What's changing near SO16 7AE
Within 2 km, around Hollybrook in Southampton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
44new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-3.0%like-for-like prices in Hollybrook, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.8%)
+1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeEnergy 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
600 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
750 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.4 km away - New schoolAug 2024
1.9 km away - School closed
School closed: Assure Community CollegeOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Oct 2022
1.3 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 19 m²
19since energy certificates began (2008)
2in SO16 7AE itself
- Extendedcertificate 2022
- Extendedcertificate 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
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
43 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (80 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Feb 2024
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Spire Hospital, Chalybeate Close - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 2024
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Grosvenor House & Belmont House, Portswood Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Apr 2025
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Saxon House, Lower York Street - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2021
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Airways Distribution Park, Wide Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Jun 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Airways Distribution Park, Wide Lane, Unit 1 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
Jan 2025
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Harbour Parade - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
West Quay Retail Park, Harbour Parade - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Dec 2025
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Pei Genesis UK Limited, George Curl Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Jan 2023
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Chandlers Ford - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2022
3.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
14 permitted works running now or planned, 9 of them major.
- Major, planned
Bassett Crescent West, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
100 m away - Major
Bassett Crescent West, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Major
Bassett Gardens, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Major, planned
Butterfield Road, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
300 m away - Major
Winchester Road, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
300 m away - Major
Redhill, SouthamptonHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Bassett Crescent West, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026
400 m away - Major
Bassett Crescent West, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026
400 m away - Major, planned
Malwood Avenue, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2024
17.3 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
19.6 km away - Decision
AQUIND InterconnectorElectric Lines · From the UK seaward limit in the English Channel to Lovedean Substation. application due Q4 2019
26.0 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: Marchwood ERF (energy from waste, 5.2 km); Tavells Lane Solar Farm (solar farm, 5.7 km); Grove Solar Park (Phase 1) (solar farm, 5.8 km); Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) (solar farm, 5.8 km); Testwood Water Supply Works (solar farm, 6.2 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.