What's changing near RM6 5DD
Within 2 km, around Chadwell Heath North West in Redbridge. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
94new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
104homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.7%like-for-like prices in Chadwell Heath North West, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.9%)
+6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
11 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
45 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1.5 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 104 homesFormer White Horse Pub, Chadwell Heath (full planning permission)
Jul 2024
1.3 km away - New school
New school: Hatchside SchoolFree schools special, free schools special
Apr 2021
1.7 km 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
48applications in the last 12 months
25approved · 5 refused
8still being decided
5net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
36, Canon Avenue, RM6 5RR36 Canon AvenueRedbridge 2582/26 · All Other
Oct 2026
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
142, Somerville Road, RM6 5AS6.0 metres rear extension to extend kitchen/dining.Redbridge 2579/26 · Prior Approval
Sept 2026
150 m away - Application Under Consideration
298, Chadwell Heath Lane, RM6 4YJChange of use from a single dwelling house (C3) to supported living accommodation (C3(b)) for up to six adults with support staff. (Summary).Redbridge 2513/26 · All Other
Sept 2026
300 m away - Application Under Consideration
142, Somerville Road, RM6 5ASSingle storey rear extension with a depth of 4.50 metres, highest point of 3.00 metres and height at the eaves of 3.00 metres.Redbridge 2433/26 · All Other
Sept 2026
150 m away - Application Under Consideration
84, Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TTTwo storey side and part first floor rear extension. One front roof light. (Summary).Redbridge 2360/26 · All Other
Sept 2026
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
7, Shepherds Close, RM6 5ADDemolish detached rear outbuilding and single storey rear extension. Detached rear outbuilding. Single storey rear extension. Loft conversion with a rear dormer. (Summary).Redbridge 2307/26 · All Other
Sept 2026
300 m away - Approved
121, Brian Road, RM6 5BTPart first floor rear extension. Alterations to fenestrations. (Summary).Redbridge 2169/26 · All Other
37homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 35 m²
60since energy certificates began (2008)
0in RM6 5DD 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
51 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (60 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
King George Hospital, Barley Lane - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsPlanning application in · 770 kW
Jan 2026
900 m away - Rooftop solar
William Torbitt School, Eastern Avenue - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 170 kW
May 2026
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Redbridge Institute Of Adult Education, Gaysham Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Oct 2025
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Liberty Shopping Centre, Western Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Mar 2024
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking And Dagenham College, Dagenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
May 2025
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking & Dagenham College Of Technology, Dagenham Road - SolarApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Hunters Hall Primary School, Alibon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2024
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
The Exchange Mall, High Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 680 kW
Nov 2024
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Goresbrook School, Cook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
May 2026
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Dagenham Motors, Ripple Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Brian Road, RomfordHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
50 m away - Standard
Chadwell Heath Lane, RomfordUtility asset works · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Eastern Avenue West, RomfordOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
100 m away - Immediate - urgent
Hathaway Gardens, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE · Some carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
Eastern Avenue West, Chadwell HeathOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2027 to Oct 2027
800 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
- Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
8.6 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
8.8 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
9.7 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
11.8 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2017
12.2 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
12.2 km away - Pre-application
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 4.7 km); Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 6.1 km); Dagenham Docks Biogas (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 6.3 km); East Dagenham Docks AD (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 6.7 km); Beckton Sewage Treatment Works (wind farm, 6.9 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.