What's changing near SE25 5SA
Within 2 km, around South Norwood Hill in Croydon. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
125new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.3%like-for-like prices in South Norwood Hill, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
+1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.6 km away - School closed
School closed: Arise AcademyOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Jul 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
600 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
500 m away - New school
Planning applications within 500 m
36applications in the last 12 months
24approved · 7 refused
4still being decided
28net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
40, Park Road, SE25 6QZSingle Storey 4.0m Rear ExtensionCroydon 26/02463/GPDO · Prior Approval
Sept 2026
500 m away - Application Under Consideration
1, Sutton Gardens, CR0 6DXRelocation of front entrance door from LHS to RHS of porch and installation of new window.Croydon 26/01066/HSE · Householder
Sept 2026
500 m away - Approved
21, Burgoyne Road, SE25 6JTAlterations: Erection of rear/side wraparound extension following demolition of existing rear extension.Croydon 26/02365/HSE · Householder
Aug 2026
250 m away - Approved
171, Selhurst Road, SE25 6LGErection of a hip to gable end roof extension and construction of a dormer extension within the rear roof slope. Installation of two roof lights within the front roof slope.Croydon 26/02211/LP · All Other
Aug 2026
250 m away - Approved
11, Flat 5, Clifton Road, SE25 6NJT1 Oak - Crown lift branches in the garden of 11 Clifton Road to 3 metres measured from ground level to a max cut size of 50mm. (TPO 35, 1989)Croydon 26/02133/TRE · All Other
Jul 2026
350 m away - Approved
218, Selhurst Road, SE25 6XUInstallation of externally lit painted timber, sign-written fascia sign fronting Station Road.Croydon 26/01612/ADV · All Other
Jul 2026
350 m away - Approved
24, Tennison Road, SE25 5RTDemolition of the existing detached garage and erection of a single storey outbuilding for the use as a granny-annexe.
38homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
66since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SE25 5SA 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
5hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
4spill 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
33 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (26 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Selhurst Traincare Depot, Selhurst Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2025
650 m away - Rooftop solar
Trinity School Of John Whitgift, Shirley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2023
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Croydon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Oct 2023
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Stanhope Grove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Aug 2023
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
The Spa, Beckenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Apr 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarket, Trafalgar Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Oct 2024
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Knights Hill - Solar PV equipmentApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Sept 2023
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road - Solar Panels & Air Source Heat PumpsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2022
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
May 2026
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Whitgift School, Nottingham Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 390 kW
Aug 2022
4.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
26 permitted works running now or planned, 11 of them major.
- Major
Bungalow Road, CroydonStatutory Infrastructure Works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Jan 2027
300 m away - Major
Cargreen Road, CroydonSection 50 · LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Major
Clifton Road, LondonStatutory Infrastructure Works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
350 m away - Major
Dagnall Park, CroydonStatutory Infrastructure Works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Major
Saxon Road, CroydonStatutory Infrastructure Works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Mar 2027 to May 2027
700 m away - Major
Saxon Road, CroydonStatutory Infrastructure Works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Jul 2027 to Sept 2027
700 m away - Major, planned
Edith Road, LondonWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
750 m away - Major, planned
Selhurst Road, CroydonWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
750 m away - Major
Saxon Road, CroydonStatutory Infrastructure Works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Major
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
11.5 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
12.8 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
13.4 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2027
19.2 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
20.3 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
20.5 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
9.9 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
10.2 km away - TransportMay 2022
14.8 km away - Transport
HS2: Old Oak Common stationUnder construction (HS2 and Elizabeth line interchange)
under construction
18.6 km away - Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
19.3 km away
Application Under Consideration247, 249, Selhurst Road, SE25 6XPPart demolition and alteration of existing single Storey rear projection to facilitate change of use from commercial space to two self-contained residential units (C3) together with associated refuse storage, cycle storage, and private amenity space and alterations to front drivewayCroydon 26/01804/FUL · All Other · 3 homes proposed
Jul 2026
350 m away Application Under Consideration247, 249, Selhurst Road, SE25 6XPVariation of Condition 2 (Approved Drawings) of planning permission ref: 22/02129/FUL (Part demolition and alteration of existing single Storey rear projection to facilitate change of use from commercial space to two self-contained residential units (C3) together with associated refuse storage, cycle storage, and private amenity space and alterations to front driveway) enlargement of the approvedCroydon 26/01395/CONR · All Other
Jun 2026
350 m away 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.