What's changing near BD13 3EA
Within 2 km, around Thornton in Bradford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
27new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.2%like-for-like prices in Thornton, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
-12%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. 10 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 40 m²
20since energy certificates began (2008)
0in BD13 3EA 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
12storm overflows within 2 km
451hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
127spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Thornton Road 209 Csointo Pitty Beck67 spills, 236 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Yorkshire Water
Green End No 2 Csointo Trib Of Clayton Beck (Culvert)13 spills, 125 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Lower Kipping Lane 2 Csointo Pinch Beck24 spills, 38 hours in 2025
750 m away - Yorkshire Water
Green Lane 206 Csointo Pinch Beck3 spills, 29 hours in 2025
600 m away - Yorkshire Water
Bradford Road 213 Csointo Clayton Beck8 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Yorkshire Water
Dole Street No. 2 Csointo Pinch Beck6 spills, 9 hours in 2025
600 m away - Yorkshire Water
West Scholes Csointo High Birks Beck4 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Yorkshire Water
New Inn Beck Csointo Pinch Beck1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
650 m 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
42 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (19 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
St James Church Primary School, Chelwood Drive - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 2024
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Clayton Ce Primary School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2024
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Old Allen Road, Wilsden - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 100 MW
Oct 2025
2.1 km away - Battery storage
Bradford West Substation (Harrop Edge Farm)Being built · 50 MW
Jul 2022
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Peat Dykes Farm, Harrop Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jun 2026
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Bradford West, Harrop Lane, Wilsden - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
May 2023
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Lane Side - Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jul 2024
3.3 km away - Battery storage
Stor Generation Plant - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 12 MW
Apr 20253.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Thornton Road, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to May 2027
400 m away - Major
Allerton Lane, BradfordWorks for road purposes · CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
850 m away - Standard
School Green Avenue, BradfordNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Minor
Henry Street, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Thornton Road, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 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
- 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
13.9 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: Ovenden Moor (Repower) (wind farm, 6.1 km); Morrisons, Bradford Road, Idle - Solar PV Panels (rooftop solar, 8.2 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.