What's changing near SO16 7NX
Within 2 km, around Upper Shirley in Southampton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
52new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-2.1%like-for-like prices in Upper Shirley, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.8%)
-3%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
1.1 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
150 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.7 km away - New schoolAug 2024
1.9 km away - School closed
School closed: Assure Community CollegeOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Oct 2022
600 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 14 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
20homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 35 m²
55since energy certificates began (2008)
0in SO16 7NX 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
40 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
900 m away - Rooftop solar
Spire Hospital, Chalybeate Close - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 2024
950 m away - Rooftop solar
Grosvenor House & Belmont House, Portswood Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Apr 2025
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Asquith Nursery, David Lloyd Leisure - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jan 2024
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Harbour Parade - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
West Quay Retail Park, Harbour Parade - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Dec 2025
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Buildings J K And Z Tesla Centre, Herbert Walker Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 840 kW
Jan 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Saxon House, Lower York Street - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2021
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Test Valley Business Centre, Test Lane - Solar PV systemApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2022
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Airways Distribution Park, Wide Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Jun 20234.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
14 permitted works running now or planned, 8 of them major.
- Major, planned
Malwood Avenue, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
350 m away - Major
Redhill, SouthamptonHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Bassett Crescent West, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
650 m away - Major
Winchester Road, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Butterfield Road, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
750 m away - Major
Bassett Gardens, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major
Bassett Crescent West, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Dunkirk Close, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Standard
Dale Road, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026800 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2024
17.8 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
20.1 km away - Decision
AQUIND InterconnectorElectric Lines · From the UK seaward limit in the English Channel to Lovedean Substation. application due Q4 2019
26.7 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, 4.6 km); Tavells Lane Solar Farm (solar farm, 5.1 km); Grove Solar Park (Phase 1) (solar farm, 5.4 km); Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) (solar farm, 5.4 km); Testwood Water Supply Works (solar farm, 5.5 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.