Within 2 km, around Gidea Park in Havering. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
420new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.0%like-for-like prices in Gidea Park, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.4%)
-14%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 1.6 km away
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31 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026 1.4 km away
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56 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026 1.4 km away
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35 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026 1.4 km away
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8 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026 2.0 km away
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9 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026 1.2 km away
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85 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026 1.5 km away
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54 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026 1.4 km away
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5 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026 1.4 km away
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19 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025 1.4 km away
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71 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025 1.4 km away
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6 new homes completedflats · Mar 2025 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025 1.7 km away
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5 new homes completed
Planning applications within 500 m
44applications in the last 12 months
31approved · 4 refused
5still being decided
8net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
Application Under Consideration
34, 34 Lake Rise, Lake Rise, RM1 4DYhip to gableHavering P1145.26 · Householder
Oct 2026 400 m away
Application Under Consideration
39 & 41 Reed Pond Walk, Romford, RM2 5PDReplacement garages to serve Nos. 39 and 41 Reed Pond WalkHavering P0765.26 · All Other
Aug 2026 450 m away
Application Under Consideration
40 Lake Rise, Romford, RM1 4DYSingle storey front and rear extension with patio stairs, alterations to rear roof and internal alterations.Havering P0957.26 · All Other
Aug 2026 350 m away
Approved
6 Parkland Avenue, Romford, RM1 4ELErection of hip to gable roof extension.Havering P0911.26 · All Other
Aug 2026 500 m away
Application Under Consideration
26 Heath Drive, Romford, RM2 5QJTo replace 29 windows and 2 doors areas. These will be like for like to match the remaining original windows.Havering P0859.26 · All Other
Jul 2026 350 m away
Approved
20 Heath Drive, Romford, RM2 5QHSingle storey rear extension, instalment of Air Conditioning Unit and alterations to rear ground floor fenestrationHavering P0720.26 · All Other
Jul 2026 300 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
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 2.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 26 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Application Under Consideration
7 Reed Pond Walk, Romford, RM2 5PJErection of a single-storey rear extension with a flat roof incorporating rooflights and associated internal alterations.Havering P0799.26 · All Other
Jun 2026 400 m away
Approved
146 Main Road, Romford, RM2 5HSSingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 4m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0151.26 · Prior Approval
Jun 2026 400 m away
Approved
52, 52 Parkway, Romford, RM2 5PARebuilding of chimney breast to the left of the property (Retrospective)Havering P0641.26 · All Other
Jun 2026 200 m away
Approved
Brookside, Heaton Grange Road, Romford, RM2 5PPProposed outbuilding incidental use to main house and in-ground swimming poolHavering P0627.26 · All Other
May 2026 500 m away
Approved
5, 5 Elm Walk, Romford, RM2 5NRErection of a single-storey traditional orangery-style rear extensionHavering P0655.26 · All Other
May 2026 250 m away
Approved
24, 24 Parkway, Romford, RM2 5NTExisting 100 year old roof tiles to be removed and replaced with new tiles to match the existingHavering P0476.26 · All Other
May 2026 50 m away
Approved
45, 45 Heath Drive, Romford, RM2 5QLReplacement of existing worn path with new pathHavering P0562.26 · All Other
May 2026 400 m away
Refused
146, 146 Main Road, RM2 5HSSingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 8m, a maximum height of 4m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0104.26 · Prior Approval
May 2026 400 m away
Approved
1, 1 Tudor Avenue, Romford, RM2 5LBSingle storey side and rear extension. Porch enclosed to existing roof projection. New out-building to rear garden.Havering P0463.26 · All Other
Apr 2026 450 m away
Not Required
1, 1 Repton Avenue, Romford, RM2 5LXSingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3.45m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0076.26 · Prior Approval
Mar 2026 450 m away
Approved
104, 104 Main Road, Romford, RM2 5JBErection of a proposed outbuilding for use as gym incidental to the main dwellingHavering P0331.26 · All Other
Mar 2026 400 m away
Refused
13, 13 Raphael Avenue, Romford, RM1 4EPSingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3.35m, and an eaves height of 2.90m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0063.26 · Prior Approval
Mar 2026 400 m away
Refused
26 Reed Pond Walk, Romford, RM2 5PBConversion of detached rear garage to habitable use involving alterations to all elevations, single storey extension between front of garage and side of house, steps to rear of house, and partial demolition of garageHavering P0261.26 · All Other
Mar 2026 350 m away
Approved
4 Broadway, Romford, RM2 5NSReplacement fenestration like for likeHavering P0078.26 · All Other
Feb 2026 200 m away
Approved
15 Heath Drive, Romford, RM2 5QHAll works due to general maintenance Front Garden T1 Silver birch Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres. Front Garden T2 (front grd) Palm tree Remove major deadwood throughout whole crown area (Deadwood > 25mm in diameter) including flower storks and dead fronds. . H1 (rear grd, left side) Lawson cypress (Hedge) Retrim height of hedge by up to 1 metre/Havering T0018.26 · All Other
Feb 2026 300 m away
Approved
7 Gidea Close, Romford, RM2 5NP"Under Section 211 TCPA 1990 (as amended) we are giving notification of removal of 3 Yew trees and 4 Laurels in order to re instate our boundary line. We are giving six weeks clear notice of works commencing from date of this email. Please acknowledge receipt of this notice. Please note that one of the Yew trees is actually dead and only has large amounts of ivy wrapped all around it. We haveHavering T0016.26 · All Other
Feb 2026 100 m away
Approved
13 Raphael Avenue, Romford, RM1 4EPConversion of garage to habitable use and first floor side extensionHavering P0092.26 · All Other
Jan 2026 400 m away
Refused
27 Parkway, Romford, RM2 5NTLoft conversion with dormers and rooflights to rear and alteration of roof to rear from hip to gableHavering P0096.26 · All Other
Jan 2026 50 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
Peri Limited, Greenways - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Dec 2022 7.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Goresbrook School, Cook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
May 2026 7.6 km away
Running nearest: Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 2.0 km); Cranham Golf Course Solar Park (solar farm, 7.0 km); Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 7.3 km); Riverside Sewage Treatment Works Digestion Plant (other, 8.0 km); Clay Tye Farm Phase 1 - Storage Facility (battery storage, 8.1 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.
Tilbury2Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury
decided Feb 2019 19.6 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 19.7 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.