What's changing near BD4 7JZ
Within 2 km, around Broomfields & East Bowling in Bradford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
62new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+17.1%like-for-like prices in Broomfields & East Bowling, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
+3%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
7 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km 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
850 m away - New schoolSept 2025
1.5 km 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
1.7 km away - School closed
School closed: Olive SecondaryOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jun 2022
1.9 km away - School closed
School closed: Olive Secondary GirlsOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2021
1.9 km away - School closed
School closed: Bradford District PRU
14homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 32 m²
168since energy certificates began (2008)
10in BD4 7JZ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2016
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extended
Storm overflows within 2 km
22storm overflows within 2 km
867hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
443spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Bower Grn/Chestnut St/Myrtle St/into East Brook (Culverted)78 spills, 286 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Yorkshire Water
Hammerton St/Leeds Rd/Harris St Csointo East Brook (Culverted)24 spills, 163 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Yorkshire Water
Little Horton Lane Csointo Bradford Beck70 spills, 132 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Yorkshire Water
Bower Grn/Chestnut St/Myrtle St/into East Brook (Culverted)60 spills, 71 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Yorkshire Water
North Brook Street No 1 Csointo Bradford Beck (Culverted)39 spills, 45 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Yorkshire Water
Springmill Street 2 Csointo Clvrt Trib Of Bowling Beck31 spills, 30 hours in 2025
950 m away - Yorkshire Water
Vicar Lane 2 Csointo East Brook (Culverted)33 spills, 30 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Yorkshire Water
Manchester Road Csointo Bowling Beck23 spills, 25 hours in 2025
900 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
55 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (4 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Bow Beck Bowling, Back Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jun 2023
650 m away - Rooftop solar
Bradford Forster Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Mar 2024
800 m away - Rooftop solar
Trafalgar House Police Station - Installation Of Solar PV SystemBeing built
Sept 2023
1.0 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Cashmere Works, Birksland Street - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in
May 2024
1.1 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Cashmere Works, Birksland Street - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
St Matthews CE Primary School, Ivy House Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 180 kW
Jun 2026
1.7 km away - Biomass
Unit 1, Whitehead Business Park - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2024
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
University of Bradford, Richmond Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2022
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Swaledale House, Weaverthorpe Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2023
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Midland Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 80 MW
Dec 20242.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Bowling Back Lane, BradfordHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027
750 m away - Standard
Hall Lane, BradfordNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Minor
Foundry Lane, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 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
20.8 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.
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.
Running nearest: Morrisons, Bradford Road, Idle - Solar PV Panels (rooftop solar, 4.7 km); Esholt WWTW (other, 7.3 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.