What's changing near SN2 5AB
Within 2 km, around Penhill in Swindon. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
31new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
42homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-5.2%like-for-like prices in Penhill, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.7%)
-18%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
5 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.9 km away - New schoolJun 2025
800 m away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
500 m away - New schoolSept 2023
2.0 km away - Planning permissionOct 2022
750 m away - Planning permissionMar 2021
1.6 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
18homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
34since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SN2 5AB 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
36 planned, approved or being built and 24 running (288 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Arkwright Road, Groundwell Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsBeing built · 910 kW
Dec 2022
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Parsonage Road, Stratton St Margaret - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Jul 2022
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Brittannia Trade Park, Radway Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2026
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Alpha Building Europa Park, Stratton St Margaret - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2022
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd, Latham Road, Abbey Meads - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
1.8 km away - Battery storage
Catsbrain Farm - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Oct 2023
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Orbital Shopping Park, North Swindon District Centre - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2024
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Big Yellow Self Storage, Drakes Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Oct 2023
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Newcome Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2022
2.8 km away - Energy from waste
Keypoint Industrial EstateApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Jun 2019
3.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
10 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Chestnut Avenue, SwindonUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major
Chestnut Avenue, SwindonUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major
Allington Road, SwindonOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Standard
Sn368 Footpath, SwindonUtility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Standard
Beechcroft Road, SwindonHighway improvement works · SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Minor
Sn219 Footpath, SwindonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
Cricklade Road, SwindonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
Pinehurst Road, SwindonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Wheeler Avenue, SwindonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Minor
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-application
West Oxfordshire Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Located on land south-west of Carterton and to the west of Lechlade, within the administrative areas of West Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council. application due May 2027
14.8 km away - Examinationapplication due September 2025
26.5 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due November 2026
29.9 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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: B&Q Swindon DC (rooftop solar, 2.5 km); B and Q Distribution Centre Highworth Road (battery storage, 2.5 km); Barnfield Solar Park (solar farm, 3.1 km); Swindon Sewerage Treatment Works (anaerobic digestion, 3.3 km); Land at Beech Farm (solar farm, 3.3 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.