What's changing near SN26 7EA
Within 2 km, around Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough in Swindon. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
133new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
126homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.5%like-for-like prices in Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.7%)
+3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
39 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
650 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
400 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
41 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
750 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
750 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – May 2025
May 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.9 km away - Planning permissionJul 2022
200 m away - Planning permissionAug 2021
750 m away - Planning permissionMar 2021
1.2 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 10 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
0homes extended 2021–2025
1since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SN26 7EA 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
35 planned, approved or being built and 23 running (247 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
David Lloyd, Latham Road, Abbey Meads - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
400 m away - Rooftop solar
Arkwright Road, Groundwell Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsBeing built · 910 kW
Dec 2022
850 m away - Rooftop solar
Orbital Shopping Park, North Swindon District Centre - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2024
2.1 km away - Battery storage
Catsbrain Farm - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Oct 2023
2.2 km away - Solar farm
Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Feb 2026
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Parsonage Road, Stratton St Margaret - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Jul 2022
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Alpha Building Europa Park, Stratton St Margaret - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2022
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Brittannia Trade Park, Radway Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2026
2.9 km away - Solar farm
Corner Copse Solar FarmBeing built · 50 MW
Apr 2024
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Corner Copse Solar FarmBeing built
Apr 2024
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
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
13.5 km away - Examinationapplication due September 2025
26.4 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: Chapel Farm Landfill (landfill gas, 2.3 km); Stanton solar park (solar farm, 2.5 km); Chapel Farm (solar farm, 2.7 km); B&Q Swindon DC (rooftop solar, 2.7 km); B and Q Distribution Centre Highworth Road (battery storage, 2.7 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.