What's changing near SO40 8JE
Within 2 km, around West Totton in New Forest. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
28new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
25homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.1%like-for-like prices in West Totton, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.1%)
-16%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
22since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SO40 8JE 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
39hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
6spill events counted
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
24 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (45 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Morrisons Supermarket, Totton - Solar Photovoltaic SystemApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Oct 2022
350 m away - Battery storage
Mill Lane, Nursling - Battery Storage FacilityBeing built · 20 MW
Jan 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Test Valley Business Centre, Test Lane - Solar PV systemApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2022
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 62 MW
Jan 2026
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Mauretania Road, Nursling - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 190 kW
Jul 2023
3.4 km away - Battery storage
Bulls Copse Road, Marchwood Bypass - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2026
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Asquith Nursery, David Lloyd Leisure - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jan 2024
4.1 km away - Battery storage
Upton Lane, Nursling - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jan 2022
4.4 km away - Battery storage
Upton Lane, Nursling - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
May 2025
4.4 km away - Battery storage
Slowhill Copse, Bury Road - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Apr 20254.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major
Rufus Gardens, TottonUtility asset works · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Jan 2027
450 m away - Major
Barnsfield Crescent, TottonNew service connection · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Major
Mortimer To Haltons Close Footpaths, TottonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · No carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
750 m away - Major
Blackwater Drive, TottonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · No carriageway incursion
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
850 m away - Standard
Totton Western Bypass, TottonHighway repair and maintenance works · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Standard
Ashwood Gardens, TottonNew service connection · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
750 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
- Decideddecided May 2024
22.9 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
26.3 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: Testwood Water Supply Works (solar farm, 1.8 km); Marchwood ERF (energy from waste, 5.1 km); Tavells Lane Solar Farm (solar farm, 5.2 km); Grove Solar Park (Phase 1) (solar farm, 5.3 km); Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) (solar farm, 5.3 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.