Within 2 km, around Central Romford in Havering. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
546new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.6%like-for-like prices in Central Romford, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.4%)
-1%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 650 m away
New homes
56 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026 650 m away
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35 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026 600 m away
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8 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026 1.2 km away
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9 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026 550 m away
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85 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026 650 m away
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54 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026 650 m away
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5 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026 1.1 km away
New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026 1.6 km away
New homes
20 new homes completedflats · Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025 600 m away
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19 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025 650 m away
New homes
71 new homes completed
Planning applications within 500 m
56applications in the last 12 months
26approved · 5 refused
6still being decided
14net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
Application Under Consideration
48, 48 Park End Road, Park End Road, RM1 4AUGround floor part first floor rear extension.Havering P1146.26 · Householder
Oct 2026 250 m away
Application Under Consideration
48, 48 Park End Road, Romford, RM1 4AUCertificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front skylights.Havering D0374.26 · All Other
Sept 2026 250 m away
Application Under Consideration
48, 48 Park End Road, Romford, RM1 4AUErection of single storey rear extension.Havering P1104.26 · All Other
Sept 2026 250 m away
Application Under Consideration
16, 16 Woodlands Road, Romford, RM1 4HDCertificate of Lawfulness (proposed) with respect to a loft conversion involving hip to gable roof conversion, rear dormer and front roof lightsHavering D0365.26 · All Other
Sept 2026 400 m away
Application Under Consideration
23 The Chase, Romford, RM1 4BEGarage Conversion into Habitable Room & First Floor Rear ExtensionHavering P1040.26 · All Other
Sept 2026 200 m away
Application Under Consideration
4 Pettits Lane, Romford, RM1 4HLRetrospective application for already installed open-sided, lean-to style timber pergola attached to the rear elevation of the Children's Nursery and Annex of the Children's Nursery.Havering P0936.26 · All Other
Aug 2026 350 m away
Refused
11 Mcintosh Road, Romford, RM1 4JUCertificate of lawfulness for the proposed construction of an outbuilding in the rear garden following demolition of the existing outbuilding
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).
School closed: Raphael Independent SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Mar 2021 1.7 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 30 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Havering D0321.26 · All Other
Aug 2026 450 m away
Approved
7 Cedric Avenue, Romford, RM1 4JLProposed single storey rear and side infill extension and outbuilding at the rear, alterations to front and side window/door fenestrationHavering P0943.26 · All Other
Aug 2026 250 m away
Not Required
7 Cedric Avenue, Romford, RM1 4JLCertificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights, hip to gable roof alterationHavering D0320.26 · All Other
Aug 2026 250 m away
Approved
7 Oaklands Avenue, Romford, RM1 4DBSingle storey rear extension to attached garage and creation of habitable loft over garage involving installation of front and rear dormersHavering P0900.26 · All Other
Jul 2026 300 m away
Not Required
48 Dorset Avenue, Romford, RM1 4LPCertificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extensionHavering D0311.26 · All Other
Jul 2026 350 m away
Not Required
23 The Chase, Romford, RM1 4BESingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 4m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0170.26 · Prior Approval
Jul 2026 200 m away
Approved
6 Sydenham Close, Romford, RM1 4HNRemoval of conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension, garage conversion, new ramped entrance and fenestration alterations.Havering P0834.26 · All Other
Jul 2026 450 m away
Approved
96 Pettits Lane, Romford, RM1 4ERApplication for Vehicle Crossing with drop kerbHavering P0736.26 · All Other
Jul 2026 450 m away
Not Required
27 The Chase, Romford, RM1 4BESingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0156.26 · Prior Approval
Jul 2026 150 m away
Not Required
35 Lake Rise, Romford, RM1 4DZCertificate of Lawfulness for loft conversion with hip to gable, rear dormer, front roof lights and removal of old side extension pitched roof replacing with flat roof.Havering D0274.26 · All Other
Jul 2026 500 m away
Approved
6 Cedric Avenue, Romford, RM1 4JLRetention of front porchHavering P0796.26 · All Other
Jun 2026 300 m away
Not Required
22, 22 The Chase, Romford, RM1 4BECertificate of lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion with hip to gable, rear dormer with front roof lights & extension to existing soil vent pipe.Havering D0242.26 · All Other
Jun 2026 200 m away
Approved
22, 22 The Chase, Romford, RM1 4BESingle storey front extension and change front round bay structure to squareHavering P0681.26 · All Other
Jun 2026 200 m away
Refused
22, 22 The Chase, Romford, RM1 4BESingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3m, and an eaves height of 2.90m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0141.26 · Prior Approval
Jun 2026 200 m away
Not Required
48, 48 Dorset Avenue, Romford, RM1 4LPSingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 4m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0128.26 · Prior Approval
May 2026 350 m away
Approved
22, 22 Mcintosh Road, Romford, RM1 4JJProposed single storey ground floor side infill and rear extension following demolition of existing garageHavering P0592.26 · All Other
May 2026 250 m away
Not Required
93, 93 Dorset Avenue, Romford, RM1 4JBCertificate of Lawfulness for loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights to frontHavering D0202.26 · All Other
May 2026 350 m away
Refused
28, 28 Oaklands Avenue, Romford, RM1 4DBRetention of front boundary wall, gate and hardstandingHavering P0461.26 · All Other
Apr 2026 150 m away
Approved
20, 20 Mcintosh Road, Romford, RM1 4JJProposed single storey ground floor side and rear extension, loft conversion incorporating front dormer window and front rooflight.Havering P0395.26 · All Other
Apr 2026 250 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.
Rooftop solar
Goresbrook School, Cook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
May 2026 6.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Pooles Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2025 6.9 km away
Running nearest: Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 2.3 km); Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 6.6 km); Dagenham Docks Biogas (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.4 km); Cranham Golf Course Solar Park (solar farm, 7.5 km); Riverside Sewage Treatment Works Digestion Plant (other, 7.6 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.
Minor
Lodge Avenue, RomfordPermanent reinstatement · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 850 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Tilbury2Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury
decided Feb 2019 19.8 km away
Decided
Thurrock Flexible Generation PlantGenerating Stations · North of the existing Tilbury National Grid substation, off Station Road, Thurrock, RM18 8UL
decided Feb 2022 19.9 km away
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.