What's changing near BA5 2DF
Within 2 km, around Wells Town in Somerset. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
74new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-2.8%like-for-like prices in Wells Town, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended 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.
27homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
42since energy certificates began (2008)
0in BA5 2DF 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
5storm overflows within 2 km
49hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
44spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Glen Cottage Csointo River Axe28 spills, 41 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Wessex Water
Priory Hospital Csointo St Andrews Stream12 spills, 8 hours in 2025
450 m away - Wessex Water
Kennel Batch Csointo Trib Of River Axe Via Sws4 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto Trib Of River Axe Via Sws0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto Trib Of River Axe Via Sws0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 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
8 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (30 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Charlie Bighams Quarry Kitchen, Dulcote Hill Lane - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2025
2.5 km away - Wind farm
Warren Farm, Masbury - Wind TurbineApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2025
7.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Worthy Lane, Pilton - Solar PV panelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2025
7.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Showerings Cider Mill, Kilver Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Jan 2024
8.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Showerings Cider Mill, Kilver Street - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Jun 2025
8.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Charlton Factory, Kilver Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jun 2025
8.8 km away - Biomass
Framptons Limited Energy CentreBeing built · 4 MW
Oct 2021
9.0 km away - Solar farm
Bays Lane, Gurney Slade - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 2 MW
Sept 2025
9.6 km away
Running nearest: Priddy Road Farm Biomass Boiler (Retrospective) (biomass, 4.7 km); Pitts Farm (solar farm, 5.1 km); Crapnell Farm Solar Farm (solar farm, 5.5 km); Shooters Bottom Wind Park (wind farm, 7.3 km); Shooters Bottom Solar Park (solar farm, 7.5 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.
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Elm Close, WellsHighway improvement works · Somerset Council · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major
Elm Close, WellsHighway improvement works · Somerset Council · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Standard
Elm Close, WellsHighway improvement works · Somerset Council · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Standard
Elm Close, WellsHighway improvement works · Somerset Council · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Minor
Broad Street, WellsPermanent reinstatement · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 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 Jan 2016
16.1 km away - Pre-application
Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material ChangeElectric Lines · The Project proposes permanent access infrastructure for the purpose of maintenance access and operation at locations between Bridgwater and Seabank, in the administrative boundaries of Bristol City, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils. application due January 2028
19.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
20.7 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.