What's changing near RM1 4QD
Within 2 km, around Romford North 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
+2.6%like-for-like prices in Romford North, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.4%)
-19%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
31 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
700 m away - New homes
56 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
700 m away - New homes
35 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
650 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
900 m away - New homes
85 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
750 m away - New homes
54 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
750 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedflats · Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
700 m away - New homes
19 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
700 m away - New homes
71 new homes completed
Planning applications within 500 m
35applications in the last 12 months
15approved · 6 refused
3still being decided
1net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
290, First Floor, North Street, RM5 3ABRetrospective change of use to from Sui Generis to Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for up to 10 occupantsHavering P1151.26 · All Other
Oct 2026
50 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
500 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 outbuildingHavering D0321.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
450 m away - Approved
195 North Street, RM1 1DTConstruction of a single-storey rear extension, following demolition of the existing rear extensions, to provide an enlarged kitchen/dining and living area, together with associated internal alterations.Havering P0946.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
150 m away - Refused
4B Rosedale Road, Romford, RM1 4QSConversion of two storey dwelling into 2 separate dwellings. Single storey rear / side / front extensions to provide a three-bedroom family home and single person one bedroom self-contained ground floor unit with extension of existing crossover including associated parking and amenity spaceHavering P0908.26 · All Other · 1 homes proposed
Aug 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
300 m away
27homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
47since energy certificates began (2008)
0in RM1 4QD 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
41 planned, approved or being built and 19 running (166 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
1.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking And Dagenham College, Dagenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
May 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking & Dagenham College Of Technology, Dagenham Road - SolarApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Gidea Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Jul 2023
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
King George Hospital, Barley Lane - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsPlanning application in · 770 kW
Jan 2026
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Central Park Leisure - PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Nov 2024
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Hunters Hall Primary School, Alibon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2024
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
William Torbitt School, Eastern Avenue - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 170 kW
May 2026
5.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Goresbrook School, Cook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
May 2026
6.5 km away - Rooftop solar
JJ Food Service, Orion Park Messina Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Nov 20236.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
10 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Park Drive, RomfordUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major, planned
Cedric Avenue, RomfordUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Standard
St Edwards Way, RomfordUtility asset works · Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Standard
St Edwards Way, RomfordUtility asset works · Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Minor
Seymer Road, RomfordHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
100 m away - Minor
Seymer Road, RomfordHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
100 m away - Minor
Mcintosh Road, RomfordHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Hainault Road, RomfordUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Marshalls Drive, RomfordHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026550 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2022
6.5 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
9.0 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
9.0 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
14.5 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2017
15.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
15.4 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
ApprovedChesham House, Chesham Close, Romford, RM7 7PJExternal Alterations including: cladding, alterations to elevations including replacement windows/doors throughout, solar panels, Sheffield cycle stands, EV charging points and creation of a rooftop seating areaHavering P0800.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
150 m away Application Under ConsiderationCOX HOUSE, 1A SEYMER ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 4JXConstruction of 9 x dwellings comprising two x 1-bed, five x 2-bed and two x 3-bed with parking, cycle, landscaping and amenities following demolition of the existing buildings (Class E(g)(i) and B8)Havering P0617.26 · All Other · 9 homes proposed
Jun 2026
50 m away Running nearest: Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 2.3 km); Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 6.5 km); Dagenham Docks Biogas (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.2 km); East Dagenham Docks AD (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.5 km); Ford Wind Park - Dagenham (wind farm, 7.5 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.