What's changing near SE2 9TG
Within 2 km, around South Thamesmead in Bexley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
278new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
14homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-3.9%like-for-like prices in South Thamesmead, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.5%)
0%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
106 new homes completed101 flats, 5 houses · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
350 m away - New homes
133 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
550 m away - New homes
5 new homes completed2 flats, 3 houses · Nov 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
350 m away - Planning permissionApr 2024
1.8 km away - Planning permissionMay 2022
500 m away - New schoolApr 2021
1.4 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 22 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
34applications in the last 12 months
18approved · 4 refused
11still being decided
498net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
2, Redstart House, Binsey Walk, SE2 9TRCondition 36 (Part G) - BinseyBexley 16/01287/OUTM25 · All Other
Sept 2026
350 m away - Application Under Consideration
30A, Hartslock Drive, SE2 9UTRetrospective conversion of ground floor unit to dwelling house (Class C3).Bexley 26/01611/LDCE · All Other
Aug 2026
450 m away - Approved
83, Sydney Road, SE2 9RYChange of Use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to House of Multiple Occupation (Class C4) for a maximum of 6 occupants.Bexley 26/01467/FUL · All Other
Jul 2026
300 m away - Approved
112, Overton Road, SE2 9SEErection of a two storey side extension following demolition of existing side garage including alterations to external steps and lowering of ground floor level to provide street-level access.Bexley 26/01041/FUL · All Other
Jun 2026
300 m away - Application Under Consideration
PDSA Pet Hospital (Thamesmead), UNIT 3, 125 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, LONDON, SE2 9SGInstallation of 18no. triple-stacked air condensers to side elevation of the premises along with 7no. high-level ventilation grills, provision of refuse and recycling storage, and associated works. (Retrospective)Greenwich 26/1100/F · All Other
May 2026
450 m away - Approved
114, Overton Road, SE2 9SEErection of a single storey rear extension, including replacement steps to the rear.Bexley 26/00892/FUL · All Other
May 2026
300 m away - Approved
24, St Edmunds Close, DA18 4DU
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
33since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SE2 9TG 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
73 planned, approved or being built and 23 running (169 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Thames Innovation Centre, Veridion Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jul 2025
1.3 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Riverside Energy Park (REP)Approved, not yet built · 19 MW
Apr 2020
2.3 km away - Energy from waste
Riverside Energy Park (REP)Being built · 81 MW
Jan 2023
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Riverside Energy ParkApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Apr 2020
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Riverside Energy Park (REP)Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2020
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Riverside Resource Recovery Facility Battery StorageBeing built · 3 MW
Dec 2020
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Atcost Road - Battery Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 100 MW
May 2024
2.7 km away - Energy from waste
Connect Waste (Chequers Lane)Planning application in · 20 MW
Mar 2020
2.9 km away - Energy from waste
Thames Gateway EfWApproved, not yet built · 19 MW
Nov 2014
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Thames Gateway Park, Choats Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Jun 2023
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Nic Ice, Thames Road - Solar Panels
Road and street works within 1 km
7 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Felixstowe Road, Abbey WoodHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY · Two-way signals
Sept 2026 to Feb 2027
500 m away - Minor
Overton Road, Abbey WoodUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Overton Road, Abbey WoodUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Overton Road East, Abbey WoodHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
Sydney Road, Abbey WoodUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
Wilton Road, Abbey WoodUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Minor
Ricardo Path, ThamesmeadUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
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
2.3 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
2.6 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
7.8 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
8.5 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
15.8 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
15.8 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
2.7 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
17.6 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
18.6 km away
Refused37, Rushdene, SE2 9RPLawful Development Certificate (Proposed Use) relating to the use of 37 Rushdene, Thamesmead, London, SE2 9RP, as a residential children’s home accommodating two children under 18, with 3 carers. The proposed use falls within Use Class C2Bexley 26/00677/LDCP · All Other
Apr 2026
400 m away Refused6, Dalberg Way, SE2 9SLTD for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed Use) relating to the use of 6 Dalberg Way, Thamesmead, London, SE2 9SL, as a residential children’s home accommodating two children under 18, with 3 carers.Bexley 26/00678/LDCP · All Other
Apr 2026
450 m away Approved1A and 1C, Eynsham Drive, London, SE2 9RQAn application submitted under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a non-material amendment to planning permission 24/0146/F dated 18/08/2025 for amendments to planning conditions 2, 3, 5, 20, 26, 32, 33, 37, 45, 46 and 53 for the following changes:Increase in hotel bedrooms; from 110 to 120 Rationalisation of fenestration and changes to external materialsChange to amenGreenwich 26/0610/NM · All Other
Feb 2026
400 m away Application Under Consideration1A & 1C, Eynsham Drive, London, SE2 9RQSubmission of details pursuant to discharge of Conditions 16 Part (a) (Sound Attenuation), 17 Part (a) (Noise from Fixed Plant), 18 (Mixed Use - Sound Attenuation) and 58 (Noise and Vibration from ancillary uses) of planning permission 24/0146/F dated 18/08/2025Greenwich 26/0456/SD · All Other
Feb 2026
400 m away Running nearest: Crossness Sewage Works Turbine (wind farm, 1.4 km); Crossness Sewage Works (other, 1.4 km); Crossness Sewage Works PV (rooftop solar, 1.7 km); Twin Tumps Way - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 1.9 km); East Dagenham Docks AD (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 3.0 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.