What's changing near SN5 5UZ

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Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  6 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
  Jan 2026
  1.8 km away

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Old Shaw Lane: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Newmeadow Copse: 1 home extended since 2021
• Elm Grove: 1 home extended since 2021
• Castleton Road: 1 home extended since 2021

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

• Thames Water
  Swindon Wwtwinto River Ray23 spills, 288 hours in 2025
  1.5 km away

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

37 planned, approved or being built and 21 running (232 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Rooftop solar
  Rivermead Drive, Rivermead Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
  Nov 2022
  1.1 km away
• Battery storage
  Brindley Close (Extension)Being built · 6 MW
  May 2022
  1.7 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Sainsburys, Paddington Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
  Feb 2024
  2.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Unit O, Penzance Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
  May 2024
  2.7 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Frankland Road, Blagrove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
  Jul 2025
  3.1 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Newcome Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
  Jun 2022
  3.2 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Orbital Shopping Park, North Swindon District Centre - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
  Mar 2024
  3.5 km away
• Solar farm
  Bentham House Farm, Mopes Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 12 MW
  Jun 2025
  3.7 km away
• Solar farm
  Mopes Lane, Purton - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
  Apr 2023
  3.7 km away
• Solar farm
  Studley Grange Farm, Studley - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 2 MW
  Apr 2026
  3.8 km away
• Battery storage

Road and street works within 1 km

2 permitted works running now or planned.

• Minor
  Old Shaw Lane, SwindonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
  Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
  500 m away
• Minor
  Tamworth Drive, SwindonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
  Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
  900 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

• 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
  18.8 km away
• Examination
  Lime Down Solar ProjectGenerating Stations · Land north of Hullavington, Wiltshire.
  application due September 2025
  21.9 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.

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Roughmoor: +24% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): -0.3% in two years.
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