshes, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.4%)
+0%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
52 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
91 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Dec 2024
1.9 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.6 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 3119 homesBeam Park (outline planning permission)
Nov 2023
1.7 km away - New school
New school: Brook Sixth Form and AcademyUniversity technical college, secondary
Dec 2021
1.5 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 28 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
15applications in the last 12 months
8approved · 2 refused
2still being decided
1net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
33, 33 Castle Avenue, Rainham, RM13 7TDCertificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion into habitable space with rear dormer window & rooflights.Havering D0338.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
150 m away - Application Under Consideration
52 Stanley Road North, Rainham, RM13 8AXErection of a single-storey garden outbuilding to provide a home gym and storage space ancillary to the dwelling.Havering P0994.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
500 m away - Approved
272 Rainham Road, Rainham, RM13 7TLDemolition of existing detached rear garage and erection of a single storey detached garden annexe within the rear garden to provide ancillary accommodation for an elderly family member.Havering P0880.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
150 m away - Approved
274 Rainham Road, Rainham, RM13 7TLDropped kerb and new drivewayHavering P0577.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
150 m away - Approved
61, 61 Newtons Close, Rainham, RM13 7AXSingle storey rear extensionHavering P0663.26 · All Other
Jun 2026
300 m away - Not Required
167, 167 Ford Lane, Rainham, RM13 7BASingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5.50m, a maximum height of 2.88m, and an eaves height of 2.66m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0131.26 · Prior Approval
May 2026
350 m away - Approved
14, 14 Castle Avenue, Rainham, RM13 7TDSingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 2.91m, and an eaves height of 2.72m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
18since energy certificates began (2008)
3in RM13 7SJ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2023
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2014
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
64 planned, approved or being built and 30 running (371 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Ceme Campus, Marsh Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 910 kW
Apr 2023
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Hunters Hall Primary School, Alibon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2024
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
JJ Food Service, Orion Park Messina Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Nov 2023
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Thames Gateway Park, Choats Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Jun 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking And Dagenham College, Dagenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
May 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking & Dagenham College Of Technology, Dagenham Road - SolarApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Pooles Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2025
2.9 km away - Energy from waste
Connect Waste (Chequers Lane)Planning application in · 20 MW
Mar 2020
3.0 km away - Energy from waste
Thames Gateway EfWApproved, not yet built · 19 MW
Nov 2014
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Goresbrook School, Cook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
May 2026
3.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Stanley Road North, RainhamNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Major, planned
Canberra Crescent, DagenhamUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Minor
Ford Lane, RainhamUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 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
- Decideddecided Nov 2025
3.6 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
3.7 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
10.1 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
12.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
12.5 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
13.4 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Riverside Sewage Treatment Works Digestion Plant (other, 2.0 km); Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 2.1 km); Ford Wind Park - Dagenham (wind farm, 2.6 km); Dagenham Docks Biogas (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 3.2 km); East Dagenham Docks AD (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 3.3 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.