Country England and Wales › Region East of England › Council Hertsmere › Neighbourhood Radlett › Postcode WD7 7GX What's changing near WD7 7GX Within 2 km, around Radlett in Hertsmere. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
35 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
27 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.7% like-for-like prices in Radlett, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.2%)
+9% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 23 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
27 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 53 m²
42 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in WD7 7GX 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 33 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (16 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Butterfly Lane, Elstree BESS - Battery Energy Storage System Appeal lodged · 100 MW
Mar 2026 Rooftop solar Sainsburys Supermarkets - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 600 kW
Apr 2026 Rooftop solar C P House, Otterspool Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 280 kW
Dec 2022 Battery storage Hilfield Lane, Aldenham - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 170 MW
Jan 2026 Rooftop solar David Lloyd Leisure Club, Hartspring Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 280 kW
Sept 2025 Rooftop solar The Albert Bygrave Retail Park, North Orbital Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Jan 2026 Rooftop solar Willows Activity Farm, Colney Heath - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
May 2022 Rooftop solar Kingsway North Orbital Road - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
Mar 2022 Rooftop solar North London Ad Plant, Coursers Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Aug 2024 Solar farm Wrotham Park - Solar Panels Planning application in · 30 MW
Jul 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 3 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned Shenley Hill, Radlett Works for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Shenley Hill, Radlett Works for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Watling Street, Radlett Highway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Oct 2013 Decided decided Apr 2025 Decided decided Feb 2017 Decided decided Apr 2014 Pre-application SDC M40 Campus Generating Stations · The site of the project is located in Buckinghamshire, England. It is approximately 2km to the west of Gerrards Cross, approximately 2.5km east of Beaconsfield and approximately 1.5km north of Hedgerley. The site comprises land immediately to the south of the A40 Oxford Road and immediately to the north of the M40 motorway. It has a history of landfill activities and is currently operated by Veolia for the landfilling of inert building waste (albeit the site no longer accepts any forms of waste). application due January 2027 Decided decided Sept 2014 Transport schemes within 20 km Transport Brent Cross West station New Thameslink station, opened December 2023
Dec 2023 Transport HS2: Old Oak Common station Under construction (HS2 and Elizabeth line interchange)
under construction Running nearest: Aylett Nurseries - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 4.4 km); Woodside Leisure Centre - Solar PV Panels (rooftop solar, 4.9 km); Elstree Film And TV Studios, Shenley Road - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 5.2 km); Coursers Farm AD Plant (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 5.9 km); Land At Swanland Road (solar farm, 6.9 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.