What's changing near BD1 2LJ
Within 2 km, around Central Bradford in Bradford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
154new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.7%like-for-like prices in Central Bradford, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
+6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
26 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
900 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
550 m away - School closed
School closed: Training and Skills CentreOther independent special school, other independent special school (de-registered)
Jan 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
51 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
250 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Dec 2024
1.3 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.3 km away - School closed
School closed: TLG BradfordOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Nov 2022
1.1 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 19 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
33since energy certificates began (2008)
0in BD1 2LJ 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
36storm overflows within 2 km
1,487hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
668spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Bower Grn/Chestnut St/Myrtle St/into East Brook (Culverted)78 spills, 286 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
North Avenue Csointo Bradford Beck25 spills, 239 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Yorkshire Water
Longside Lane Hall Csointo Westbrook34 spills, 178 hours in 2025
550 m away - Yorkshire Water
Hammerton St/Leeds Rd/Harris St Csointo East Brook (Culverted)24 spills, 163 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Yorkshire Water
Little Horton Lane Csointo Bradford Beck70 spills, 132 hours in 2025
700 m away - Yorkshire Water
Preston Street Csointo Bradford Beck40 spills, 76 hours in 2025
450 m away - Yorkshire Water
Bower Grn/Chestnut St/Myrtle St/into East Brook (Culverted)60 spills, 71 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Ashbourne Road Csointo Bolton Beck28 spills, 46 hours in 2025
2.0 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
49 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (4 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
University of Bradford, Richmond Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2022
650 m away - Battery storage
Midland Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 80 MW
Dec 2024
800 m away - Rooftop solar
The University Of Bradford Stadium - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2024
850 m away - Rooftop solar
Trafalgar House Police Station - Installation Of Solar PV SystemBeing built
Sept 2023
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Thornton Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 900 kW
Mar 2022
1.5 km away - Battery storage
Stor Generation Plant - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 12 MW
Apr 2025
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Bow Beck Bowling, Back Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jun 2023
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2024
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jul 2024
2.2 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Cashmere Works, Birksland Street - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in
May 2024
2.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
12 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major
Lumb Lane, BradfordHighway improvement works · CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to May 2027
200 m away - Major, planned
Shearbridge Road, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · VODAFONE GROUP · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Shearbridge Road, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · VODAFONE GROUP · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Ashgrove, BradfordNew service connection · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
900 m away - Major
Ashgrove, BradfordNew service connection · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
900 m away - Major, planned
Edmund Street, BradfordHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
900 m away - Standard
Wigan Street, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Standard
Arthington Street, BradfordDisconnection or alteration of supply · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Standard
Valley Road, BradfordNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026850 m away
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
19.0 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: Morrisons, Bradford Road, Idle - Solar PV Panels (rooftop solar, 3.7 km); Esholt WWTW (other, 6.4 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.