What's changing near BB5 4EB
Within 2 km, around Church in Hyndburn. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
169new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.2%like-for-like prices in Church, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
-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 homes
13 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
35 new homes completed32 flats, 3 houses · Jul 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Nov 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025
Aug 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.4 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 16 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
42since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BB5 4EB 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
10storm overflows within 2 km
666hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
242spill events counted
- United Utilities
Accrington Ssointo River Hyndburn74 spills, 353 hours in 2025
500 m away - United Utilities
Oswaldtwistle Csointo White Ash Brook54 spills, 177 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - United Utilities
Rishton Tank Csointo Liverpool & Leeds Canal54 spills, 99 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Tinker Brook Cso (22018)into Tinker Brook21 spills, 26 hours in 2025
850 m away - United Utilities
20 Ribbleton Drive Csointo Clough Brook39 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Rear Of 34 Dinely Street Csointo River Hyndburn0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
250 m away - United Utilities
Fairfield St/Stevenson St East Csointo Culv Section Of Tinker Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - United Utilities
Melbourne Street/Water Street Csointo Culverted Trib River Hyndburn0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.6 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
31 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (40 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
St Christophers School, Queens Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Jun 2023
700 m away - Rooftop solar
Church Works, Bridge Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2026
700 m away - Solar farm
Coach Road Meadow - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 2024
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Rhyddings Business And Enterprise School, Oswaldtwistle - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Oct 2024
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Mount Carmel RC High School, Wordsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Whinney Hill Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2021
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Accrington and Rossendale College, Sandy Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Feb 2024
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Accrington and Rossendale College, Sandy Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Feb 2024
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Senator International, Newhouse Road - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jul 2024
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major
Russia Street, AccringtonHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Major
Countess Street, AccringtonHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Market Street, ChurchWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Minor
Lonsdale Street, AccringtonRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Queens Road West, ChurchUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 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
- 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
22.4 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
24.5 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
27.2 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: Whinney Hill Waste Disposal Site (landfill gas, 1.5 km); Whinney Hill II Energy (landfill gas, 2.0 km); ENWL Training Academy (solar farm, 4.4 km); Altham Business Park - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 4.6 km); Hyndburn Wind Farm (wind farm, 4.8 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.