What's changing near BB5 3AG
Within 2 km, around Oswaldtwistle in Hyndburn. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
51new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+10.3%like-for-like prices in Oswaldtwistle, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
-6%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 homes
13 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
200 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Nov 2025
300 m away - New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
550 m away
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 30 m²
25since energy certificates began (2008)
2in BB5 3AG itself
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2012
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
220hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
90spill events counted
- United Utilities
Oswaldtwistle Csointo White Ash Brook54 spills, 177 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - United Utilities
Tinker Brook Cso (22018)into Tinker Brook21 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - United Utilities
Priestley Clough Csointo Woodnook Water15 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Fairfield St/Stevenson St East Csointo Culv Section Of Tinker Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
950 m away - United Utilities
Rear Of 34 Dinely Street Csointo River Hyndburn0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 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
28 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (44 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Rhyddings Business And Enterprise School, Oswaldtwistle - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Oct 2024
300 m away - Solar farm
Coach Road Meadow - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 2024
950 m away - Rooftop solar
Mount Carmel RC High School, Wordsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2025
950 m away - Rooftop solar
Church Works, Bridge Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2026
1.2 km away - Battery storage
Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Oct 2025
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
St Christophers School, Queens Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Jun 2023
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
The Hollins, Hollins Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Apr 2024
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Accrington and Rossendale College, Sandy Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Feb 2024
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Accrington and Rossendale College, Sandy Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Feb 2024
2.5 km away - Solar farm
Ramsclough Farm, Haslingden Old Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 26 MW
Jan 20262.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Market Street, ChurchWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Standard
Larch Road, OswaldtwistleNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
700 m away - Standard
White Ash Lane, OswaldtwistleNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Minor
Spring Hill Road, AccringtonNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 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 Sept 2025
23.1 km away - Pre-application
Calderdale Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. application due November 2026
23.2 km away - Pre-application
East Irish Sea Transmission ProjectElectric Lines · The area of Irish Sea in English waters and a land fall area reaching from Crosby at the southern end, to Fleetwood at the northern end and Penwortham at the Eastern extent application due March 2029
27.8 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: Hyndburn Wind Farm (wind farm, 3.1 km); Whinney Hill Waste Disposal Site (landfill gas, 3.2 km); Whinney Hill II Energy (landfill gas, 3.5 km); ENWL Training Academy (solar farm, 4.3 km); Altham Business Park - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 6.2 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.