What's changing near SO16 3BD
Within 2 km, around Swaythling in Southampton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
13new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.4%like-for-like prices in Swaythling, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.8%)
-6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New school
New school: Vermont SchoolAcademy special sponsor led, academy special sponsor led
planned Feb 2027
1.7 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
36homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
75since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SO16 3BD 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
6storm overflows within 2 km
387hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
56spill events counted
- Southern Water
Portswood Wwtwinto River Itchen Estuary36 spills, 380 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Southern Water
Sirdar Road Southampton Csointo River Itchen17 spills, 7 hours in 2025
750 m away - Southern Water
Upr Shaftesbury Ave Southampton Csointo River Itchen1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Southern Water
Wessex Lane Southampton Outside 11into Saline Estuary2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m away - Southern Water
Wessex Lane Southampton Outside 15into Saline Estuary0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m away - Southern Water
Wessex Lane Southamptoninto Saline Estuary0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m 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
48 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (67 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Grosvenor House & Belmont House, Portswood Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Apr 2025
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Airways Distribution Park, Wide Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Jun 2023
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Airways Distribution Park, Wide Lane, Unit 1 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
Jan 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Pei Genesis UK Limited, George Curl Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Jan 2023
1.9 km away - Solar farm
Itchen Power, West End - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2022
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Chandlers Ford - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2022
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Allington Lane, West End - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Nov 2021
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Saxon House, Lower York Street - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2021
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Feb 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Spire Hospital, Chalybeate Close - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 20243.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
13 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major, planned
Lobelia Road, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Major
Burgess Road, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
400 m away - Major
Portswood Road, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · NWP STREET LTD (formerly New World Payphones Ltd) · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Major
Mayfield Road, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · NWP STREET LTD (formerly New World Payphones Ltd) · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Wide Lane, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Wide Lane, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Burgess Road, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
300 m away - Standard
Laburnum Road, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Some carriageway incursion
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
300 m away - Standard
Bassett Green Road, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Some carriageway incursion
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2024
16.2 km away - Pre-examination
Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling ProjectDams and Reservoirs · The project is located in Hampshire, South East England, extending from Havant on the south coast, to Otterbourne near Winchester. The proposed Water Recycling Plant would be located off Harts Farm Way in Havant. application due in May 2026
18.2 km away - Decision
AQUIND InterconnectorElectric Lines · From the UK seaward limit in the English Channel to Lovedean Substation. application due Q4 2019
24.3 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: Chalcroft Solar Park (solar farm, 5.6 km); Netley Landfill Site, Hampshire (Extension) (landfill gas, 6.4 km); Netley Landfill Solar (solar farm, 6.5 km); Marchwood ERF (energy from waste, 6.6 km); Grove Solar Park (Phase 1) (solar farm, 7.1 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.