Within 2 km, around Rainham West in Havering. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
53new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.0%like-for-like prices in Rainham West, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.4%)
+49%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first
New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 950 m away
New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Dec 2024 100 m away
New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024 350 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 17 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
18applications in the last 12 months
10approved · 7 refused
0still being decided
1net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
Approved
Riverside Sewerage Treatment Works, Creekside, RM13 8QSPrior approval request for the proposed demolition of disused administrative buildingHavering F0004.26 · Prior Approval
Aug 2026 250 m away
Refused
36 Upminster Road South, Rainham, RM13 9AAInstallation of a remotely operated, fully retractable pergola to the front of the existing premises (Part-Retrospective)Havering P0829.26 · All Other
Jul 2026 200 m away
Not Required
44 Melville Road, Rainham, RM13 9TZCertificate of lawfulness for proposed use of a room in the residential dwelling as a remote administrative and booking office.Havering D0296.26 · All Other
Jul 2026 450 m away
Approved
127A Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9TRChange of use of rear storage unit from Use Class B8 to Use Class C3 for one person 1xbed flat with cycle & refuse storage and private amenity spaceHavering P0850.26 · All Other · 1 homes proposed
Jul 2026 450 m away
Approved
95 Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9THRetention of a single-storey rear and side extension.Havering P0864.26 · All Other
Jul 2026 300 m away
Refused
New City College, Construction & Engineering Campus New Road, Rainham, RM13 8GPErection of a building for temporary use for education purposesHavering P0744.26 · All Other
Jun 2026 400 m away
Refused
51, 51 Maiden Way, Rainham, RM13 8LFCertificate of Lawfulness for the Installation of external air conditioning condenser units to the side elevation of the existing dwellinghouse, together with associated pipework, cabling and wall mounting brackets
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
7hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
1spill events counted
Thames Water
Riverside Stwinto The Rainham Creek1 spills, 7 hours in 2025
Tesco Superstore, Bridge Road, Rainham, RM13 9YZ3 x internally illuminated Fascia signs 10 x ACM PanelsHavering A0017.26 · All Other
May 2026 250 m away
Approved
Tesco Superstore, Bridge Road, Rainham, RM13 9YZInstallation of Timpson Key Cutting Kiosk to hardstanding in car park at Tesco SuperstoreHavering P0606.26 · All Other
May 2026 250 m away
Refused
77-79 Post Office, Wennington Road, RM13 9THRetrospective application for siting an InPost Parcel LockerHavering P0313.26 · All Other
Mar 2026 300 m away
Refused
Grass Verge, Creekside, Rainham, RM13 8QSInstallation of non-illuminated advertising billboard on grass vergeHavering A0003.26 · All Other
Feb 2026 350 m away
Approved
12, 12 Broadway, Rainham, RM13 9YLThe repair, refurbishment and minor alteration works to an existing office building. Re-roofing of existing roof, retain and repair the existing front parapet, rebuilding the first floor wall on the front elevation of the building with an external render finish, roof lights, alterations to the fenestration, replacement windows and internal partition walls to ground floor hallway.Havering P0038.26 · All Other
Jan 2026 100 m away
Approved
121A Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9THloft conversion with rear Dormer and front roof lightsHavering P1610.25 · All Other
Jan 2026 400 m away
Refused
127A Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9TRChange of use of shop storage space to create 1x bed flat with private amenity space and cycle/bin storage.Havering P1520.25 · All Other · 1 homes proposed
Dec 2025 450 m away
Approved
10 Montague Street, Rainham, RM13 8LWProposed loft conversion with front and rear roof lightsHavering P1569.25 · All Other
Dec 2025 400 m away
Refused
23 Ellis Avenue, Rainham, RM13 9TUChange of use from residential (C3) to childrens home (C2) for two children and young peopleHavering P1470.25 · All Other
Dec 2025 500 m away
Approved
Rainham Hall, Broadway, RM13 9YNTree 59 - reducing and balancing due to damage from neighbouring tree failure due to storm last year Unknown Tree - dead and needs felling as close to pathway for visitorsHavering T0158.25 · All Other
Dec 2025 50 m away
Approved
139B Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9TRInstallation of Extraction FlueHavering P1396.25 · All Other
Oct 2025 450 m away
Approved
14 Ellis Avenue, Rainham, RM13 9TUErection of a single-story rear extension.Havering P1316.25 · All Other
Oct 2025 450 m away
Refused
72, 72 Wennington Road, Wennington Road, RM13 9UBChange of use to sui generis HMO.Havering P1116.25 · All Other
Aug 2025 350 m away
Approved
Chapel Lodge, Upminster Road South, RM13 9AGChapel LodgeHavering T0108.25 · All Other
Aug 2025 500 m away
Approved
36, 36 Upminster Road South, Upminster Road South, RM13 9AAChange of use from Class E(a) (retail florist) to Class E(b) (restaurant/café), including installation of external extraction equipment and internal worksHavering P1015.25 · All Other
Aug 2025 200 m away
Application Under Consideration
Viking Way Land, Viking Way, RM13 9YTProposal for a mixed use minor development comprising commercial at ground floor and residential uppers on the western terrace (Block A) and 100% residential units on the eastern semis (Block B) REVISED PLANS RECEIVED 16-12-2025Havering P1035.25 · All Other · 9 homes proposed
Aug 2025 150 m away
Not Required
139, Active Locksmiths And Security, Wennington Road, RM13 9TR139B Wennington RoadHavering D0367.25 · All Other
Jul 2025 450 m away
Approved
Grass verge at New Road Jct, with Bridge Road & Rainham Road, New Road Verge, Prior to Dover’s Roundabout, Heading towards Daggenham, RM13 8NZWoodward - Havering - MS11Havering A0032.25 · All Other
Jun 2025 400 m away
Source: Planning London Datahub (Greater London Authority and the London boroughs); applications validated since January 2023. Data is published as received and may contain errors; check the borough's planning portal for documents.
Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane - PV Solar Array & Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2024 3.7 km away
Energy from waste
Thames Gateway EfWApproved, not yet built · 19 MW
Nov 2014 3.7 km away
Running nearest: Riverside Sewage Treatment Works Digestion Plant (other, 350 m); Ford Wind Park - Dagenham (wind farm, 2.7 km); Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 3.0 km); Rainham Phase II (landfill gas, 3.1 km); Rainham Landfill Scheme, Phase I (landfill gas, 3.1 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.
Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury
decided Feb 2019 15.0 km away
Decided
Thurrock Flexible Generation PlantGenerating Stations · North of the existing Tilbury National Grid substation, off Station Road, Thurrock, RM18 8UL
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.