What's changing near SW18 5NB
Within 2 km, around Southfields North in Wandsworth. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
280new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
1,805homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.7%like-for-like prices in Southfields North, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.5%)
+6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
100 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
96 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
750 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
41 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
800 m away - Planning permissionNov 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
450 m away - School closed
School closed: St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school, primary (closure)
Aug 2025
1.6 km away - Planning permissionJul 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
8 new homes completed
Planning applications within 500 m
114applications in the last 12 months
87approved · 14 refused
13still being decided
15net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Received
18, Bowman Mews, SW18 5TNErection of a single-storey ground floor rear extension.Wandsworth 2026/2842 · All Other
Sept 2026
150 m away - Application Received
11, Brookwood Road, SW18 5BLRetention of a timber pergola in the rear gardenWandsworth 2026/3137 · All Other
Sept 2026
250 m away - Application Received
60, Replingham Road, SW18 5LPErection of a dormer extension to main rear roof slope.Wandsworth 2026/3166 · All Other
Sept 2026
100 m away - Application Received
3, Elborough Street, SW18 5DPErection of a cycle and refuse store to front garden.Wandsworth 2026/3143 · Householder
Sept 2026
200 m away - Application Received
265, Wimbledon Park Road, SW19 6NWDisplay of 1 x internally Illuminated fascia sign and 1x internally Illuminated projecting sign.Wandsworth 2026/3045 · All Other
Aug 2026
250 m away - Application Received
88, Trentham Street, SW18 5DJAlterations including erection of single storey rear extension.Wandsworth 2026/2942 · Householder
Aug 2026
500 m away - Application Received
302A, Riversdale Primary School, Merton Road, SW18 5JPDetails of Remediation Method Statement and Arboricultural Method Statement pursuant to conditions 5 and 9 of planning permission dated 03/08/2025 ref 2025/2161 (Alterations including erection of a single-storey building to accommodate 3 classrooms and ancillary spaces, removal of existing single-storey modular classroom building and replacement with artificial grass surface play area. (See associ
113homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 36 m²
279since energy certificates began (2008)
2in SW18 5NB itself
- Extendedcertificate 2023
- Extendedcertificate 2020
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
11storm overflows within 2 km
24hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
8spill events counted
- Thames Water
Frogmore Sr (Bell Lane Creek) Csointo Bell Lane Creek (Estuarine)2 spills, 14 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Thames Water
Cso At Duntshill Roadinto River Wandle1 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Thames Water
N/Ainto Not Applicable3 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Thames Water
Frogmore Sr (Wandle) Csointo Wandle1 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Thames Water
Cso At Mapleton Road/Brathway Roadinto River Wandle1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Thames Water
Cso At Penwith Roadinto River Wandle0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Thames Water
N/Ainto Not Applicable0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Thames Water
N/Ainto Not Applicable0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.4 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
47 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (38 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Springfield University Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2026
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Grosvenor Wing, St Georges Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Superstore, Merton High Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Sept 2024
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
JJ Foodservice, South Wimbledon - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 350 kW
Sept 2024
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Morden Road, South Wimbledon - Solar pv panelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Aug 2024
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Fulham Pools, Lillie Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Apr 2024
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Club, Bushey Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
Sept 2023
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital, Fulham Road - Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Apr 2026
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
The Queens Club, Palliser Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
May 2023
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
45 Clapham Campus South Side - 525 Flats & Education FacilityPlanning application in · 220 kW
Oct 20224.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
19 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major, planned
Standen Road, LondonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Major
Standen Road, LondonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major, planned
Princes Way, LondonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major
Princes Way, LondonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major, planned
Bendon Valley, LondonSection 50 · LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Bendon Valley, LondonSection 50 · LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Standard
Pirbright Road, LondonOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Standard
Weydown Close, LondonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Standard
Normanton Avenue, WimbledonUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026900 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-applicationapplication due March 2027
9.3 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
9.5 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
15.0 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
16.2 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due December 2027
17.5 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027
19.3 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
5.7 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
6.5 km away - TransportMay 2022
8.0 km away - Transport
HS2: Old Oak Common stationUnder construction (HS2 and Elizabeth line interchange)
under construction
9.5 km away - Transport
Brent Cross West stationNew Thameslink station, opened December 2023
Dec 2023
13.7 km away
Refused40, Brookwood Road, SW18 5BYChange of use of the ground floor dry cleaners (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create additional 1no. flat, and the construction of a mansard roof with dormer windows, french doors and safety balustrade to create 1no. additional flat, the erection of a single-storey rear extension with formation of roof terrace with glazed safety balustrade, internal reconfiguration works and the pWandsworth 2026/2389 · All Other · 4 homes proposed
Jul 2026
300 m away Running nearest: Beddington EfW (energy from waste, 8.3 km); London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir (solar farm, 9.6 km); Mogden STW (other, 9.6 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.
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.