What's changing near RM13 9TT
Within 2 km, around Rainham West in Havering. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
60new 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
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy 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
1.3 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Dec 2024
500 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
600 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 18 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
38applications in the last 12 months
13approved · 8 refused
3still being decided
1net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
205, 205 Wennington Road, Wennington Road, RM13 9DF4 Bedroom detached house with parking, cycle storage, Landscaping and all amenities following demolition of existing garageHavering P1153.26 · All Other · 1 homes proposed
Oct 2026
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
205 Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9DFDemolish Existing Side Extension and build a Two Storey Side Extension and Single Storey Ground Floor Wrap Around ExtensionHavering P0984.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
400 m away - Not Required
9 Venette Close, Rainham, RM13 9EASingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0197.26 · Prior Approval
Aug 2026
250 m away - Application Under Consideration
23 Ashwood Avenue, Rainham, RM13 9ASSingle storey rear extensionHavering P0966.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
350 m away - Withdrawn
4 Brights Avenue, Rainham, RM13 9NNChange of use from single dwellinghouse C3 to supported living accommodation for up to three adults (aged 18+) with learning disabilities receiving care (C3b).Havering P0931.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
450 m away - Approved
158 Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9DGPartial first floor rear extensionHavering P0702.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
350 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)
26homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
42since energy certificates began (2008)
2in RM13 9TT itself
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2025
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
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
66 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
1.7 km away - Battery storage
Riverside Resource Recovery Facility Battery StorageBeing built · 3 MW
Dec 2020
3.2 km away - Solar farm
Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane - PV Solar Array & Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 16 MW
Jul 2024
3.3 km away - Battery storage
Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane - PV Solar Array & Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2024
3.3 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Riverside Energy Park (REP)Approved, not yet built · 19 MW
Apr 2020
3.3 km away - Energy from waste
Riverside Energy Park (REP)Being built · 81 MW
Jan 2023
3.3 km away - Battery storage
Riverside Energy ParkApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Apr 2020
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Riverside Energy Park (REP)Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2020
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Ocado Operating Limited, New Purfleet Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
May 2025
3.5 km away - Energy from waste
Connect Waste (Chequers Lane)Planning application in · 20 MW
Mar 2020
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Ashwood Avenue, RainhamHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Minor
Brookway, RainhamHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Thames Close, RainhamPermanent reinstatement · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 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
3.0 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
3.3 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
11.0 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
11.2 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
12.9 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
13.9 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Refused205, 205 Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9DFErection of one 2 storey x 4 bed detached house with parking, cycle storage, PV Panels, landscaping and all amenities following demolition of existing garageHavering P0332.26 · All Other · 1 homes proposed
May 2026
400 m away Running nearest: Riverside Sewage Treatment Works Digestion Plant (other, 750 m); Aveley (landfill gas, 3.0 km); Rainham Phase II (landfill gas, 3.1 km); Rainham Landfill Scheme, Phase I (landfill gas, 3.1 km); Aveley Landfill Scheme (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.
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.