What's changing near BB5 6UL
Within 2 km, around Accrington North East in Hyndburn. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
18new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.8%like-for-like prices in Accrington North East, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
-6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended 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
1.1 km away - New schoolSept 2024
600 m away - New schoolNov 2023
600 m away - School closed
School closed: Heathland Private SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Feb 2022
600 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
42since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BB5 6UL 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
81hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
73spill events counted
- United Utilities
Nearer Holker House Farm Ps (22012)into Clough Brook17 spills, 45 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Priestley Clough Csointo Woodnook Water15 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
20 Ribbleton Drive Csointo Clough Brook39 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Oakhurst Avenue Csointo Culvertedtrib. Of Clough Brook2 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - United Utilities
Melbourne Street/Water Street Csointo Culverted Trib River Hyndburn0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
750 m away - United Utilities
Grange Lane Csointo Broad Oak Water0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
950 m away - United Utilities
Calder, Huncoat Industrial Estateinto Clough Brook0 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
30 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (52 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Accrington and Rossendale College, Sandy Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Feb 2024
750 m away - Battery storage
Accrington and Rossendale College, Sandy Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Feb 2024
750 m away - Rooftop solar
Whinney Hill Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2021
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Senator International, Newhouse Road - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jul 2024
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
St Christophers School, Queens Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Jun 2023
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
The Hollins, Hollins Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Apr 2024
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Mount Carmel RC High School, Wordsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2025
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Church Works, Bridge Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2026
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Rhyddings Business And Enterprise School, Oswaldtwistle - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Oct 2024
2.9 km away - Solar farm
Coach Road Meadow - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 20243.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major, planned
Cambridge Street, AccringtonDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major
Clifton Avenue, AccringtonDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Major
Marlborough Road, AccringtonDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Major, planned
Whalley Road, AccringtonDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
1000 m away - Major
Whalley Road, AccringtonDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 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
20.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
23.6 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
29.4 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 II Energy (landfill gas, 1.9 km); Whinney Hill Waste Disposal Site (landfill gas, 2.0 km); Hameldon Hill extension (wind farm, 3.4 km); New Barn Farm (wind farm, 3.7 km); Altham Business Park - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 3.9 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.